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Flash Flood Warning 57, NWS Nashville, TN

August 7, 2026Lawrence County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at Aug 7, 2026, 7:17 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Tennessee. It was in force for 50 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
Aug 7, 2026, 7:17 PM CDT (00:17 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2026, 8:07 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Lawrence County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 129 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 2026-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 819 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 2026-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
819 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-96 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1221 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

388 
WGUS54 KOHX 080017
FFWOHX
TNC099-080315-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0057.260808T0017Z-260808T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
717 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Lawrence County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 717 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
  has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour.
  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 indicated.

  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...
  Lawrenceburg, Loretto, Summertown, St. Joseph, Ethridge, Leoma,
  Westpoint, Henryville and Iron City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3535 8758 3546 8739 3543 8721 3530 8722
      3529 8723 3529 8722 3522 8722 3521 8721
      3500 8735 3500 8761 3504 8761 3503 8758
      3505 8758 3506 8759 3514 8759 3515 8758
      3519 8757 3519 8758

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Sizemore
1 follow-up statement
762 
WGUS74 KOHX 080107
FFSOHX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
807 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

TNC099-080117-
/O.CAN.KOHX.FF.W.0057.000000T0000Z-260808T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lawrence TN-
807 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3535 8758 3546 8739 3543 8721 3530 8722
      3529 8723 3529 8722 3522 8722 3521 8721
      3500 8735 3500 8761 3504 8761 3503 8758
      3505 8758 3506 8759 3514 8759 3515 8758
      3519 8757 3519 8758

$$

Unger

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 Aug 7, 6:46 PM CDT, 31 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Updated at 643 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026
  • Scattered afternoon/early evening showers and storms each day. Low coverage west of I-65 with medium coverage east of I-65.
  • No severe weather is expected, but any storm has the potential to produce gusty winds around 40 mph and heavy downpours causing local flash flooding.
  • Heat Index values in the upper 90 to low 100s each afternoon, potentially a touch warmer Monday and Tuesday.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 6:46 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Nashville TN
646 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 643 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

- Scattered afternoon/early evening showers and storms each day.
  Low coverage west of I-65 with medium coverage east of I-65.

- No severe weather is expected, but any storm has the potential
  to produce gusty winds around 40 mph and heavy downpours
  causing local flash flooding.

- Heat Index values in the upper 90 to low 100s each afternoon,
  potentially a touch warmer Monday and Tuesday.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Rest of today through Saturday)
Issued at 1100 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

Our copy-paste weather button is getting worn out. Once again we
will see scattered showers and a few storms bubble up through the
afternoon. Most of us will not see any rain at all while a few of
us will get more than we want. Other than the possibility of
localized flooding in a spot or two, the storms will be gusty but
below severe levels. As usual, most of the storms will die off
with sunset and lead to patchy fog in the late night hours. The
afternoon will bring typical August heat and humidity and the
night will be muggy.

For Saturday, things will change slightly. A shortwave trough
coming from the west will help initiate scattered showers and
storms distributed across the entire area. This is a change from
recent days when storms were focused mostly over our southern and
eastern counties. Main impacts will be gusty winds 40 to 50 mph,
lightning, and local heavy downpours. Most outdoor events should
be ok to proceed as scheduled, but plans should be in place for
sheltering from passing storms.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Saturday Night through next Friday)
Issued at 1100 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

A strong Bermuda high will be centered off to our east with
another strong high centered over the southwest states. These high
pressure systems will bridge over our area bringing slightly
hotter temperatures and lower rain chances for Sunday through at
least Tuesday. Rain chances will be in the 10 to 30 percent range
while temperatures warm into the low to mid 90s for areas west of
the Plateau. Heat risk will climb solidly into the "Major" level,
which is level 3 out of 4. It is uncertain if heat headlines will
be posted, but Monday and Tuesday look like the days with
greatest chances for heat index values topping 105 in parts of
the Mid State.

Later in the week, the "bridge" between the high pressure centers
will flatten out, allowing temps to back off slightly as daily
shower and storm chances increase. This means generally typical
August heat and humidity with 30 to 50 percent rain chances.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 643 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

VFR conditions now with storms away from terminals. MVFR fog
possible at CSV around sunrise Saturday, otherwise look for
similar TS potential on Saturday afternoon as we had today. Have
covered this with PROB30s for now.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Nashville      74  92  74  93 /  20  30  20  20
Clarksville    73  92  72  94 /  20  20  20  10
Crossville     67  85  68  87 /  20  50  20  40
Columbia       72  92  73  93 /  20  40  20  30
Cookeville     70  86  70  88 /  20  40  20  30
Jamestown      69  86  69  87 /  20  40  20  30
Lawrenceburg   71  90  72  91 /  20  40  20  30
Murfreesboro   72  92  73  93 /  20  40  20  20
Waverly        72  91  72  93 /  30  30  20  10

&&

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

&&

SHORT TERM...13
LONG TERM....13
AVIATION.....Unger

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 5:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
519 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

TNZ028-072300-
Wilson TN-
519 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTY
THROUGH 600 PM CDT...

