NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — On Saturday afternoon and evening, we'll see increasing thunderstorm chances, and that's when we'll have the chance for strong to severe storms.
The storm could bring damaging wind gusts, hail, a chance of tornadoes and heavy downpours. Our Middle Tennessee area is in a Level 2 for severe risk
This system could bring 2 to 5 inches of rain to most of the mid-state and South Central Kentucky. With this coming after several inches of
rain earlier in the week, most of our area is will be under a flood watch late tonight until midday Sunday.
Starting late Friday night, the NWS predicts a significant rainfall event, which is expected to add another 3 to 5 inches of rain. Locally, higher amounts of 5 to 7 inches are possible.
Counties under the flood watch:
- Bedford
- Cannon
- Cheatham
- Clay
- Coffee
- Cumberland
- Davidson
- DeKalb
- Dickson
- Fentress
- Giles
- Grundy
- Hickman
- Houston
- Humphrey
- Jackson
- Lawrence
- Lewis
- Macon
- Marshall
- Maury
- Montgomery
- Overton
- Perry
- Pickett
- Putnam
- Robertson
- Rutherford
- Smith
- Stewart
- Sumner
- Trousdale
- Van Buren
- Warren
- Wayne
- White
- Williamson
- Wilson
Additionally, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is watching this weekend's forecast and how this will effect the dam systems, lakes and rivers.Here are the areas the Army Corps is watching.
- Due to the high volume of expected rainfall, navigation at Cheatham Lock may be impacted by this weekend, with potential short-term restrictions or closures lasting approximately two to three days.
- The USACE storage reservoirs of J. Percy Priest, Center Hill, Dale Hollow, and Wolf Creek currently have empty flood storage zones and may see rapid rises in lake levels as they hold back flood waters. These waters will be slowly released after the rain ends to prepare them for future events.
- Cordell Hull, Old Hickory, and Cheatham Dams do not have built-in flood storage and must release the water that runs into them, this may be done using their spillway gates or hydropower turbines, depending on the dam and how much water they must release.
If you have weather questions or storm damage photos and video, email my5@newschannel5.com.
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