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Flash Flood — McNairy, TN

Mar 31, 2015

An upper level disturbance moved across the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours of March 31, 2015. The disturbance interacted with an unstable airmass and produced scattered to numerous thunderstorms across the Mid-South. A few severe storms produced large hail in West Tennessee while locally heavy rain produced a few areas of flash flooding as well.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 568249). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for McNairy, TN

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

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