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Flash Flood Warning 72, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at Sep 6, 2026, 3:05 AM CDT for Cumberland County, Tennessee. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2026, 3:05 AM CDT (08:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2026, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Cumberland County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:06 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 154 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2667 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1929 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
494
WGUS54 KOHX 060805
FFWOHX
TNC035-061100-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0072.260906T0805Z-260906T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
305 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Cumberland County in Middle Tennessee...
* Until 600 AM CDT.
* At 305 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 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...
Mainly rural areas of South Central Cumberland County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3575 8502 3585 8503 3588 8496 3588 8495
3585 8482 3580 8484 3578 8488 3577 8491
3576 8492 3577 8492 3577 8493
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
HolleyWhat 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 Sep 6, 12:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 1220 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
- Major heat risk and triple digit heat indices continue across southwest Middle TN with a Heat Advisory remaining in effect until 8 PM Sunday.
- Heat risk lessens early next week, but temperatures remain above-normal through the forecast period.
- Rain chances are low through this week.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 12:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 1220 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1220 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026 - Major heat risk and triple digit heat indices continue across southwest Middle TN with a Heat Advisory remaining in effect until 8 PM Sunday. - Heat risk lessens early next week, but temperatures remain above-normal through the forecast period. - Rain chances are low through this week. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Monday Night) Issued at 1021 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026 A weak disturbance is passing through the area this evening, and an unstable environment will continue to support a low chance for thunderstorms through about midnight. Main concern will continue to be strong winds due to inverted-V soundings and plenty of DCAPE. Once thunderstorms diminish, a calm night is then in store with just the development of patchy fog, particularly across the Plateau, to watch. Dry conditions expected on Sunday with a little bit of a dip in the temperatures. Look for highs in the upper-80s for the Plateau and into the mid-90s elsewhere. Still above normal, but certainly better than the three consecutive days of triple digits that BNA has recorded. Thanks to the drier air, heat indices will also stay below 100 with the exception being across the southwest where a Heat Advisory remains in effect through Sunday for those counties. Temperatures cool a little bit more on Monday with highs in the mid- 80s for the Plateau and into the low-90s west of it. Most of the area remains dry, but another weak disturbance allows for low to medium storm chances across the Plateau. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through next Sunday) Issued at 1021 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026 Unfortunately, the main story continues to be the heat. By Tuesday, the high pressure shifts back over the southeastern US, and temperatures will warm in response. Highs will be back in the mid- 90s Wednesday. It won't be quite as hot and humid as what we've been experiencing lately, but it'll still be uncomfortable with temperatures that are well above normal for September. A pattern change on Thursday brings a front into the area which increases rain chances into the weekend. While this front drops temperatures some, it won't be as strong as you may hope for as above normal temperatures continue to be favored. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1220 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026 VFR conditions at majority of TAF sites for the TAF period. Patchy fog is possible across the Plateau tonight, resulting in MVFR conditions. Any fog will diminish around 13Z, with northerly winds prevailing. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 93 68 90 70 / 0 0 10 0 Clarksville 93 64 90 68 / 0 0 0 0 Crossville 88 62 85 63 / 10 0 40 0 Columbia 97 67 93 70 / 0 0 10 0 Cookeville 89 65 87 67 / 0 0 30 0 Jamestown 86 64 86 65 / 10 0 20 0 Lawrenceburg 95 67 90 68 / 0 0 10 0 Murfreesboro 96 68 92 70 / 0 0 10 0 Waverly 94 66 90 70 / 0 0 0 0 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for TNZ056>058-060-061- 075-093>095. && SHORT TERM...Clements LONG TERM....Clements AVIATION.....Holley
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 5, 10:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1056 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
TNZ028-062-060445-
Rutherford TN-Wilson TN-
1056 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL RUTHERFORD AND
CENTRAL WILSON COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM CDT...
At 1055 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lebanon, moving south at 15 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, Mount Juliet, Watertown, Belinda City, Walterhill, Cedars Of
Lebanon State Park, and Gladeville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between mile markers 229 and 243.
Interstate 840 between mile markers 60 and 76.
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 3616 8651 3625 8626 3607 8606 3595 8644
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 342DEG 13KT 3614 8637
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
ClementsSpecial weather statement, Sep 6, 12:09 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1209 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
TNZ059-061-062-075-060600-
Rutherford TN-Williamson TN-Bedford TN-Marshall TN-
1209 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL...
SOUTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD...SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON AND NORTHERN
BEDFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM CDT...
At 1209 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Murfreesboro, moving south at 15 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...
Murfreesboro, Chapel Hill, Eagleville, Bell Buckle, Rover,
Christiana, Deason, Rockvale, Unionville, Triune, and Fosterville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 24 between mile markers 73 and 82.
Interstate 840 between mile markers 39 and 54.
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 3586 8672 3592 8647 3561 8625 3549 8666
TIME...MOT...LOC 0509Z 340DEG 12KT 3579 8657
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
ClementsSpecial weather statement, Sep 6, 2:11 AM CDT, 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
211 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
TNZ057-060-060800-
Hickman TN-Maury TN-
211 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MAURY AND EAST
CENTRAL HICKMAN COUNTIES THROUGH 300 AM CDT...
At 211 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles northwest of Columbia, moving south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Columbia, Mount Pleasant, Santa Fe, Williamsport, and Hampshire.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3578 8731 3581 8714 3560 8700 3555 8729
TIME...MOT...LOC 0711Z 342DEG 15KT 3575 8721
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
HolleyThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Rutherford | 51 min |
| Sep 5, 7:57 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Sep 5, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Sumner | 39 min |
| Sep 5, 10:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Wilson | 49 min |
| Sep 6, 12:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Rutherford | 51 min |
| Sep 6, 2:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Maury | 49 min |
| Sep 6, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Grundy | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.