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River Flood Warning 31, NWS Nashville, TN

April 5, 2025Cheatham County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this river flood warning at Apr 5, 2025, 10:41 PM CDT for Cheatham County, Tennessee. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 5, 2025, 10:41 PM CDT (03:41 UTC)
Expired: Apr 6, 2025, 6:41 PM CDT
In force: 20 hr
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Cheatham County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Harpeth River near Kingston Springs (KINT1). The gauge peaked at 23.83 ft at Apr 6, 2025, 9:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 18 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03434500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 5, 10:36 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 936 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 3 a.m. for portions of Middle Tennessee south of I-40.
The majority of Middle Tennessee not under the Tornado Watch has transitioned exclusively to a flooding threat. Numerous Flash Flood Warnings are already in effect.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 10:36 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1036 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 936 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

- A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 3 a.m. for portions of
  Middle Tennessee south of I-40.

- The majority of Middle Tennessee not under the Tornado Watch has
  transitioned exclusively to a flooding threat. Numerous Flash
  Flood Warnings are already in effect.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Monday Night)
Issued at 936 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

A surface boundary currently bisects Middle Tennessee from
northeast to southwest. The deepest moisture is situated along
and behind the boundary, and widespread rain with embedded storms
is expected to last the night and well into the day tomorrow.
Hourly rainfall rates are under 1/2" most areas, and even under
1/4" in quite a few spots, although higher rainfall rates are
still occurring with the heavier cells. At this time, rainfall
estimates across northwest Middle Tennessee for this entire event
(going back to Wednesday) range from 5 to 11 inches across much of
the northwest half of the mid state, with amounts falling off
sharply in areas to the south and east of Nashville. Although it
has begun to push eastward, the surface boundary is still taking
its time exiting the region; it probably won't shift east of the
Cumberland Plateau until sometime around mid-day Sunday. River
flooding will likely continue into at least the first part of next
week. Much cooler air is working its way into the area even now;
CKV is already down to 54F, and high temperatures tomorrow will
range from the mid 50s to low 70s due to the position of the slow-
moving front.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday through next Sunday)
Issued at 936 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

Fortunately, the weather pattern for much of next week will be
blessedly benign, and that will give us the chance to start drying
out. We probably won't see full sunshine again until Tuesday, and
Wednesday should be much the same. We won't re-introduce any PoPs
until maybe Thursday for a fast-moving, low-QPF frontal passage
that should be gone by the start of next weekend. The coolest
mornings look to be Tuesday and Wednesday, when we can look
forward to a widespread frost/freeze. After that, we'll start to
warm back up.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 612 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

The 00Z TAFs are quite a mess. A cold front is making its way
across Middle Tennessee this evening and overnight and tomorrow,
so it's going to take its time. We expect storms out ahead of the
boundary with widespread rain and low clouds behind the front.
Surface winds will start to diminish during the evening and won't
be nearly as strong as they were today.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Nashville      57  67  42  60 /  90  80  20   0
Clarksville    50  57  38  61 / 100  60  10   0
Crossville     60  67  41  52 /  80  90  50  10
Columbia       58  69  41  59 /  90  80  20   0
Cookeville     60  68  41  54 /  90  90  40  10
Jamestown      58  67  39  53 /  80 100  50  10
Lawrenceburg   62  70  43  58 /  90  80  30   0
Murfreesboro   59  69  41  58 /  90  90  30   0
Waverly        50  59  38  60 / 100  60  10   0

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch through Sunday afternoon for TNZ005>011-023>031-
056>063-075-077-093>095.

&&

SHORT TERM...Rose
LONG TERM....Rose
AVIATION.....Rose

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 5, 7:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
721 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0359 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     12 SE Waverly           35.97N 87.64W
04/05/2025                   Humphreys          TN   Amateur Radio

            About 15 trees down over a stretch of about
            400 yards, including one on a vehicle, along
            Poplar Grove Rd. near Bucksnort.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 5, 8:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
811 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0553 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Red Boiling Spring      36.53N 85.85W
04/05/2025                   Macon              TN   Public

            Heavy roof damage to a garage.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 5, 8:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
823 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0512 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Gallatin                36.38N 86.45W
04/05/2025                   Sumner             TN   Public

            Trees down near Hwy 25 behind Cambridge
            Farms.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 5, 8:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
845 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0446 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Belle Meade             36.10N 86.86W
04/05/2025                   Davidson           TN   Public

            Large tree down on power lines just past
            Richland Creek on Clarendon Ave.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 5, 9:41 PM CDT, 1 hour before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
941 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0940 PM     Lightning        Dover                   36.48N 87.84W
04/05/2025                   Stewart            TN   Emergency Mngr

            House fire due to lightning strike on Rose
            Drive.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 5, 10:23 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1023 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1021 PM     Flash Flood      3 ESE Mount Pleasant    35.54N 87.15W
04/05/2025                   Maury              TN   Emergency Mngr

            EM reports flooding of road on Polk Ln along
            Quality Creek.

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 5, 8:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Wayne	58 min
Apr 5, 8:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Perry	63 hr
Apr 5, 8:34 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson, Williamson	39 hr
Apr 5, 9:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury, Wayne	14 hr
Apr 5, 9:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Lawrence, Wayne	67 min
Apr 5, 9:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles, Lewis, Marshall, Maury	54 min
Apr 5, 10:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson	48 min
Apr 5, 10:31 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Hickman	16 hr
Apr 5, 10:38 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Humphreys	10 hr
Apr 5, 10:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Bedford, Coffee, Marshall	12 hr
Apr 5, 11:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Giles, Lawrence	38 min
Apr 5, 11:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Rutherford, Warren and 1 more	33 min
Apr 6, 12:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Coffee, Grundy, Warren	51 min
Apr 6, 12:53 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Grundy	15 min
Apr 6, 1:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Grundy	25 min
Apr 6, 1:24 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham	9 hr
Apr 6, 1:30 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	21 days
Apr 6, 1:32 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	6 hr
Apr 6, 1:34 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	6 hr
Apr 6, 2:12 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	23 hr
Apr 6, 4:24 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Bedford	11 hr
Apr 6, 5:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cannon, DeKalb, Putnam, Rutherford, Warren, White and 1 more	6 hr
Apr 6, 6:46 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Hickman	69 hr
Apr 6, 6:48 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Giles	40 hr
Apr 6, 6:49 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Lawrence	3 hr
Apr 6, 8:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Humphreys	59 hr
Apr 6, 9:00 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson	51 hr
Apr 6, 9:42 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Perry, Wayne	22 hr
Apr 6, 10:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Lawrence	10 hr
Apr 6, 3:34 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Decatur, Hardin, Perry, Wayne	6 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.