May 8, 1996
Slow moving thunderstorms dumped between 3 and 4 inches of rain over the extreme northern portions of Lawrence county. The heavy rains caused flash flooding conditions in the town of Birds when a nearby creek, Brushy Creek) got out of its banks. This forced the evacuation of 213 of the town's 215 people. One woman had to be rescued when the car she was trying to move out of harms way was pushed down stream from her home. The car hit a bridge abutment and she had to be pulled out of the passe
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5561525). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lawrence County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.