Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Giles
Event narrative (NOAA)
Flooding on the Elk River caused many roads to flood due to heavy rains. Two children were killed when a Nissan 300 ZX sedan, which was driven by the aunt, was swept off a bridge going over the Elk River on Veto Rd. or about 6.5 miles southwest of Elkton, in Giles county around 630 PM CST. She had driven around a high water barricade. The aunt was found and rescued 3 hours later, clinging to a tree, but the children did not survive (male 12 years-old and female 7 years-old.).
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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.