Heavy Rain, Davidson
- When
- July 28, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County, 1.67 mi E of Richland
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 36.150, -86.850
A Facebook report indicated 3.25 of rain fell in roughly two hours in Sylvan Park.
Flood and Heavy Rain in Tennessee, July 28, 2020
Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon hours on July 28 led to some isolated flooding in west Nashville.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon hours on July 28 led to some isolated flooding in west Nashville.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy rain, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Davidson
- When
- July 28, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County, 1.41 mi E of Richland to 1.82 mi E of Richland
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 36.153, -86.855
Underpasses beneath I-40 at Alabama Avenue and Morrow Road as well as 51st Street at Delaware Avenue were flooded and closed with 2 cars stalled in the flood waters.
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 28, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 28, 2020
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, July 28, 2020
- Drought in South Dakota, July 28 to 31, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 28, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 28, 2020
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 28, 2020
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 28, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 28, 2020
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 28, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Louisiana, July 28, 2020
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 911717, 911715.