Middle TN avoids severe weather, but some damage, above normal rainfall reported

Much of Middle Tennessee caught a break as forecasts for widespread severe storms overnight late Sunday into early Monday didn’t materialize into dangerous weather despite tornado warnings.

Pockets of damage were still reported as rainfall amounts into early Monday continued to climb, according to National Weather Service Nashville Office Lead Meteorologist Jason B. Wright.

Damage reports from overnight to the weather service include:

• White House: A downed tree on High, way 76 in White House that caused power outages.

• Greenbrier: Portions of Old Greenbrier Pike at Worsham Springs Road underwater.

• Portland: A large tree down blocking both lanes at Highway 52 and Old Highway 52 with power out in the northern part of the city.

• Lawrence County: Wind damage caused 443 power outages a mile northeast of Loretto. A large tree and power lines were also reported down in Lawrence County.

Storms caused havoc Sunday morning in Clarksville as well. The Clarksville police and fire and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office have responded to numerous calls regarding downed power lines, trees and flooding, which caused traffic delays, mainly because of standing water.

Clarksville received 4.26 inches of rain in all Sunday and now has 12.87 inches of rain recorded for the month at Outlaw Field – 8.68 inches above normal, according to the weather service.

Crossville has 9.25 inches for the month, 4.86 inches above normal, Wright said.

Nashville’s monthly total stands at 6.63 inches, 2.34 inches above normal for May according to Wright.

A flood warning has been issued for the Red River at Port Royal that impacts Montgomery and Robertson counties. Minor flooding has occurred, according to the weather service.

A flood advisory is issued for the Cumberland River at Hunters Point affecting areas along the river in Wilson, Sumner and Trousdale counties.

Action stage in that area of the Cumberland is 48 feet. Late Monday morning the river was at 48.1 feet and rising, according to the weather service. Flood stage is 52 feet.

The Cumberland River at Clarksville and Dover are also under flood advisories, according to the weather service office.

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The line of storms forecast overnight Sunday into Memorial Day lost potential strength in part because portions of the atmosphere were not as conducive for the continued development of strong to severe thunderstorms, Wright said.

No severe weather or heavy rainfall is expected through next Sunday afternoon, Wright said.

Shower and thunderstorm chances will return to the Middle Tennessee region Friday night through next Sunday afternoon, but total rainfall amounts are expected to be around or less than a quarter of an inch and give saturated ground conditions time to dry out, Wright said.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Rainfall amounts go up and isolated damage reports in Middle Tennessee