Record Floods of Greater Nashville: Including Flooding in Middle Tennessee (TN) and Western Kentucky (KY), May 1-4- 2010

Download or read book Record Floods of Greater Nashville: Including Flooding in Middle Tennessee (TN) and Western Kentucky (KY), May 1-4- 2010 written by John L. Hayes and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On May 1-2, 2010, record-breaking rains struck KY and the TN Valley region. Western and Middle TN were hardest hit with local amounts of 18-20 inches to the south and west of Greater Nashville. Much of western and Middle TN, incl. Greater Nashville, experienced widespread, devastating flash flooding, as well as unprecedented flooding along the Cumberland river and its tributaries. The Nat. Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin. formed a service assessment team to evaluate the Nat. Weather Service (NWS) performance before and during the catastrophic flooding. This report will help the NWS perform its mission of protecting life and property and enhancing the national economy. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.