Flash Flood — Hickman, Tennessee

2014-06-05 · near Only, Hickman, Tennessee

Event narrative

Several roads were flooded all across Hickman County with numerous road closures. A 6 year old boy drowned on East Beaverdam Road southwest of Centerville when his family tried to drive their vehicle through flood waters from Beaver Dam Creek that had covered the roadway. The vehicle stalled in the high water, with the boy being swept away. Rescue searches did not find the child's body until two days later, where it was discovered three-quarters of a mile downstream.

Wider weather episode

A weak cold front moving southward out of Kentucky spawned numerous showers and thunderstorms throughout Middle Tennessee from the late evening hours on June 4 and continuing throughout the day on June 5. Many reports of damaging winds were received with these storms. In addition, as the front stalled across southwest Middle Tennessee early on June 5, thunderstorms began training across the same areas from Lobelville to Pulaski, dumping up to 8 inches of rain and causing major flash flooding. The flooding damaged numerous roads, homes, and businesses, and resulted in 2 fatalities due to drowning.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 517176. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.