2010 Tennessee floods
May 2010 natural disaster in Tennessee, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2010 Tennessee floods were floods in Middle Tennessee, West Tennessee, south-central and western Kentucky and northern Mississippi areas of the United States of America as the result of torrential rains on May 1 and 2, 2010. Floods from these rains affected the area for several days afterwards, resulting in a number of deaths and widespread property damage.[2]
Meteorological history | |
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Duration | May 1–7, 2010 |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 31 dead in TN, KY and MS |
Damage | $2.3 billion (2010 USD)[1] |
Areas affected | Tennessee, south central Kentucky, northern Mississippi |
Two-day rain totals in some areas were greater than 19 inches (480 mm).[3] The Cumberland River crested at 51.86 feet (15.81 m) in Nashville, a level not seen since 1937, which was before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control measures were in place. All-time record crests were observed on the Cumberland River at Clarksville, the Duck River at Centerville and Hurricane Mills, the Buffalo River at Lobelville, the Harpeth River at Kingston Springs and Bellevue, and the Red River at Port Royal.[4]