May 10, 1996
Very heavy rains caused many roads to become impassable across the county. This rain compounded the flood damage that occurred in late April. A cooperative observer in Marion reported 7.33 inches of rain, most of which fell in a three hour period. Between 60 and 70 residents of a nursing home in Marion were evacuated. The county was declared a federal disaster area. Nearly 100,000 dollars damage occurred to county roads. Several residents were evacuated. Some people were trapped in their cars, w
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5554381). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Williamson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.