Jul 21, 2023
A residual boundary left over from pre-dawn storms was located near the Tennessee/Mississippi state line during the morning hours of July 21, 2023. By early afternoon a progressive mid-level trough moved into the region on northwest flow aloft. Along and south of the boundary the airmass became strongly unstable with mixed-layer convective available potential energy values over 4000 J/kg and downdraft convective available potential energy values exceeding 1000 J/kg. The approaching mid-level tr
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1126822). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Tipton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.