Mar 27, 2021
An historic flash flooding event affected the central third of Middle Tennessee from the early morning hours on March 27 through the day into the early morning hours on March 28. A warm front moved northward into Middle Tennessee early on March 27 before stalling near the I-40 corridor. Between 300-400 AM CDT, numerous showers and thunderstorms developed along the warm front, many of which became severe and produced large hail up to half dollar size along with frequent lightning and heavy rainfa
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 951890). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rutherford County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.