Middle Tennessee under flood guard from Friday to Sunday

Nashville, Tenn. (WTVF) – The National Weather Service issued a flood guard for the majority of the Middle Tennessee with more rain this weekend.

Most of our New Schannel 5 -consideration area has already experienced precipitation this week, and some districts have already dealt with some struggles of fall floods.

From the late Friday evening, the NWS predicts a significant precipitation event that is expected to add another 3 to 5 inch rain. Higher quantities of 5 to 7 inches are possible on site.

Counties under the flood guard:

• Bedford
• cannon
• Cheatham
• clay
• Coffee
• Cumberland
• Davidson
• DEKALB
• Dickson
• Fentress
• Giles
• Basic
• Hickman
• Houston
• Humphreys
• Jackson
• Lawrence
• Lewis
• Macon
• Marshall
• Maury
• Montgomery
• Overton
• Perry
• Picket
• Putnam
• Robertson
• Rutherford
• Blacksmith
• Stewart
• Sum
• Trousdale
• Van Buren
• labyrinth
• Way
• White
• Williamson
• Wilson

In addition, the US Army Corps of Engineers observes the forecast of this weekend and how this affects the dam systems, lakes and rivers.
Here are the areas that the Army Corps observed.

• Due to the high volume of the expected precipitation, the navigation at Cheatham Lock can be affected by this weekend, with potential short -term restrictions or closures taking about two to three days.
• The USA’s Storage Reservoirs by J. Percy Priest, Center Hill, Dale Hollow and Wolf Creek currently have empty flood areas and can see quick increases in the Seehandel when they hold back the flood. These waters are slowly released after the rain is over to prepare them for future events.
• Cordell Hull, Old Hickory and Cheaham dams have no built-in flood storage and have to release the water that gets into them. This can be done with your spillway goals or hydropower turbines, depending on the dam and how much water you have to release.

Do you have weather questions? You can send an e -mail to [email protected].

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A village is needed! Hats off the Wilson County Rotary Clubs for investing in our children in such a tangible way. Place 100,000 books in the hands of small learners is something to celebrate. I love keeping the books in a bank vault – they are really invaluable!

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