Posted on 05/02/2010 12:42:18 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
I live north of Jackson and our road is closed in both directions. We live in the Spring Creek community. Spring Creek runs along the back of our property. Last night we could have white water rafted in back of our house. Our orchard was a river! The water washed away the asphalt on much of our road bed. In addition to the heavy rains, Spring Brook subdivision near here lost a levee on their 40 plus acre lake and all that water rushed our way. Thankful that we are O.K., but my heart aches for those less fortunate.
Water everywhere around here. Lots of roads and houses flooded. We have had between 14 and 20 inches in about 36 hours.
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100’s and 100’s of houses flooded in the nashville area
some with water up to the roofs
and in areas not in flood plains
Bellevue area hard hit
10-20 inches of rain over most of middle TN
It just started here a few minutes ago. It looks a little more intense that earlier.
I didn’t agree with everything that President Bush did but you KNOW he would have been on the phone to the Governor’s of Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Alabama to discuss what the Feds could to do help those affected by flooding and tornadoes.
Most likely he would also have made a public statement and would do a fly over if not a land visit as well.
One of our young men at church is in the Hazel Green band. This has flown under the radar, nationally. Central Tennessee has gotten POUNDED, flooding of biblical proportions. (Well, close(g))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2VPjgpsITo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjH5wQWDds
These vids will give you an idea of the magnitude of what has been going on here in Nashville this weekend. This is I-24. A federal interstate. Mayor declared the place a disaster area this am. Worst flooding in Nashvilles history.
Checking in on you, GA. Please respond. :)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV1ssGdo8ho
Little or no mention of this flooding anywhere on the national news. It is as if Tennessee and Kentucky did not exist.
11 dead
number of homes flooded in the nashville area may be close to 1000
many industrial area flooded..many area look like new orleans after katrina
and many areas of middle TN have no comms so not much news...that had more rain then nashville
cumberlane river in nashville at the highest level since they built old hickory damn form flood control in 1954
just in 100+ homes floodinng between the river and old hickory lake..recues going on
Epic Flood Event of May 2010
Record or Near-Record River Floods
Expected in Middle Tennessee over
the Next Few Days
In addition to the significant flash flood events that have
occurred in the mid-state over the last few days, an
epic flood event is also developing on area rivers. A
number of rivers are cresting, or expected to crest
at much as 9 to 13 feet above flood stage.
The Duck River at Centerville is forecast to crest
as much as 27 feet above flood stage!
The forecast crest on the Cumberland at Nashville
will be the highest level recorded since the Cumberland
River dam system was built in the early 1960s.
Some river points have already seen their highest crest
or are seeing it occur now. A number of rivers are
expected to crest in the next day or two, with some
reaching levels that far exceed previous records.
Following are the forecast crests for 8 river gages
in the mid state:
1) Cumberland River at Nashville,
Forecast Crest: 50 feet by midnight tonight.
Flood Stage: 40 feet.
Record Crest: 56.2, Jan. 1, 1929 (pre flood control)
47.6, Mar. 15, 1975 (post flood control)
2) Duck River at Centerville
Forecast Crest: near 49 feet after midnight tomorrow night
Flood Stage: 22 feet.
Record Crest: 37.6 feet, Feb. 14, 1948
3) Duck River near Hurricane Mills
Forecast Crest: near 33 feet by early afternoon Monday
Flood Stage: 24 feet.
Record Crest: 30.7 feet, Feb. 14, 1948
4) Buffalo River near Lobelville
Forecast Crest: 27.0 feet by Monday morning
Flood Stage: 14 feet.
Record Crest: 25.2 feet, May 28, 1991
5) Harpeth River near Kingston Springs
Crest occurred this evening, estimated 38.0 feet,
which was over the previous
record of 32.2 feet, set on Jan. 7, 1946.
Flood Stage: 20 feet.
6) Harpeth River at Bellevue
Crest occurred today, estimated near 33.0 feet,
which was above the previous record
of 24.3 feet, set on Feb. 13, 1948.
Flood Stage: 20 feet.
7) Harpeth River at Franklin
Crest occurred today, estimated near 35.0 feet,
which was near the old record
of 35.2, set of Feb. 13, 1968.
Flood Stage: 30 feet.
8) Red River near Port Royal
Forecast Crest: near 48.0 feet later tonight
which will be very near the old record
of 48.3 feet, Mar. 13, 1975.
Flood Stage: 30 feet.
http://www.srh.noaa....=51780&source=0
65 clear now...i just drove it thru Nashville.
40 west of town and 24 se are still problematic but 24 may be open now or you could take 840 around it
Ruth and Jimmy's...doubt it's still there..
It got real warm here earlier and I went to bed for a nap
:)
Its pouring, with lightning and thunder...
High winds...
Our road/street/ is not flooding ..
We were in Jackson Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning. We were visiting family and placing fresh flowers at the Lavinia Cemetery. We were totally shocked by what happened. Our relatives have a NOAA weather monitor which kept going off all night long until we turned it off to get some peace. We knew it was going to be a rough night, but had no idea of the degree of flooding. We left early Saturday morning to go a family event in St Louis. We got out along Rt 412 to Dyersburg but it was down to half a lane in spots, and we were very lucky to get out of Madison County. We drove home to PA today, and hit torrential rains around Carlisle - more of the same weather system . . .
‘Coz he don’t give no stuff about Tenneseeans drowning in flash flooding.
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