Flash Flood in Obion County, Tennessee

Flash Flood April 3, 2008 – April 4, 2008 · Obion County, Tennessee

Death

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain produced flash flooding on a few roadways near the Everett Stewart Airport. A 24 year old man drowned when he ran off of Martin Highway into a swollen creek. The vehicle completely submerged.

The wider storm

A warm front lifted north over the Midsouth during the late evening hours of April 3, 2008. Showers and thunderstorms developed over the region in association with the front during the late evening hours which continued into the early morning hours on April 4, 2008. Some of the storms produced flash flooding, damaging winds, and large hail.

Began near Union City Arpt (36.3800, -88.9800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 98206. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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