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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 9:02 PM Aug. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SMITH...
SOUTHEASTERN SUMNER...NORTHEASTERN WILSON...SOUTHWESTERN MACON AND
TROUSDALE COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM CDT...

At 402 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hartsville, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Hartsville, Bledsoe Creek State Park, Dickerson Chapel Recreation
Area, and Dixon Springs.

This includes Interstate 40 near mile marker 243.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 8:08 PM Aug. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Davidson County in Middle Tennessee...
Southwestern Sumner County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 308 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Nashville, Madison, Hendersonville, Goodlettsville, Belle Meade,
Lakewood, Old Hickory, Hermitage, Berry Hill, Green Hill, Whites
Creek and Percy Priest Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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