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Flash Flood Warning 62, NWS Nashville, TN

August 8, 2026Davidson County, Sumner County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at Aug 8, 2026, 3:08 PM CDT for Davidson County, Sumner County, Tennessee. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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: Aug 8, 2026, 3:08 PM CDT (20:08 UTC)
Expired: Aug 8, 2026, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Davidson County, TN, Sumner County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 2 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 8, 5:45 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 E Inglewood, TN	Significant flooding in neighborhood near Opry Mills.

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 one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 157 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 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 13 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: 1691 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 805 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

916 
WGUS54 KOHX 082008
FFWOHX
TNC037-165-082315-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0062.260808T2008Z-260808T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
308 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Davidson County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Sumner County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 308 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain
  have fallen. 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...
  Nashville, Madison, Hendersonville, Goodlettsville, Belle Meade,
  Lakewood, Old Hickory, Hermitage, Berry Hill, Green Hill, Whites
  Creek and Percy Priest Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3625 8659 3617 8657 3614 8655 3614 8653
      3611 8654 3611 8653 3610 8686 3635 8684
      3640 8651 3631 8650 3628 8652 3629 8654
      3632 8654 3632 8655 3630 8656 3629 8656
      3626 8657

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Barnwell

1 follow-up statement

711 
WGUS54 KOHX 082309
FFWOHX
TNC037-165-090015-
/O.EXT.KOHX.FF.W.0062.000000T0000Z-260809T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
609 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

The National Weather Service in Nashville has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Davidson County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Sumner County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 609 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
  have fallen. 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...
  Nashville, Madison, Hendersonville, Goodlettsville, Belle Meade,
  Lakewood, Old Hickory, Hermitage, Berry Hill, Green Hill, Whites
  Creek and Percy Priest Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3625 8659 3617 8657 3614 8655 3614 8653
      3611 8654 3611 8653 3610 8686 3635 8684
      3640 8651 3631 8650 3628 8652 3629 8654
      3632 8654 3632 8655 3630 8656 3629 8656
      3626 8657

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Barnwell

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 8, 12:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 1221 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026
Scattered afternoon and early evening showers and storms will form each day. Heavy downpours with local flash flooding will be the main concern.
A few of the stronger storms may produce wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph and frequent lightning. This could bring down a few limbs and cause scattered power outages. Widespread severe storms are not expected at this time.
Heat index values will reach the upper 90s to low 100s each day. Some areas could have heat index values topping 105 at times next week.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 12:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1224 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1221 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

- Scattered afternoon and early evening showers and storms will
  form each day. Heavy downpours with local flash flooding will
  be the main concern.

- A few of the stronger storms may produce wind gusts of 40 to 50
  mph and frequent lightning. This could bring down a few limbs
  and cause scattered power outages. Widespread severe storms are
  not expected at this time.

- Heat index values will reach the upper 90s to low 100s each
  day. Some areas could have heat index values topping 105 at
  times next week.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Rest of today through Sunday)
Issued at 1120 AM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

It will be another hot, humid, and unsettled day with scattered
showers and storms. Over the past few days, our northwest
counties have not seen any storms, but today will be different. We
expect storms to be scattered across the entire area (40 to 60
percent chances) as a disturbance comes in from the west, working
with already unstable and humid conditions in place. The storm
parameters are very similar to the past several days. Not
everybody will get rain, but some of us will get too much in a
short period of time resulting in small pockets of flash flooding.
The stronger storms will contain 40 to 50 mph gusts and frequent
lightning. In summer storms, it is not uncommon to see a few
falling limbs and scattered power outages. Storms will pop up
quickly, so if you are outdoors and skies darken, it would be a
good idea to move to shelter quickly.

Storms will taper off this evening, but thanks to some energy from
the disturbance, maybe not quite as quickly as the past couple of
evenings. Areas that receive rain are likely to have late night
fog.

Coverage of storms will be a little less Sunday (20 to 50 percent),
but overall still the same scenario with pockets of local
flooding and gusty winds where storms occur.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Sunday Night through next Saturday)
Issued at 1120 AM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

Heading into Monday and Tuesday, upper level ridging will become
a little stronger as the big, hot ridge from out west bridges
across to the persistent Bermuda high. This will bump temperatures
up a little while slightly reducing shower and storm coverage (10
percent northwest to 40 percent southeast). Heat index values
look marginal for heat headlines, but caution is advised with Heat
Risk levels reaching level 3 out of 4 (Major) for most areas.
Heat headlines may be issued for some areas west of the Plateau
over the next couple of days if forecast data trend hotter.

Going through the week, it will stay hot and humid with daily
chances for showers and storms. There are some important model
differences that could impact the forecast late week. Looking at
LREF clustering data, we see big differences emerging between the
GFS and ECMWF groups. The GFS is trending toward a broad eastern
trough with the potential for increased storminess and less heat while
the ECMWF camp is building up the ridge across the southern
states and TN Valley. This would mean lower storm chances and
hotter conditions with temps well into the 90s. Time will tell,
but neither scenario would be terribly out of line for August.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1221 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

Convective cells are already developing across Middle Tennessee
and are expected to become more widespread as the afternoon
progresses. We've got TS/CBs in all the terminals during the peak-
heating period. Overnight, radiation fog is likely to be more
predominant, so we've got most of the terminals going down to
MVFR, except IFR at KCSV.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Nashville      73  91  74  93 /  30  30  10  20
Clarksville    72  91  73  94 /  30  10   0  10
Crossville     67  85  68  86 /  20  60  20  50
Columbia       71  90  72  92 /  20  40  20  40
Cookeville     70  86  70  88 /  20  50  10  40
Jamestown      68  86  69  87 /  20  40  10  40
Lawrenceburg   70  88  71  90 /  30  50  20  40
Murfreesboro   72  90  72  92 /  20  40  20  30
Waverly        72  90  72  92 /  30  20  10  10

&&

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

SHORT TERM...13
LONG TERM....13
AVIATION.....Rose

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 1:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
109 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

TNZ005-023-081900-
Stewart TN-Houston TN-
109 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT STEWART AND NORTHERN HOUSTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM CDT...

