Sep 16, 2009
Across mainly northern portions of the eastern half of Middle Tennessee, flooding/flash flooding occurred throughout the day. Showers developed in association with a well developed surface and aloft low pressure center across the Southern Mississippi River Valley Region that moved slowly east as the day progressed, resulting in copious moisture being ushered across these areas. One of the hardest hit locations was Cookeville in Putnam County which received several inches of rainfall causing mult
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 196928). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Smith County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.