Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details

Event Flash Flood
-- Flood Cause Heavy Rain
State ALABAMA
County/Area COLBERT
WFO HUN
Begin Date 05/27/2008 11:00:00 CST-6
Begin Range 1
Begin Azimuth N
Begin Location CHEROKEE
Begin Lat/Lon 34.76/-87.97
End Date 05/27/2008 16:30:00 CST-6
End Range 1
End Azimuth N
End Location CHEROKEE
End Lat/Lon 34.77/-87.97
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative On the morning of June 27th, strong to severe thunderstorms formed along multiple pre-frontal boundaries ahead of a slow moving cold front over northern Tennessee. As these rounds of thunderstorm activity moved southeast, several rounds of heavy rainfall occurred west of interstate 65. Several flash flooding ocurrences and heavy rainfall totals were a result across northwestern Alabama before the cold front pushed south of the area on the morning of the 28th. Scattered damaging winds also occured with these severe storms.
Event Narrative Very heavy rainfall caused many streets in the Cherokee community to flood. Some roads, including a portion of North Pike Street was closed due to flash flooding. Some reports of between 6 inches and 1 foot of water over roadways were received. One report of water 2 feet deep at the intersection of Mulberry Lane and Georgetown Road was received. Other streets which were heavily affected by this flash flooding were: Pine Street, 6th Street, Mulberry Lane, Georgetown Road, and Virginia Street.


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 1 0 54.00K 0.00K
HODGES FRANKLIN CO. AL 05/26/2008 19:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MYNOT COLBERT CO. AL 05/26/2008 19:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROGERSVILLE LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/26/2008 19:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WRIGHT LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/26/2008 19:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
COURTLAND LAWRENCE CO. AL 05/26/2008 19:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROGERSVILLE LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/27/2008 05:30 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.50K 0.00K
CHALYBEATE SPGS LAWRENCE CO. AL 05/27/2008 06:15 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 56 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
ANDERSON LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/27/2008 06:30 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.50K 0.00K
GREEN HILL LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/27/2008 06:35 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
ZIP CITY LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/27/2008 07:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MT MORIAH LAWRENCE CO. AL 05/27/2008 07:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
OLIVER LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/27/2008 07:32 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROGERSVILLE LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/27/2008 07:32 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
ROGERSVILLE LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/27/2008 07:46 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
RIPLEY LIMESTONE CO. AL 05/27/2008 08:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.50K 0.00K
FLOWER HILL LAWRENCE CO. AL 05/27/2008 08:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHALYBEATE SPGS LAWRENCE CO. AL 05/27/2008 08:25 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHALYBEATE SPGS LAWRENCE CO. AL 05/27/2008 08:25 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
THREET LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/27/2008 08:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 1 0 30.00K 0.00K
ELGIN LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/27/2008 08:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HUSTONTOWN LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/27/2008 08:41 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.50K 0.00K
LEIGHTON COLBERT CO. AL 05/27/2008 09:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SHERROD QUARTERS LAWRENCE CO. AL 05/27/2008 10:54 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.50K 0.00K
CHEROKEE COLBERT CO. AL 05/27/2008 11:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SPRING VLY COLBERT CO. AL 05/27/2008 11:58 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LORETTO CULLMAN CO. AL 05/27/2008 13:50 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GUNTERSVILLE MARSHALL CO. AL 05/27/2008 16:22 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.50K 0.00K
Totals: 1 0 54.00K 0.00K