Flood — Obion, Tennessee

2025-04-06 · near Kenton, Obion, Tennessee

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused flooding along the Rutherford Fork Obion River. About a half-dozen homes were affected in the Obion County part of Kenton.

Wider weather episode

Total rainfall amounts of 10-15 inches occurred across parts of east Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel, West Tennessee, and extreme northwest Mississippi during the April 2- April 5 event. This resulted in widespread river flooding for several days following the event including major flooding on the Obion River and the North Fork Forked Deer River.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1266767. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.