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Flash Flood — Shelby, TN

Jul 21, 2023

Property Damage
$25K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

During the pre-dawn hours on July 21, 2023, an elevated east-west boundary was positioned across the Memphis Metropolitan area. Moderately strong low-level moisture transport across this boundary resulted in back-building storms and locally heavy rainfall. WSR 88D estimated over four inches of rain occurred across northeast Shelby County during the pre-dawn hours while a Mesonet station near Collierville reported 3.69 inches of rain. Locally heavy rainfall resulted in several instances of flash

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1126645). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Shelby, TN

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