The weekend’s very wet weather left most residents of eastern Tennessee hoping to dry out Sunday night. The National Weather Service issued several flood warnings over the weekend as heavy rains were swelling middle Tennessee waterways. In Clarksville, the Cumberland River reached flood stage in some areas which resulted in several residents needing to be rescued from their homes.

There was also residential flooding in Houston County with some significant home damage being reported there. There were also a few churches and businesses flooded in that county as well as some drivers who ended up being stranded in their vehicles.

Many roadways in the mid part of Tennessee were flooded over the weekend due to heavy rainfall. What caused all the wet weather was a low pressure system that crossed the state Saturday night and Sunday morning, producing thunderstorms which dropped very heavy downpours of rain. Some areas received four to five inches of rainfall in just a 24 hour period. Many small streams in the path of the heavy rains quickly overflowed their banks, resulting in flash flooding.

The Emergency Management Association director in Stewart County said that his county experienced widespread flooding from the weekend’s storms and that flooding occurred pretty much in all low-lying areas. A shelter was set up Sunday in La Vergne for anyone in the county who was forced to leave their flooded homes. The American Red Cross had a mobile first aide station available in Stewart County to treat those who were affected by the strong storms and flooding in the area.

In Mt. Juliet, officials said that the flash flooding happened so quickly there that they were not able to close off roadways in time. They werer urging people over the weekend to stay at home and not to drive on any street or roadway which was submerged in water.

While the weekend was bleak for people living in the mid section of Tennessee, forecasters have told rain-weary residents that things will be drying up as warmer, sunny weather was in the forecast for the first part of the work week.