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Flash Flood — Weakley, TN

Feb 15, 2025

An upper-level trough crossed the Four Corners region and dipped into northern Mexico on February 14, 2025. In response, deep southwesterly flow set up over the Lower Mississippi Valley and advected Gulf moisture poleward. Showers and thunderstorms blossomed across the region during the early morning hours on February 15, 2025. Meanwhile, a warm front quickly accelerated northward during the morning of February 15th as surface low pressure traversed the Southern Plains. The front stalled across

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1237027). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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