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Flash Flood — Wilson, TN

May 10, 2016

The largest severe weather event of Spring 2016 across Middle Tennessee affected areas mainly north of I-40 from the late evening hours on May 10 into the morning hours on May 11. Widely scattered supercell thunderstorms moved southeast out of Kentucky, producing dozens of reports of wind damage and large hail up to tennis ball size. Storms began training along an outflow boundary situated northwest to southeast from Robertson County to Cumberland County during the early morning hours on May 11,

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 628726). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Wilson, TN

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