Aug 4, 2019
Hot and humid conditions created an unstable atmosphere that was capable of producing numerous multi-cell thunderstorms. Some of these storms trained over the same areas or were slow moving causing isolated flash flooding over portions of southwest Tennessee during the afternoon hours of August 4th.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 848790). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Benton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.