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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Nashville, TN

July 19, 2026Smith County, Trousdale County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2026, 5:59 PM CDT for Smith County, Trousdale County, Tennessee. It was in force for 91 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 19, 2026, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 91 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Smith County, TN, Trousdale County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 54 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1664 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 799 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

644 
WGUS54 KOHX 192259
FFWOHX
TNC159-169-200030-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0029.260719T2259Z-260720T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
559 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Smith County in middle Tennessee...
  Southeastern Trousdale County in middle Tennessee...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Carthage, Gordonsville, Hickman, South Carthage, Pleasant Shade 
  and Dixon Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3635 8612 3643 8605 3641 8584 3631 8584
      3614 8588 3609 8606 3626 8612 3627 8612
      3630 8613

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Clements

1 follow-up statement

254 
WGUS74 KOHX 200025
FFSOHX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
725 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

TNC159-169-200035-
/O.EXP.KOHX.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-260720T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Smith TN-Trousdale TN-
725 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
SMITH AND SOUTHEASTERN TROUSDALE COUNTIES...

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining 
road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3635 8612 3643 8605 3641 8584 3633 8584
      3629 8585 3614 8588 3609 8606 3611 8607
      3612 8607 3613 8607 3620 8610 3621 8610
      3626 8612 3627 8612 3630 8613

$$

Clements

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 19, 12:34 PM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 1228 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Daily rounds of storms will continue through the weekend. Heavy rain resulting in flash flooding is going to be the main impact, although some strong wind gusts are also possible.
Heat indices will reach the low 100s west of the Cumberland Plateau into early next week. Tuesday will be the hottest day of the period with heat indices nearing or exceeding 105 degrees.
There is a slight risk (level 2/5) for severe weather Tuesday into Wednesday. Main impact is damaging winds currently.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 12:34 PM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1234 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1228 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

- Daily rounds of storms will continue through the weekend. Heavy
  rain resulting in flash flooding is going to be the main
  impact, although some strong wind gusts are also possible.

- Heat indices will reach the low 100s west of the Cumberland
  Plateau into early next week. Tuesday will be the hottest day of
  the period with heat indices nearing or exceeding 105 degrees.

- There is a slight risk (level 2/5) for severe weather Tuesday
  into Wednesday. Main impact is damaging winds currently.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Rest of today through Monday)
Issued at 1130 AM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

Today's chosen area of morning convective initiation is south of I-
40, with cumulus fields bubbling well on satellite in that area and
beginning to bubble north of I-40 as well. High temperatures will
get into the mid 80s to low 90s for highs today, with heat indices
in the triple digits especially west of the Plateau.

While we are not in a severe risk area today, we are still expecting
thunderstorms in Middle Tennessee. Some guidance is showing an
organized storm cluster forming near the TN/AL state line tonight
and continuing into Alabama, whereas other guidance is not showing
anything more than the pop-up showers and thunderstorms we've grown
accustomed to. Guidance seems to do better once we have more
widespread initiation, so we will see what is spit out when storms
form. Not expecting severe weather today, but some stronger storms
are possible. As usual, main hazards continue to be gusty winds and
heavy rainfall that could result in localized flash flooding with
stronger storms.

As for Monday, highs will be more widespread in the 90s, even in
some areas of the Plateau. While we will continue to see an increase
in heat indices to start the work week, spots meeting and exceeding
heat advisory criteria will be more isolated in Middle Tennessee
compared to other areas. This leads us to forgo a heat product, at
least for Monday. Rain wise, popcorn convection will continue on
Monday in the scattered fashion we have seen lately. The atmosphere
is chock full of moisture right now, and that's the way it will stay
through mid-week.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Monday Night through next Sunday)
Issued at 1130 AM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

The beginning and middle of the work weeks are a bit complicated
with multiple hazards at the same time. Tuesday into Wednesday, a
500mb trough and accompanying low pressure system will swing through
Ontario, dragging behind them the cold front we will see Tuesday
night into Wednesday. This will bring us some forcing and not
surprisingly, a risk for severe weather. SPC has seen this setup in
the guidance and put us in a Day 3 slight risk (level 2 out of 5)
for severe weather. As it stands now, damaging winds continue their
streak of being a popular hazard with our severe chances this
summer. There appears to be a low end tornado threat in CAMs with
this system, with a linear storm mode to boot. Something we will
have to keep an eye on in future forecast packages. In addition to
the severe risk, heat indices will be dangerously high on Tuesday,
exceeding 105 in quite a few areas west of the plateau.

