Flash Flood in Shelby County, Tennessee

Flash Flood March 31, 2008 · Shelby County, Tennessee

Death

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 7 year old boy drowned when he fell into a rain-swollen creek near Steamboat Bend in Northaven.

The wider storm

An upper level disturbance moved over the Mid South on the evening of March 31st and showers and thunderstorms developed across western Tennessee. Some of the stronger storms produced flash flooding.

Began near Benjestown (35.2578, -90.0385).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 91661. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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