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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this river flood warning at Mar 15, 2025, 8:49 PM CDT for Davidson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2025, 8:49 PM CDT (01:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2025, 2:54 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Davidson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Mill Creek near Nolensville (NLVT1).
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 17 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03430550, 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 Mar 15, 6:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 635 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
- Severe thunderstorm risk through this evening with chances for damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes.
- Heavy rain with a risk for flooding in urban, low-lying, and poor drainage areas, especially west of I-65.
- Gusty non-thunderstorm winds between 35 to 45 mph through this evening.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 6:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN Issued by National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 642 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 635 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025 - Severe thunderstorm risk through this evening with chances for damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes. - Heavy rain with a risk for flooding in urban, low-lying, and poor drainage areas, especially west of I-65. - Gusty non-thunderstorm winds between 35 to 45 mph through this evening. && .SHORT TERM... (Rest of today through Sunday) Issued at 1048 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025 Showers and thunderstorms continue this morning as the warm front pushes northward. Right now storms have stayed mostly sub severe, with some small hail reported. But, instability and additional moisture will move northward through the day, increasing the fuel for strong to severe storms this afternoon. Very strong low to mid level shear will increase the threat for strong updrafts and storms able to produce damaging wind gusts, hail, and even tornadoes, especially in the southern half of the area in the moderate risk. The limiting factor so far has been the warmer air aloft capping a lot of the convection from going severe, but with the warm front lifting northward, surface warming will continue and allow for the cap to weaken to increase the severe threat. Models continue to show the cap weakening and surface based CAPE increasing through the afternoon, so remain weather aware and have multiple ways to receive warnings! PWAT values will also continue to increase, and with high rain rates and training of heavy rainfall, flash flooding will also be a threat this afternoon and evening. Heavy rain should move out of the area after midnight, but lingering showers will be possible through mid day Sunday. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday Night through next Saturday) Issued at 1048 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025 Drier and cooler conditions will start the week as the deep trough over the eastern CONUS continues eastward. Temps will warm up Tuesday and Wednesday as ridging builds in ahead of the next trough, and rain chances return Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The cold front associated with that trough will dry the region out quite a bit, and may increase the fire weather threat for Thursday and Friday. Ridging builds in for Friday followed by another shot at rain next weekend. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 635 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025 Widespread light rain with embedded heavier showers and thunderstorms will continue through 05Z. TAF obs have seen inconsistent yet drastic changes in ceilings and visibilities over short periods of times due to the nature of this convection, so have opted to keep a TEMPO group at all sites to account for this the first few hours of the TAF period. A second round of showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across portions of north-central Tennessee (KBNA, KMSQ, KCKV) between 08Z and 12Z. A third and final round of thunderstorms is expected to impact eastern Tennessee (KSRB, KCSV) sometime between 17 and 20Z. To focus on the ongoing round of convection, have kept these latter rounds of convection as a SHRA FM group, and will be amended in subsequent updates to introduce the mention of thunder in TAFs and refine the time line for thunderstorm potential. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 73 52 60 34 / 100 100 60 0 Clarksville 71 47 55 32 / 100 90 50 0 Crossville 69 50 60 29 / 90 100 70 10 Columbia 72 50 60 32 / 100 100 50 0 Cookeville 72 51 60 31 / 90 100 70 0 Jamestown 70 50 61 29 / 90 100 70 10 Lawrenceburg 70 49 58 32 / 90 90 40 0 Murfreesboro 74 51 61 31 / 100 100 60 0 Waverly 69 48 57 33 / 100 90 30 0 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until midnight CDT tonight for TNZ005>011-023>034- 056>066-075-077>080-093>095. Flood Watch through late tonight for TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066- 075-077>080-093>095. && SHORT TERM...Barnwell LONG TERM....Barnwell AVIATION.....99
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 15, 5:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
552 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0551 PM Flash Flood 1 ENE Berry Hill 36.12N 86.75W
03/15/2025 Davidson TN Public
Deep water covering the road at I-440 and
Nolensville Pike.
&&
13Local storm report, Mar 15, 5:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
554 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ESE Mcminnville 35.68N 85.77W
03/15/2025 Warren TN Public
Numerous downed trees were reported in the
McMinnville area. Time estimate from radar.
&&
13Local storm report, Mar 15, 6:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
612 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Palmer 35.35N 85.57W
03/15/2025 Grundy TN Emergency Mngr
Trees down and structure damage to homes in
Palmer. Time estimated by radar.
&&
13Local storm report, Mar 15, 6:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
614 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0613 PM Flash Flood 7 SSW Clarkrange 36.09N 85.06W
03/15/2025 Cumberland TN Public
Water flooding Highway 127N between
Crossville and Clarkrange.
&&
13Local storm report, Mar 15, 7:55 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Mar 15, 8:03 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
803 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0802 PM Flash Flood 3 N West Point 35.17N 87.54W
03/15/2025 Lawrence TN Emergency Mngr
Wisdom Rd near West Point completely washed
out.
&&
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 7:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren, White | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Van Buren, White | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress | 8 min |
| Mar 15, 7:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Lawrence | 20 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Giles | 25 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:53 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Hickman | 10 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:59 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham | 9 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham | 14 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:01 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 32 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:05 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:09 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Montgomery | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Rutherford and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam | 48 min |
| Mar 16, 1:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Clay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 23 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Maury | 39 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Giles | 50 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:02 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Stewart | 3 days |
| Mar 16, 3:02 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 3 days |
| Mar 16, 3:03 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford | 9 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:04 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 4 days |
| Mar 16, 3:05 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Marshall | 4 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:06 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 3 days |
| Mar 16, 6:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall | 11 hr |
| Mar 16, 6:49 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Marshall | 32 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:10 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Perry | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:11 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Hickman | 14 hr |
| Mar 16, 8:37 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Perry, Wayne | 16 hr |
| Mar 16, 8:46 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Williamson | 12 hr |
| Mar 16, 11:34 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 1:56 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Williamson | 13 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:56 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 5:19 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Marshall | 10 hr |
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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.