Event narrative (NOAA)
Very heavy rain produced devastating flash flooding across Northwestern Shelby County. Up to 16 inches of rain fell causing widespread flooding. Millington was the hardest hit area where a levee holding back water from Big Creek was topped. As many as 200-300 homes in base housing at the Naval Support Activity Base were flooded. Numerous people had to be rescued. Four to five feet of water covered the navy base. Some locations around Millington were covered by as much as 8 feet of water. All roads in Millington were closed. Power outages occurred due to the flood waters. Raleigh, Frayser and Bartlett also received widespread flooding where water was as deep as vehicles windshields. One fatality occurred in Raleigh as a vehicle became stranded in flood waters. Water covered some streets i
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.