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Tennessee flash flooding leaves 4 dead, forces rescues for trapped residents

Severe storms bring high water to central Tennessee

By Dom Calicchio Fox News
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Major flash flooding overnight in central Tennessee left four people dead with numerous people trapped by rising waters, authorities said.

A man was found in a submerged car near a creek, Fox 17 Nashville reports. Another man was found on a golf course after police say he may have left his vehicle and been swept away. Another man and a woman were found near a homeless camp.

Accounts included reports of emergency responders assisting people at apartment complexes and drivers traveling along flooded area roadways.

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    A car that was carried by floodwaters leans against a tree in a creek Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Heavy rain across Tennessee flooded homes and roads as a line of severe storms crossed the state. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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    Adam Wirdzek stops to look at a utility building that was carried down a flooded creek Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Heavy rain across Tennessee flooded homes and roads as a line of severe storms crossed the state. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) ((AP Photo/Mark Humphrey))

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    A vehicle passes a utility building that was carried onto a street by floodwaters Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Heavy rain across Tennessee flooded homes and roads as a line of severe storms crossed the state. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) ((AP Photo/Mark Humphrey))

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"Water is a very powerful, powerful thing and it doesn’t take much to sweep your car away," Katy Morgan, chief meteorologist for FOX 17 of Nashville, commented.

Heavy rainfall was expected to continue in the region for several hours early Sunday, with alerts in effect until 4:30 a.m. for Nashville, Franklin, Brentwood and Mount Juliet, The Tennessean newspaper of Nashville reported. Other alerts were in effect until 7 a.m.

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"Major flash flooding is occurring with numerous roads, interstates and homes flooded with water rescues ongoing!" the National Weather Service wrote in a message. "Please stay home and do not travel!"

On Saturday afternoon, a powerful storm in Lexington, Tennessee, caused significant damage, the newspaper reported. A tornado had been warned for the area but it wasn’t immediately clear if a tornado had actually struck.

Dom Calicchio is a Senior Editor at FoxNews.com. Reach him at dom.calicchio@foxnews.com. Follow him on Twitter @DomCalicchioFOX