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Flash Flood — Cumberland, TN

Jul 2, 2015

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on July 2. Some of these storms became supercells with low level rotation, and produced 5 weak tornadoes along with several other funnel clouds and wind damage. Showers and thunderstorms spread eastward into the Upper Cumberland region during the evening on July 2 and continued through the night and into the morning on July 3, causing widespread major flash flooding. Dozens of homes and b

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 594336). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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