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Flash Flood — Davidson, TN

Nov 7, 2017

A cold front moved across Middle Tennessee during the day on Monday, November 6, stalling across far northern Alabama in the evening before lifting slowly back northward overnight into Tuesday, November 7. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed north of the front during the afternoon and evening hours and then moved eastward along the I-40 corridor. Additional showers and storms formed across West Tennessee and spread eastward across the same areas along the I-40 corridor during the night

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 724445). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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