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Flood — Chester, TN

Feb 22, 2018

A prolonged period of rainfall was generated along the backside of a slow moving cold front across portions of West Tennessee during the late evening hours of February 21st continuing into February 22nd. Another round of rain moved through parts of West Tennessee during the late evening of February 22 into the morning hours of February 23rd. Areal flooding was common across West Tennessee during this period with many closed roads.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 742309). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Chester, TN

This event is one of many recorded floods in Chester County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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