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Event Details
| Event | Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | TENNESSEE |
| County/Area | OBION |
| WFO | MEG |
| Begin Date | 05/02/2010 03:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 0 |
| Begin Azimuth | N |
| Begin Location | KENTON |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 36.2/-89.02 |
| End Date | 05/02/2010 14:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 1 |
| End Azimuth | SE |
| End Location | KENTON |
| End Lat/Lon | 36.19/-89.01 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 500.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | An upper level disturbance slowly approached the Mid-South during the evening of April 30th, 2010 as a cold front became stationary to the west. This pattern remained in place through the evening hours of May 2nd, 2010. South to southwest winds pumped warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and created a very unstable atmosphere. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with the front during the early evening hours and moved east into Eastern Arkansas shortly before midnight. Additional thunderstorms occurred in association with the upper level disturbance. Due to the unstable atmosphere, thunderstorms quickly became severe producing large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding. The severe weather evolved into an outbreak by May 1st and 2nd. Historic rainfall and flash flooding in addition to large hail and damaging winds occurred during the early morning hours of May 1st with several tornadoes occurring during the afternoon hours of May 1st to early morning hours of May 2nd. |
| Event Narrative | Heavy rain fell across Obion County early Sunday morning. This caused creeks and ditches to overflow their banks. Several roads were flooded as a result. By Sunday afternoon, the flash flooding event transitioned to a flood event as water from creeks and streams allowed river levels to quickly rise. A breach in the North Fork of the Obion River caused widespread flooding in Kenton. As many as 50 homes were flooded as a result. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 5 | 14 | 678.549M | 0.00K | |||||||
| STANTON | HAYWOOD CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 00:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STANTON | HAYWOOD CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 00:42 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BROWNSVILLE | HAYWOOD CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 00:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MARTIN | WEAKLEY CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 01:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OAK GROVE | LAUDERDALE CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 03:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 3.000M | 0.00K | |
| ELIZABETH | CROCKETT CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 03:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 14.000M | 0.00K | |
| DETROIT | TIPTON CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 03:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | 20.500M | 0.00K | |
| FAIRVIEW | MADISON CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 03:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 11.300M | 0.00K | |
| KERRVILLE | SHELBY CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 03:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | 28.900M | 0.00K | |
| FREDONIA | HAYWOOD CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 03:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 4.500M | 0.00K | |
| PARIS | HENRY CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 04:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 192.00K | 0.00K | |
| YUMA | CARROLL CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 04:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | 4.500M | 0.00K | |
| HUMBOLDT | GIBSON CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 04:40 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | 9.000M | 0.00K | |
| SUGAR TREE | DECATUR CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 05:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 4.000M | 0.00K | |
| LURAY | HENDERSON CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 05:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 5.000M | 0.00K | |
| DEANBURG | CHESTER CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 05:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 150.00K | 0.00K | |
| CANADAVILLE | FAYETTE CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 07:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 0.00K | |
| PISGAH HGTS | SHELBY CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 07:40 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 150.00K | 0.00K | |
| GARRETT | DECATUR CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| EADS | SHELBY CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 09:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OAKLAND | FAYETTE CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITEVILLE | HARDEMAN CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 150.00K | 0.00K | |
| HALLS | LAUDERDALE CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K | |
| ARLINGTON | SHELBY CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 50.000M | 0.00K | |
| NEBOVILLE | GIBSON CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 500.000M | 0.00K | |
| JACKSON | MADISON CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K | |
| MILLINGTON | SHELBY CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 20:47 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LUCY | SHELBY CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 21:47 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| GREENFIELD | WEAKLEY CO. | TN | 05/01/2010 | 22:45 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 232.00K | 0.00K | |
| RAINES | SHELBY CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 00:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PROCTOR CITY | LAKE CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 01:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K | |
| GADSDEN | CROCKETT CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 01:14 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| HUMBOLDT | GIBSON CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 01:20 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K |
| POOR | HARDEMAN CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 02:10 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 1 | 2 | 250.00K | 0.00K |
| CHEWALLA | MCNAIRY CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 02:17 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| RAMER | MCNAIRY CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 02:20 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| FALCON | MCNAIRY CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 02:24 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 10 | 7.300M | 0.00K |
| MORRIS CHAPEL | HARDIN CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 02:57 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 2 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITEVILLE | HARDEMAN CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 03:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 400.00K | 0.00K | |
| KENTON | OBION CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 03:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K | |
| FINGER | MCNAIRY CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 03:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 0.00K | |
| CEDAR GROVE | HENDERSON CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 03:13 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| LICK SKILLET | DECATUR CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 03:17 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| SWIFT | HARDIN CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 05:53 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 2.000M | 0.00K | |
| SPRING CREEK | MADISON CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K | |
| CORDOVA | SHELBY CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 12:34 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DYERSBURG | DYER CO. | TN | 05/02/2010 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 9.500M | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 5 | 14 | 678.549M | 0.00K |
