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Flash Flood in Wilson County, Tennessee

Flash Flood August 8, 2013 · Wilson County, Tennessee

$10.0M
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What the National Weather Service wrote

Major flash flooding impacted much of northern Wilson County during the morning and early afternoon hours on August 8 after 5 to 7 inches of rain fell across the area. The worst flooding was across Mount Juliet, where dozens of roads were covered by several feet of water and closed, and some homes and businesses were flooded. Road that were closed included Needmore Road, Division Street, Woodridge Place, Curd Road, Old Lebanon Dirt Road, Mount Juliet Road, Cairo Bend Road, York Road, Cooks Road, and Northern Road. Businesses flooded included the Valley Center strip mall on Mount Juliet Road at Division Street. Homes were flooded along *INSERT INFO HERE*.

The wider storm

A localized but major flash flood struck the northern Nashville metro area in the early morning hours of August 8. Thunderstorms formed along a weak stationary front situated just north of the I-40 corridor early in the day, then continued to redevelop and move across the same areas through the morning hours. Rainfall totals ranging from 2 to 8 inches resulted along a narrow swath including northern Nashville, Whites Creek, Bordeaux, Inglewood, and Goodlettsville. *INSERT MORE INFO HERE*.

Began near Mt Juliet (36.1886, -86.5729).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 473683. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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