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 724453). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Dekalb County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.