At 109 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Dover, moving northeast at 20 mph.

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...
Dover, Erin, Tennessee Ridge, Big Rock, Cumberland City, Land Between
The Lakes, Houston County Airport, and Indian Mound.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3647 8805 3649 8806 3652 8804 3656 8803
      3665 8785 3663 8785 3664 8764 3635 8759
      3634 8757 3624 8792 3624 8794 3631 8796
      3635 8798 3637 8800 3645 8806
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 240DEG 16KT 3643 8776

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

Barnwell

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 1:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
151 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

TNZ005-006-023>025-081930-
Stewart TN-Dickson TN-Humphreys TN-Montgomery TN-Houston TN-
151 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN DICKSON...WESTERN
MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN STEWART...HOUSTON AND NORTHEASTERN
HUMPHREYS COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM CDT...

At 151 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Erin, moving east at 10 mph.

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...
Clarksville, Erin, Tennessee Ridge, Vanleer, Cumberland City,
Slayden, Houston County Airport, Indian Mound, Palmyra, Cunningham,
and Woodlawn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3627 8795 3654 8773 3657 8730 3619 8746
      3618 8793 3622 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 265DEG 10KT 3638 8765

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

Barnwell

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 1:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
157 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

TNZ007-008-081945-
Robertson TN-Sumner TN-
157 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SUMNER AND EASTERN ROBERTSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM CDT...

At 157 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Portland, or 11 miles north of Gallatin, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Gallatin, White House, Millersville, Ridgetop, Cross Plains,
Portland, Orlinda, Mitchellville, Cottontown, Bethpage, Oak Grove,
and Black Jack.

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 103 and 120.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3665 8635 3664 8629 3645 8625 3645 8627
      3638 8627 3640 8675 3641 8675 3640 8677
      3665 8661 3665 8659 3663 8657 3664 8655
      3664 8654 3665 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 003DEG 14KT 3654 8651

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Barnwell

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 2:36 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
236 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

TNZ006-007-082015-
Robertson TN-Montgomery TN-
236 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND
ROBERTSON COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM CDT...

At 235 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Springfield, moving east at 15 mph.

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...
Clarksville, Springfield, White House, Millersville, Greenbrier,
Coopertown, Ridgetop, Cross Plains, Guthrie, Orlinda, Adams, and
Cedar Hill.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 105 and 106.
 Interstate 24 between mile markers 1 and 21.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3641 8670 3642 8675 3640 8677 3643 8709
      3645 8712 3644 8715 3647 8740 3664 8737
      3665 8666
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 272DEG 12KT 3657 8696

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

Barnwell

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 2:51 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
251 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

TNZ008-027-028-082030-
Davidson TN-Wilson TN-Sumner TN-
251 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN DAVIDSON...
SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER AND NORTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM
CDT...

At 251 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Old Hickory, or 7 miles northeast of Nashville,
moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Gallatin, Nashville, Madison, Hendersonville, Mount Juliet,
Goodlettsville, Millersville, Lakewood, Hermitage, Rural Hill,
Belinda City, Old Hickory, Berry Hill, Green Hill, and Percy Priest
Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between mile markers 207 and 229.
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 81 and 101.
 Interstate 24 between mile markers 42 and 53.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3612 8683 3638 8676 3641 8645 3610 8644
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 258DEG 7KT 3624 8668

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Barnwell

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 2:57 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
257 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

TNZ009-082045-
Macon TN-
257 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MACON COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM
CDT...

At 256 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lafayette, moving southeast at 10 mph.

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...
Lafayette and Red Boiling Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3662 8579 3661 8580 3649 8581 3647 8582
      3653 8622 3664 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 333DEG 9KT 3659 8601

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

Barnwell

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 7, 7:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson	3 hr
Aug 7, 7:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Lawrence	50 min
Aug 8, 12:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cumberland	3 hr
Aug 8, 1:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Stewart	51 min
Aug 8, 1:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Houston, Stewart	3 hr
Aug 8, 1:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Houston, Montgomery	39 min
Aug 8, 1:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Sumner	48 min
Aug 8, 2:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Montgomery, Robertson	39 min
Aug 8, 2:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Giles	3 hr
Aug 8, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Davidson	39 min
Aug 8, 2:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Macon	48 min
Aug 8, 3:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Montgomery, Robertson	3 hr
Aug 8, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Robertson, Sumner	47 min
Aug 8, 3:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Hickman, Lewis, Maury	40 min
Aug 8, 3:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Lewis, Perry, Wayne	3 hr
Aug 8, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman, Lewis, Maury	47 min
Aug 8, 4:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Davidson	45 min
Aug 8, 4:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Trousdale	43 min
Aug 8, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Rutherford	43 min
Aug 8, 4:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Williamson	51 min
Aug 8, 4:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Maury, Williamson	4 hr
Aug 8, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Maury, Rutherford, Williamson	39 min
Aug 8, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Coffee	46 min
Aug 8, 5:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	OHX	Williamson	6 hr
Aug 8, 5:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Rutherford, Smith, Wilson	4 hr
Aug 8, 5:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cannon, Rutherford	51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.