19 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Nov 30, 10:40 AM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...ADD FLOOD WATCH INFORMATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1040 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2004 .DISCUSSION... KOHX VAD WIND PROFILE SHOWS 4KFT 50KT SOUTHWEST FLOW THIS MORNING... AHEAD OF STRONG UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. CELLS IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE WERE MOVING 220/50KT. 30/12Z KOHX RAOB HAS WARM NOSE AT 850 MB...AND SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS MOISTURE BOUNDARY/WARM FRONT SOUTHWEST. WARM FRONT SHOULD SHIFT NORTH AS SURFACE LOW STRENGTHENS AND TRACKS NORTHEAST. SOME ELEVATED INSTABILITY IN THE 30/12Z MODELS LATER TODAY...AND WILL KEEP THE CHANCE OF THUNDER GOING. MAIN THREAT WITH THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BE HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH REPEATING CELLS. FLOOD WATCH WARRANTED THROUGH 01/03Z. NO FORECAST UPDATE AT THIS TIME. && .BNA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH CONTINUE EAST OF A SPRINGFIELD TO WAYNESBORO LINE. && 04
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 523 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2004 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-011030- BEDFORD-BENTON-CANNON-CHEATHAM-CLAY-COFFEE-CUMBERLAND-DAVIDSON- DEKALB-DICKSON-FENTRESS-GILES-GRUNDY-HICKMAN-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS- JACKSON-LAWRENCE-LEWIS-MACON-MARSHALL-MAURY-MONTGOMERY-OVERTON-PERRY- PICKETT-PUTNAM-ROBERTSON-RUTHERFORD-SMITH-STEWART-SUMNER-TROUSDALE- VAN BUREN-WARREN-WAYNE-WHITE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON- 523 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT AND PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED FLOODING OVER PARTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT FOR AREAS EAST OF A SPRINGFIELD TO WAYNESBORO LINE. RAIN TOTALS BETWEEN ONE AND HALF AND TWO INCHES WILL BE COMMON IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. RAINFALL WILL LIKELY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND IN SOME POORLY DRAINED AREAS. SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY ALSO RISE TO NEAR BANKFULL. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT... AND A FEW COULD PRODUCE STRONG...GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS NEAR THE ALABAMA BORDER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 19
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:00 UTC.
19 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
TDOT reported Brush Creek road in the western part of the county and Miller Lane in the northern part had high water. Schools were let out early at 1 PM as a precautionary measure.
TDOT reported numerous roads were under high water and impassable. Cautionary signs were out on bridges. Schools were closed due to flooded roads the next day on Wednesday December 1.
TDOT reported some high water was occurring in the northern part of the county. Schools were let out early at 1 PM as a precautionary measure.
EMA director reported roads along the Green River and Indian Creek were flooding. Scattered areas in Wayne County had some high water on roads. Schools were let out early at about 1130 AM CST.
Spotter reported the intersection of Hihgway 85 and Turkey Creek Road was flooded. Ditches and culverts were spilling water onto roads around the county.
Davidson County OEM reported the intersection of Bell Road and Smith Springs Road was impassable due to high water in the Antioch section of Nashville. Also...the intersection of Nolensville Road and Culbertson Road had high water.
TDOT reported several roads around the county had high water. By 330 PM CST flooding was occurring at Sulphur Springs road...Buckeye Bottom...Highway 99 at Mount Pleasant...Thompson Road and Armstrong Valley.
TDOT said several roads were closed and impassable. School was let out early.
Several roads had high water on them...mainly at Bugscuffle and off U.S. Highway 41A toward Tullahoma.
TDOT reported several roads had high water on them around the county.
TDOT said that about 30 roads around the county had high water. A few roads near the Lebanon Town Square was blocked off due to the high water. By 330 PM CST...Spring Creek Bridge and Bluebird Road was closed due to flooding.
Flooding was occurring near the Franklin area at Southall Road and Old Hillsboro Road...just west of Franklin. Flooding was occurring on Del Rio Pike.
TDOT reported high water everywhere. Some high water signs were out.
TDOT said there was high water on all roads. Road closures were imminent.
Blackburn Fork Road and Highway 135 was flooded.
U.S. Highway 70 was down to one lane becasue of high water near Alexandria. Schools were closed the following day on Wednesday Dec. 1.
Some roads had high water on them around the county.
Several low spots were flooded near Crossville...including Spruce Loop Road.
High water problems on many roads. Many streams were out of their banks and washing out on the roads countywide.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, November 2004
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5426045, 5426046, 5426047, 5426048, 5426049, 5426106, 5426107, 5426109, 5426110, 5426183, 5426184, 5426185, 5426224, 5426225, 5426226, 5426227, 5426228, 5426229, 5426108.