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Life threatening flooding in Nashville

Word spread just a few hours ago:
 
 FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY!
 Numerous water rescues continue across southern #Nashville with reports of people clinging to trees. This is a life-threatening situation - do not travel tonight!


Heavy rains and torrential downpours were responsible for widespread flooding overnight Saturday.. there were countless scanner reports of people being trapped in homes, some standing on top of cars, and water rescues occurring throughout the metro area..

Some areas of Nashville and other parts of Tennessee saw between 5 and 10 inches of rain Saturday, leading to the extreme weather event.

The National Weather Service in Nashville reports that the city has measured another 0.94" of rain since midnight. This gives Nashville a 2-day rainfall total of 6.69". This surpasses the 6.68" measured on September 13-14, 1979, and gives the city the 2nd largest 2-day rainfall total in Nashville's history, trailing only May 1-2, 2010

DEVELOPING...


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