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Storms cause damage in Southaven, flooding in East Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Brief but intense thunderstorms on Sunday knocked down trees and may have overturned a truck in Southaven, and created flash flooding in East Memphis, according to photos and videos.
In Southaven, several trees and lights were down on Airport Industrial Drive near Airways and Stateline Road. A tractor trailer appeared to be overturned.
There were not yet any official wind measurements, but radar suggests winds may have been around 60 mph in the Southaven area when the damage occurred.
In East Memphis, Poplar Avenue had deep standing water near Clark Tower.
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Radar is estimating 1-2 inches of rain fell in parts of Shelby and DeSoto counties Saturday.
These were typical summer thunderstorms that were briefly strong, WREG Weather Expert Jake Dalton said.
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