NWS Nashville TNFF.W 0076September 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Jackson and Overton, TN
The National Weather Service office in Nashville issued a flash flood warning for Jackson and Overton in Tennessee, which was in force until 12:30 a.m. local time on September 22. It was the 76th flash flood warning the NWS office in Nashville issued in 2026. Tennessee had 8 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 11 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Tennessee's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.8 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Nashville TN
- Area
- Jackson and Overton
- State
- Tennessee
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:42 p.m. CDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 12:30 a.m. CDT, September 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KOHX FF.W 0076
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWOHX The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Jackson County in Middle Tennessee... Central Overton County in Middle Tennessee... * Until 1230 AM CDT. * At 942 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. 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... Livingston and Cummins Falls State Park.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.