Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Warnings in 2026

Flash Flood Warning 36, NWS Nashville, TN

July 21, 2026Montgomery County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 21, 2026, 7:37 PM CDT for Montgomery County, Tennessee. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 21, 2026, 7:37 PM CDT (00:37 UTC)
Expired
Jul 21, 2026, 11:01 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Montgomery County, TN

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:41 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 21, 8:25 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 Nw Clarksville, TNWater up to car doors near the Giles Rd and Sherwood Hills Dr intersection. Time is radar estimated.
Jul 21, 8:30 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 S Clarksville, TNCouple of feet of water on road at the intersection of University Ave and Franklin St. Time is radar estimated.
Jul 21, 8:35 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 Sse Clarksville, TNWater high enough to reach the hoods of vehicles along Baltimore Drive. Time is radar estimated.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 48 minutes after it went out.

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 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 67 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2026-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2403 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2026-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 111 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2403 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1248 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
172 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.2
Supercell composite
13.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

744 
WGUS54 KOHX 220037
FFWOHX
TNC125-220345-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0036.260722T0037Z-260722T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
737 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Montgomery County in middle Tennessee...

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 737 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 
  inches 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...
  Clarksville, Cunningham, Palmyra and Woodlawn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3661 8712 3655 8714 3655 8712 3652 8711
      3646 8713 3646 8712 3644 8715 3642 8715
      3642 8718 3641 8718 3641 8720 3636 8726
      3635 8728 3632 8729 3631 8730 3632 8733
      3634 8759 3664 8764 3664 8711 3662 8713

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Mueller
2 follow-up statements
114 
WGUS54 KOHX 220248
FFWOHX
TNC125-220415-
/O.EXT.KOHX.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-260722T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
948 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

The National Weather Service in Nashville has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Montgomery County in middle Tennessee...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 948 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches 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...
  Clarksville, Cunningham, Palmyra and Woodlawn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3661 8712 3655 8714 3655 8712 3652 8711
      3646 8713 3646 8712 3644 8715 3642 8715
      3642 8718 3641 8718 3641 8720 3636 8726
      3635 8728 3632 8729 3631 8730 3632 8733
      3634 8759 3664 8764 3664 8711 3662 8713

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Dirkes
109 
WGUS74 KOHX 220401
FFSOHX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1101 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

TNC125-220411-
/O.CAN.KOHX.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-260722T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Montgomery TN-
1101 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY...

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

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT Wednesday for a 
portion of Middle Tennessee.

&&

LAT...LON 3661 8712 3655 8714 3655 8712 3652 8711
      3646 8713 3646 8712 3644 8715 3642 8715
      3642 8718 3641 8718 3641 8720 3636 8726
      3635 8728 3632 8729 3631 8730 3632 8733
      3634 8759 3664 8764 3664 8711 3662 8713

$$

Mueller

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 21, 6:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Updated at 618 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026
  • A Heat Advisory is in place until 8 pm this evening with heat index temperatures reaching 105+ degrees.
  • There is a slight risk (level 2/5) for severe weather now through tonight. Main impacts are damaging winds and flash flooding.
  • Cooler and drier conditions arrive Wednesday and continue through the end of the week.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 6:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Nashville TN
624 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 618 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

- A Heat Advisory is in place until 8 pm this evening with heat
  index temperatures reaching 105+ degrees.

- There is a slight risk (level 2/5) for severe weather now
  through tonight. Main impacts are damaging winds and flash
  flooding.

- Cooler and drier conditions arrive Wednesday and continue
  through the end of the week.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Rest of today through Wednesday Night)
Issued at 1113 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Hot and humid conditions are in place across the region with
temperatures approaching 90 degrees and dew points in the mid and
upper 70s. Highs will top out in the low to mid 90s which will make
it feel oppressive this afternoon with heat index values up to 110
to even 115 degrees. A Heat Advisory is in place until 8 PM.

The heat is the first course of hazardous weather today. A surface
front is moving south through Missouri into central Illinois this
morning ahead of a shortwave in the northwest upper flow. The
combination of lift and the ample instability and moisture at the
surface will allow storms to fire across southern Indiana and Ohio
over the next couple of hours. Some activity is already bubbling
across our northeastern counties and some heavy downpours can't be
ruled out this afternoon, but the main severe concern will be with
the activity coming out of Kentucky this evening as bulk shear
increases. Damaging winds will be the main severe storm threat this
evening and into early Wednesday along with a very low risk of a
tornado along the TN/KY state line. Instability and storm
organization will decrease the further storms move south and the
deeper we get into the overnight hours. The window of greatest
severe potential looks like 7 PM to around 1 AM.

