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Flash Flood — Carroll, TN

Mar 10, 2016

A classic heavy rain pattern set up over the Mid-South during the period of March 9th, 2016 to March 13th, 2016. A cold front stretched from Nebraska to Texas on the morning of March 8th. The front moved southeastward and stalled across Southeast Missouri as an upper level low remained stationary over Texas. A very moist atmosphere was in place over the Mid-South south of this boundary. Several weak low pressure centers developed and moved along the stalled front. As a result, periods of heavy r

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 627556). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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