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Flood — Franklin, AL

Jul 4, 2017

Clusters of showers and thunderstorms took advantage of a very moist atmosphere to produce very heavy rain in some areas. Rainfall of 2 to 4 inches occurred in the span of just a couple of hours in local areas of Madison and Jackson Counties leading to rapid runoff and flash flooding in a few locations. A couple of vehicles were swept off the road in the Hampton Cove area and along Slaughter Road in west Huntsville. A couple of roads were temporarily closed due to flash flooding in Madison Cou

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 714651). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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