Flood in Shelby County, Tennessee
Flood April 1, 2008 · Shelby County, Tennessee
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 56 year old tow truck driver was one of two drivers who arrived to help a man who had driven into flood waters off of Holmes Road near the intersection of Reynolds Road after falling asleep at the wheel. The tow truck driver tied an air hose around his waist for safety and climbed onto the car to attach the cable from the tow truck. The car began to float. The water forced the car through the culvert into the raging Nonconnah Creek tributary, with the force of the current snapping the hose that tethered the man to the tow truck. The car sank 75 feet.
The wider storm
Excessive rainfall during the month of March into the beginning of April brought rivers and their tributaries to high levels. Some rivers came out their banks and flooded many roadways. A few deaths as a result of the flooding.
Began near Collierville Arpk (35.0076, -89.7279).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 98203. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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