Don't Underestimate The Power Of Water

Heavy rainfall created a dangerous situation in northern Tennessee Wednesday morning, leading to flooding and water rescues. More than a half-foot of rain fell in a short period of time, forcing a flood emergency to be declared by the National Weather Service.

The flood emergency impacted Trousdale County, as well as northern Sumner and western Macon counties, on Wednesday morning. An area near Westmoreland received 6.21 inches of rain in the morning hours, according to NWS storm reports.

The NWS said it was "becoming very concerned about the additional thunderstorms developing upstream along the (Kentucky and Tennessee) border and spreading southeast into northern Sumner and Macon Counties. If this continues, it could create a very serious flash flood situation."

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Water rescues were reported Wednesday morning in the towns of Oak Grove, Gallatin and Castalian Springs, according to WSMV.com. Northeast of Nashville, flooding was reported in Trousdale County, where schools were canceled Wednesday.

"The Hartsville City Park was basically destroyed by the weather," Trousdale County Emergency Management Agency deputy director Matt Batey told the Tennessean. "The baseball and the softball fields are all destroyed. All the fences are torn down. The concessions stands are all flooded."

Water entered at least one home in Mt. Juliet, and flooding was reported at a nearby shopping center, according to NWS storm reports. Northwest of Carthage, a road was reportedly washed out, carrying a car into a nearby creek. It was not immediately known if there was anyone inside the vehicle.

"They started rescuing people at 3:30 a.m. and since then we've done three water rescues for a total of five individuals and two dogs," Batey also told the Tennessean. "So far no injuries or deaths are reported."

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