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Flash Flood — Davidson, TN

Feb 6, 2019

Heavy rain and thunderstorms produced 2 tornadoes and widespread flash flooding across Middle Tennessee from the afternoon of February 6 through the early morning hours on February 7. A warm front that had moved northward into Kentucky early in the day on February 6 sank back southward to near the Interstate 40 corridor by the afternoon, sparking numerous showers and thunderstorms along and just north of the front. As the front effectively stalled in a west-to-east line along the Interstate 40 c

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 809855). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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