Feb 2, 2016
Low pressure moved from the Southern Plains toward the Mid-Mississippi Valley while a cold front pushed east toward the Mid-South on February 2, 2016. The airmass across the Mid-South was moist and unstable ahead of the front. A couple rounds of showers and thunderstorms occurred. The first round produced heavy rain and some flash flooding in the Memphis Metropolitan area around noon. Another round of showers and thunderstorms developed along the cold front as it moved through the region during
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 618743). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Tipton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.