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Part of: Colbert County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued August 8 at 5:19PM CDT until August 8 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Rutherford, TN; Smith, TN; Wilson, TN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 505,361 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Rutherford, TN; Smith, TN; Wilson, TN · ≈ 790 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Storm report NWS OHX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 7 NE Spring Hill, TN
Flooding near First Bank Amphitheater.
- Bulletin NWS Nashville TN
Flash Flood Warning issued
Rutherford, TN; Smith, TN; Wilson, TN
- News Rutherford Source
8/7/26: Severe Flash Flood Warning - Overcast with Slight Rain; High 91.4, Low 74.1, Winds Up to 17.6, Precip Total 0.5…
- Storm report NWS OHX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 7 E Spring Hill, TN
flooding on Bethesda Rd at Bethesda-Duplex Rd.
Show 3 earlier updates
- NWS OHX storm report Storm report
- Durham Herald Sun News
UPDATE: Flood advisory active for Polk and Rutherford counties Thursday night
- FOX Carolina News News
Flooding affecting roads in Rutherford County, officials say
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.