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Flash Flood — Gibson, TN

Aug 4, 2023

A stationary front was situated from southeast Missouri into northwest Tennessee during the early morning hours of August 4, 2023. An extremely unstable airmass was situated along and south of the front with surface-based convective available potential energy values of up to 7000 J/kg. Precipitable water values reached an anomalous 2.3 inches along the boundary. Thunderstorms developed across southeast Missouri and southwest Kentucky and continuously tracked across northwest Tennessee. Almost a

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1131500). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Gibson, TN

This event is one of many recorded floods in Gibson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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