NWS Nashville TNFF.W 0073September 8, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Wayne, TN
The National Weather Service office in Nashville issued a flash flood warning for Wayne in Tennessee, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on September 8. It was the 73rd 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 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Nashville TN
- Area
- Wayne
- State
- Tennessee
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:53 p.m. CDT, September 8, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. CDT, September 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KOHX FF.W 0073
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
FFWOHX The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Wayne County in Middle Tennessee... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 153 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Cypress Inn.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.