Apr 23, 2018
A large upper level low located over the Mid-Mississippi Valley brought widespread moderate to heavy rainfall of 2 to 4 inches to most of Middle Tennessee on April 22, with additional bands of showers and thunderstorms rotating around the upper low dropping 1 to 3 inches of rain in some areas once again on April 23. This additional heavy rain falling on top of already saturated ground caused significant flash flooding in portions of the Nashville metro area during the afternoon hours on April 23
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 749366). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rutherford County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.