Official: Tennessee flooding is ‘catastrophic situation’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Heavy flooding successful respective Middle Tennessee counties connected Saturday prompted h2o rescues, roadworthy closures, and communications disruptions, with respective radical reported missing. Flash flood warnings were successful effect for Dickson, Hickman, Houston and Humphreys counties connected Saturday afternoon. National Weather Service meteorologist Krissy Hurley tells The Tennessean the country received “about 20-25% of the yearly rainfall autumn full that this country sees successful a year” successful a azygous morning. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency activated its exigency operations center. In a bulletin, TEMA called the concern “dangerous and evolving” and urged radical to debar question successful the affected counties.