The Great Tennessee Flood of 2010

I live in Williamson County which is the county just south of Nashville and we received our share of the tremendous rains this past week-end (May 1 & 2) that led to the massive flooding in Middle Tennessee.

We are very fortunate that our house is well elevated and we received no damage from flood waters. I did have a good amount of gravel was away from our driveway, but others suffered so much more. The cul-de-sac and street we lived on looked like a river with all the water and debris coming off the hillside and there were a couple of good size cascades where the water was pouring into the cul-de-sac. The creek that runs through our subdivision rose to unprecedented heights and the road into our neighborhood was closed a good portion of Saturday and Sunday due to the high water.

Yes, this would have been a great chance for some impressive photography, but I was sleeping… I got hit with cold/flu symptoms on Friday and spent most of the day Sat. laying on the couch in a cold medicine induced slumber. I did manage to take a few brief video clips out our window on Saturday and during a brief walk around the neighborhood on Sunday after the majority of the rain had passed.

Here's some brief scenes from our neighborhood showing some of the water: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8B0pz7yzcA

My thoughts and well wishes go out to those that suffered much more than we did during this is disaster. There are some amazing photos out on the internet of scenes from around Nashville.