In addition to the severe threat, some instances of flash flooding
will be a threat. PWAT values are around 1.9-2" across Middle
Tennessee, so very high rain rates can be expected with storms
today and tonight. HREF and associated CAMs show pockets of 2" of
rain with 90th percentile values showing the potential for over 4"
in isolated areas. With the wet July we've had so far, this would
be sufficient for flash flooding in those areas. The HREF shows
the higher probabilities of over 2" and higher 90th percentile
values along and east of I-65. A Flood Watch is in effect through
12z Wednesday.

By 12z Wednesday, the surface front will be draped across the area
from SW to NE. South of the surface front, additional showers and
storms will be possible Wednesday afternoon along the plateau.
Shear will be lower than tonight, so I don't expect any severe
activity Wednesday afternoon. Behind the front, lower dew points
will filter in from the northwest through the day and into
Wednesday night. The surface front will be through the entire area
by Wednesday night which will usher in a very pleasant night with
low dropping into the low to mid 60s.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Thursday through next Tuesday)
Issued at 1113 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

To start the long term period, we will be in the nicest airmass
we've had so far this summer. Dew points on Thursday will be in the
low to mid 60s with highs in the low to mid 80s. Friday will be
similar but a couple degrees warmer. A shortwave will ride northwest
upper flow and approach the area Friday night into Saturday which
will reintroduce some low to medium rain chances. Temperatures will
creep up over the weekend with the possibility of a couple more
shortwaves bringing additional storm storms chances going into early
next week. There is some uncertainty of how far east ridging
influences pushes which will affect our rain chances and
temperatures next week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 618 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

The first 6 hours of this TAF cycle will be riddled with TS and
gusty winds as a broken line of thunderstorms moves into TN from
the north. These should come to an end for all terminals by 05-06Z
this evening and while cats will improve after the storms for
CKV/BNA/MQY, MVFR cigs will return around sunrise Wednesday at
BNA/MQY. CSV/SRB will bear the brunt of longer MVFR cigs through
the night and sticking around after storms until lunchtime on
Wednesday. Winds outside of storms will be light and we will see a
shift to the northwest/north after storms pass. With storms, winds
may be gusty at times with northwest to north gusts of 30 to 40
kts.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Nashville      73  87  65  83 /  80  10   0   0
Clarksville    70  86  62  83 /  50   0   0   0
Crossville     69  82  60  80 /  80  60  30  20
Columbia       73  88  65  84 /  80  20   0   0
Cookeville     71  84  63  81 /  80  30  10   0
Jamestown      69  82  60  80 /  90  40  10   0
Lawrenceburg   73  86  65  83 /  70  30  10  10
Murfreesboro   73  88  65  84 /  70  20   0   0
Waverly        71  86  63  83 /  70   0   0   0

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for TNZ005>011-023>034-
056>066-075-077>080-093>095.

Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for TNZ008>011-024>034-
056>066-075-077-078-080-093>095.

&&

SHORT TERM...Reagan
LONG TERM....Reagan
AVIATION.....Unger

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett41 min
Jul 21, 7:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXMacon, Sumner4 hr
Jul 21, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Robertson, Sumner50 min
Jul 21, 7:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXClay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett118 min
Jul 21, 7:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXRobertson6 hr
Jul 21, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHouston, Montgomery, Stewart39 min
Jul 21, 7:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXSumner, Trousdale6 hr
Jul 21, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMacon, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson52 min
Jul 21, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson44 min
Jul 21, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXRobertson, Sumner32 min
Jul 21, 8:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDavidson, Smith, Wilson7 hr
Jul 21, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Montgomery29 min
Jul 21, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson60 min
Jul 21, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXJackson, Macon, Putnam, Smith, Trousdale43 min
Jul 21, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Montgomery and 1 more45 min
Jul 21, 8:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCannon, Rutherford, Williamson6 hr
Jul 21, 8:43 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson47 min
Jul 21, 8:45 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatOHXDavidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson4 hr
Jul 21, 9:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCheatham5 hr
Jul 21, 9:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys34 min
Jul 21, 9:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDickson, Hickman6 hr
Jul 21, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Williamson22 min
Jul 21, 10:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXLewis, Maury, Perry5 hr
Jul 21, 11:55 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatOHXMaury3 hr
Jul 22, 12:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Wayne4 hr
Jul 22, 12:49 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatOHXLewis, Perry3 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2026Every flash flood warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.