On March 29, Nashville Tennessee experienced more than seven inches of rain, the second-highest total rainfall ever recorded according to Mayor John Cooper. Homes and businesses were flooded, roads were impassable, and because of that dozens of people had to be rescued in the Nashville area. Unfortunately, four people died because of this flash flooding, according to AP.  AP also said that thousands of people came together to help one another, the Red Cross became involved and the fire department was doing everything they could to control the flooding. 

They knew that they were getting a bad storm but they did not predict how bad the flooding was actually going to be. Nashville Fire Chief, William Swann, told the Associated Press that swift-water teams were placed on standby in anticipation of the storm, but they were underprepared for what was going to happen. Over 34 swift water rescues were carried out, according to county Emergency Management Agency Director Todd Horton. As many as 18 homes in one neighborhood had to be evacuated, and a portion of Interstate 40 was temporarily shut down. At least 130 people were rescued from cars, apartments, and homes, while about 40 dogs were moved from a Nashville boarding kennel, Camp Bow Wow, to another location according to the AP. 

Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake said,  “four bodies were found after Seven Mile Creek flooded. The body of a 70-year-old Nashville man, identified by police Sunday night as Garry Cole, was found in a submerged car in the creek behind a store. The bodies of a 46-year-old woman and a 64-year-old man were found in a wooded area near a homeless camp. The last body was a 65-year-old man who was found on a golf course.” According to Ap many rivers and creeks were at their highest levels since 2010. Luckily the amount of deaths compared to 2010 is substantially lower. In 2010 they had 21 deaths. Since this has been one of the worst floods in a while, people did not know what to do resulting in some deaths. 

According to AP, March is a very difficult month for Tennessee residents regarding the weather. The storms get out of control and they never know what is going to hit them. Last March, tornadoes killed more than 20 people and destroyed more than 140 buildings in Middle Tennessee according to AP.  Even though the storm is over they still expect to see more flooding. Brittney Whitehead, a weather service meteorologist in Nashville said, “Over the next couple of days, we’ll see some of our rivers continue to rise. And we’ve got several flood warnings out for those areas that we expect to remain high, at least into Monday,”. Hopefully this time everyone will remain safe and be evacuated as soon as it is necessary.