As rains kept falling Sunday morning, highways, interstates, utility substations and homes found themselves flooded and submerged in water. From Bellvue in extreme west Nashville, to the Franklin city center in Williamson counter to the south, to the Metrocenter area of Rosa Parks in North Nashville; areas were taking on water way faster than these areas could drain the down pour of precipitation.
The lights were out in the 440 area of Nolensville Rd until late Sunday afternoon. At a near by intersection where the road dips low down an incline, a tow truck sat buried in sitting water with only the top of the window and it's roof top lights showing. Later that afternoon the tow truck was gone; but a van that tried to wade through the impasse was then left sitting in the water.
The closing of bridges into and out of Clarksville made it virtually an island still on Monday; with a one lane road leading in and out of downtown Clarksville. Riverside Road took on water, as the Cumberland continued to crest on Monday.
Even as the rains mostly stopped Sunday evening, and the Sun shown bright Monday; water levels continued to rise in rivers and lakes, as water sitting on the ground had no where else to go.
Wydam hotel took on water up to the hotels marquee. The Ohio National Guard, deployed out of Cincinnati, had to come down and rescue people out of upper floors in motor boats, as the Briely Parkway area had become a river.
Just a little bit further up Briley Parkway, 1,500 guest had to be evacuated from the Opryland hotel; relocated to McGavock High School.
We got pretty flooded out here in Nashville over the weekend, with houses still under water, and it's barely a blip on the national radar. Viewing national news throughout the day I only witnesses minimal coverage on HLN and Fox News. I never saw, in multiple viewings, any coverage on CNN on MSNBC.
Here locally 99.7 Super Talk FM had nonstop coverage of flooding and road closures throughout the day on Sunday until 6:30pm. They allowed the public to call in and ask for directions around the many closures, and to give reports on what was going out in their areas. Channel 2 News stayed with all day coverage on Monday until evening prime time network programs came on.
Monday evening after taking a flyover tour of the area with a state assembly and Congressional delegation, Governor Phil Bredesen held a press conference at Berry Field.
Gov. Bredesen noted in regard to the federal response that he had received a call from President Obama around noon. He then singed papers requesting federal FEMA help on the spot at the press conference, and handed them to a FEMA administrator who was on hand in Nashville.
Davidson County inmates filled tons of sand bag for the levy along the Cumberland; presumably for the levy near Metrocenter. Metrocenter has been closed down until further notice, which has standing water around the area that I observed.
Metro public buses haven't run since Saturday, and MTA announced that it has suspended bus service indefinitely.
As the sun went down Monday, LP Field, the Tennessee Titans Stadium, is literally a pool of water from flooding, as is much of the lower Broadway and downtown areas near the Cumberland. Read more: http://www.blogdoctor.me/2007/02/expandable-post-summaries.html#ixzz0fvTXmFSF
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