Flood — Obion, Tennessee

1997-03-01 to 1997-03-11 · Obion, Tennessee

Wider weather episode

Excessive rainfall during the first few days of March along with rivers that were already high caused prolonged flooding along the Mississippi and Tennessee rivers as well as their tributaries. Along the Mississippi, the river reached levels that had not been seen since 1937. Numerous roads were closed for days. In several counties people had to be evacuated from homes including 400 persons in the town of Rives in Obion county. In Madison county, two persons were killed when their car was swept off a flooded road. One person was killed in Shelby county when his car went over a flooded bridge. One man was also killed in Obion county when he fell out of a boat helping people out of their homes.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5595074. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.