At 519 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mount Juliet, or 7 miles west of Lebanon. This thunderstorm was
nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lebanon, Mount Juliet, and Belinda City.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between mile markers 226 and 236.
 Interstate 840 between mile markers 73 and 76.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3612 8633 3618 8654 3628 8652 3630 8651
      3630 8629
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 244DEG 4KT 3623 8647

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Cahill
Local storm report, Aug 7, 5:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
540 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

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

0536 PM     Flash Flood      4 S Smyrna              35.92N 86.52W
08/07/2026                   Rutherford         TN   Trained Spotter

            report of road closures and vehicles
            stranded between Smyrna and Murfreesboro.

&&
Local storm report, Aug 7, 5:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
556 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

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

0526 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     6 W Murfreesboro        35.84N 86.49W
08/07/2026                   Rutherford         TN   Public

            a few trees down in the Kingdom Ridge
            subdivision. Time is radar estimated.

&&
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:51 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
651 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

TNZ059>062-075-077-080030-
Rutherford TN-Williamson TN-Bedford TN-Coffee TN-Maury TN-
Marshall TN-
651 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL...
RUTHERFORD...NORTHEASTERN MAURY...SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON...
NORTHWESTERN COFFEE AND NORTHERN BEDFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM
CDT...

At 651 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles south of Nolensville, or 14 miles west of Murfreesboro. This
thunderstorm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Murfreesboro, Franklin, Columbia, Smyrna, Brentwood, Spring Hill,
Nolensville, Thompson's Station, Chapel Hill, Eagleville, Bell
Buckle, Lascassas, Christiana, I-65 East Of Columbia, Beechgrove,
Triune, Fosterville, Rover, Deason, and Rockvale.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 45 and 67.
 Interstate 24 between mile markers 70 and 99.
 Interstate 840 between mile markers 25 and 57.

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 3562 8700 3595 8694 3593 8618 3575 8619
      3573 8621 3571 8621 3570 8619 3558 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 171DEG 3KT 3579 8665

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Cahill
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:55 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
655 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

TNZ094-080045-
Lawrence TN-
655 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LAWRENCE COUNTY THROUGH 745 PM
CDT...

At 655 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lawrenceburg, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and torrential rainfall.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Lawrenceburg, Loretto, Summertown, St. Joseph, Ethridge, Henryville,
Leoma, Westpoint, and Iron City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3500 8760 3503 8761 3504 8758 3505 8758
      3506 8759 3514 8759 3519 8757 3531 8758
      3542 8751 3542 8745 3546 8745 3546 8733
      3541 8721 3530 8721 3529 8723 3528 8721
      3500 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 217DEG 11KT 3527 8743

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

Cahill
Local storm report, Aug 7, 7:16 PM CDT, 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
716 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

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

0714 PM     Flash Flood      7 E Spring Hill         35.76N 86.79W
08/07/2026                   Williamson         TN   Emergency Mngr

            flooding on Bethesda Rd at Bethesda-Duplex
            Rd.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 7:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXMarshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson3 hr
Aug 8, 12:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCumberland3 hr
Aug 8, 1:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXStewart51 min
Aug 8, 1:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXHouston, Stewart3 hr
Aug 8, 1:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHouston, Montgomery39 min
Aug 8, 1:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXSumner48 min
Aug 8, 2:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMontgomery, Robertson39 min
Aug 8, 2:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXGiles3 hr
Aug 8, 2:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDavidson39 min
Aug 8, 2:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMacon48 min
Aug 8, 3:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXMontgomery, Robertson3 hr
Aug 8, 3:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDavidson, Sumner4 hr
Aug 8, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXRobertson, Sumner47 min
Aug 8, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHickman, Lewis, Maury40 min
Aug 8, 3:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXLewis, Perry, Wayne3 hr
Aug 8, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Maury47 min
Aug 8, 4:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDavidson45 min
Aug 8, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXTrousdale43 min
Aug 8, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXRutherford43 min
Aug 8, 4:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWilliamson51 min
Aug 8, 4:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXMaury, Williamson4 hr
Aug 8, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMaury, Rutherford, Williamson39 min
Aug 8, 4:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCoffee46 min
Aug 8, 5:13 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatOHXWilliamson6 hr
Aug 8, 5:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXRutherford, Smith, Wilson4 hr
Aug 8, 5:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCannon, Rutherford51 min

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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.