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Flash Flood — Maury, TN

Dec 23, 2015

An unusually powerful upper level trough moved across the eastern United States on December 23, 2015, spawning widespread severe weather from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. Several tornadic supercell thunderstorms developed across northern Mississippi and western Tennessee, which then moved rapidly east-northeastward at up to 70 mph across Middle Tennessee during the evening hours on December 23. These storms produced 4 long-track tornadoes that caused 2 deaths and 7 reported injuries. Only

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 607161). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Maury, TN

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

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