NWS Nashville TNFF.W 0001May 31, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Jackson, Overton and Putnam, TN
The National Weather Service office in Nashville issued a flash flood warning for Jackson, Overton and Putnam in Tennessee, which was in force until 8:30 p.m. local time on May 31. It was the 1st flash flood warning the NWS office in Nashville issued in 2026. Tennessee had 16 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 18 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Tennessee's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.5 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, Overton and Putnam
- State
- Tennessee
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:59 p.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- Expires
- 8:30 p.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KOHX FF.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee since 2008Every warning type in Tennessee
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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... West Central Overton County in middle Tennessee... North Central Putnam County in middle Tennessee... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 559 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 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Gainesboro 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. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
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