Updated 10:00 a.m.
Still have 2,700 people without power in Cumberland Electric’s service area, mostly concentrated in Montgomery and Stewart counties.
See the outage map
here.
Updated 8:10 a.m.
Montgomery County officials are now reporting a second sink hole after last night’s flooding.
Reports of two sinkholes in the county. One on shoulder of I24E at MM 9.5. The other near 670 Vaughn Road.— MC Sheriff’s Office (@mcsotn)
September 1, 2017
Updated 7:30 a.m.
Take a look at rainfall estimates from overnight.
The remnants of Harvey resulted in heavy rains and flooding across the northwest part of Middle TN overnight.
pic.twitter.com/hGPnkBssFA— NWS Nashville (@NWSNashville)
September 1, 2017
Updated 7:15 a.m.
Nashville Electric Service says about a thousand homes remain without power. NES says crews worked through the night repairing lines taken down by falling trees. They’re also replacing some broken poles.
To close the loop on this, the power is still out after 8 hours, and
@NESpower is on hand with a chainsaw buzzing.
pic.twitter.com/GixOUnMHpw— Tony Gonzalez (@TGonzalez)
September 1, 2017
Updated 6:40 a.m.
Most creek levels are falling in Middle Tennessee, but the National Weather Service is watching the Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, which is still rising.
The Harpeth is now well into moderate flood stage.
Follow the latest here.
Updated 6:10 a.m.
Montgomery County is warning residents to avoid some roads. The National Weather Service has also issued a flood advisory for areas near Clarksville where the Cumberland River is expected to rise nearly 20 feet by Saturday morning.
Several school districts have closed due to flooding overnight. Metro Schools, Montgomery, Robertson and Sumner counties are all calling off class for the day.
Central office will be open. 12-month employees are urged to use caution & discretion today.
#BeSafeEveryone— Metro Schools (@MetroSchools)
September 1, 2017
The remnants of Hurricane Harvey soaked Middle Tennessee throughout the night and caused power outages as transformers sparked out under the stress of the storm.
Video of explosion via a neighbor.
#tspotter #37206
https://t.co/e8rI8ItfG8— Tony Gonzalez (@TGonzalez)
September 1, 2017
At one point, 12,000 Nashville Electric Service customers were without power. Thousands more in Montgomery and Williamson counties have been in the dark.
Nashville’s emergency operations center deactivated at 5 a.m. after a long night watching heavy rain inundate the region, though unevenly. Some parts of Davidson County got nearly nine inches of rain last night. Other areas got just a couple of inches.
Creeks rose quickly to flood levels, but most watersheds are returning to normal except Whites Creek. It has now crested but is taking a while to fall.
With the exception of Whites Creek all watersheds have returned to normal levels. Whites Creek remains at moderate flood stage.— Nashville EOC/OEM (@NashvilleEOC)
September 1, 2017
More than 50 people had to be evacuated near the creek. Emergency personnel responded to dozens of calls for help. But there have been no reports of injuries or missing people. The First Baptist Church in Joelton opened as a shelter overnight.
Metro Public Works spent the evening clearing downed trees that were blocking roads and barricading streets that were under water. A small landslide was reported in Sumner County. Swift water teams spent the night performing water rescues.