Flash Flood — Shelby, Tennessee
2008-03-31 · near Benjestown, Shelby, Tennessee
1
Direct deaths
Event narrative
A 7 year old boy drowned when he fell into a rain-swollen creek near Steamboat Bend in Northaven.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 91661. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.