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Flash Flood — Davidson, TN

Jul 7, 2016

A major severe thunderstorm and flash flood event affected Middle Tennessee from Wednesday, July 6 into Thursday, July 7. Three rounds of thunderstorms called Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCS) moved across the area over these two days, with the first MCS occurring on Wednesday afternoon July 6, the second MCS from Wednesday night into Thursday morning July 6-7, and the third MCS during the afternoon of July 7. The first MCS produced several reports of wind damage across northern parts of Middl

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 634942). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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