After the cold front, we will enter a quieter period for the mid-
week. Highs will be in the mid 80s starting on Wednesday, slowly
warming back into the 90s into next weekend. It does look like we
could see another system Friday into Friday night associated with a
shortwave in the mid-levels, but specifics are not too clear on that
system just yet.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1228 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

Scattered storms have once again developed across Middle Tennessee
with medium chances of impacting CSV/SRB and low to medium chances
of impacting BNA/MQY/CKV through the afternoon. Activity will
decrease after 00z. Areas of fog are expected to develop after 06z
with medium to high chances of dropping vis to IFR/MVFR at
CSV/SRB/CKV. Confidence is lower at BNA/MQY, so VFR conditions
were maintained. PROB30 was not included at BNA for Monday as
storm coverage is expected to be lower. Winds will generally
remain around 5 kts or less for the forecast period shifting from
the WNW to the SSW overnight and into Monday morning.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Nashville      74  92  75  94 /  20  20  20  20
Clarksville    73  91  75  94 /  20  30  10  30
Crossville     68  86  70  86 /  20  30  20  30
Columbia       72  92  73  94 /  20  40  20  20
Cookeville     70  88  72  88 /  20  20  30  40
Jamestown      68  87  70  87 /  20  20  30  50
Lawrenceburg   71  90  73  92 /  30  30  20  20
Murfreesboro   73  93  74  94 /  30  30  20  20
Waverly        73  91  74  94 /  20  30  10  10

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

SHORT TERM...Holley
LONG TERM....Holley
AVIATION.....Reagan

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 19, 4:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
402 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

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

0351 PM     Flash Flood      2 ESE St. Joseph        35.03N 87.48W
07/19/2026                   Lawrence           TN   Public

            Water flowing across the roadway at the
            intersection of South Old Military Rd. and
            Odem Rd.

&&

APB

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
452 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

TNZ028>030-032-064-192245-
Putnam TN-Wilson TN-Trousdale TN-De Kalb TN-Smith TN-
452 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SMITH...NORTHWESTERN DE KALB...
NORTHEASTERN WILSON...SOUTHWESTERN TROUSDALE AND WEST CENTRAL PUTNAM
COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM CDT...

At 452 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Lebanon, moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Lebanon, Carthage, Hartsville, Watertown, Gordonsville, Hickman,
South Carthage, Alexandria, Dowelltown, Liberty, Tuckers Crossroads,
Dickerson Chapel Recreation Area, Center Hill Lake, and Edgar Evins
State Park.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 238 and 271.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3618 8568 3591 8596 3596 8600 3596 8603
      3625 8639 3632 8632 3631 8630 3633 8630
      3642 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 303DEG 33KT 3626 8620

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Clements

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 5:15 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
515 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

TNZ024-025-056>058-192300-
Hickman TN-Dickson TN-Lewis TN-Humphreys TN-Perry TN-
515 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL LEWIS...SOUTHWESTERN
DICKSON...PERRY...HUMPHREYS AND HICKMAN COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM
CDT...

At 515 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hurricane Mills, or 14 miles south of Waverly, moving southeast at 45
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Dickson, Waverly, Hohenwald, Centerville, Linden, New Johnsonville,
McEwen, Hurricane Mills, Lobelville, Gordonsburg, Bon Aqua, Kimmins,
Primm Springs, Flatwoods, Lyles, I-40 Near The Tennessee River,
Bucksnort, Mousetail Landing State Park, Pinewood, and Pleasantville.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 136 and 173.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3577 8798 3592 8793 3594 8793 3595 8801
      3597 8802 3622 8769 3618 8757 3620 8755
      3594 8720 3572 8724 3570 8726 3570 8730
      3562 8734 3542 8761 3544 8765 3547 8765
      3549 8773 3546 8790 3563 8803 3572 8804
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 306DEG 40KT 3588 8783

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Clements

Local storm report, Jul 19, 5:19 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
519 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

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

0515 PM     Flash Flood      1 SSE Cookeville        36.14N 85.50W
07/19/2026                   Putnam             TN   Emergency Mngr

            Neal Street flooded in front of Lowes. Time
            is when report was received.

&&

APB

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 5:23 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
523 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

TNZ030>032-192315-
Putnam TN-Jackson TN-Smith TN-
523 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SMITH...JACKSON AND NORTHWESTERN
PUTNAM COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM CDT...

At 523 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Carthage, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Cookeville, Carthage, Gainesboro, Baxter, Gordonsville, South
Carthage, Dixon Springs, Pleasant Shade, Granville, and Cummins Falls
State Park.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 251 and 262.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3641 8550 3616 8550 3616 8608 3636 8607
      3637 8606 3642 8551
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 266DEG 33KT 3629 8593

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Clements

Local storm report, Jul 19, 5:34 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
534 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

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

0525 PM     Flash Flood      1 ESE Cookeville        36.15N 85.49W
07/19/2026                   Putnam             TN   Trained Spotter

            Report of water flowing across Hermitage
            Avenue. Time is when report was received.

&&

APB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 19, 12:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Giles	48 min
Jul 19, 1:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Giles	43 min
Jul 19, 2:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Lawrence	43 min
Jul 19, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Marshall	41 min
Jul 19, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Lawrence	30 min
Jul 19, 3:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Lawrence, Wayne	2 hr
Jul 19, 4:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cumberland	3 hr
Jul 19, 4:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Smith, Trousdale	53 min
Jul 19, 5:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Putnam	3 hr
Jul 19, 5:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Montgomery	79 min
Jul 19, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis, Perry	45 min
Jul 19, 5:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Jackson, Smith	52 min
Jul 19, 6:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Rutherford	48 min
Jul 19, 6:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Williamson	2 hr

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.