| Flood Impacts |
| 50.0 | FLOODING OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CAUSE BOTH BANKS TO OVERFLOW IN AND AROUND THE NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN AREA. EXTENSIVE FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE CUMBERLAND RIVER THROUGHOUT DAVIDSON COUNTY. FLOOD WATERS WILL COVER A LARGE PART OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA BETWEEN 2ND AVE AND THE RIVER. |
| 48.0 | THIS IS A MAJOR FLOOD. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OCCURS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND RIVER IN AND NEAR THE NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN AREA. FLOOD WATERS REACH 2ND AVE AND COVER MOST OF THE AREA BETWEEN 1ST AVE AND THE CUMBERLAND RIVER. |
| 45.0 | MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS. FLOOD WATERS COVER MOST OF RIVERFRONT PARK AND 1ST AVENUE IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE. LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND RIVER, ABOVE AND BELOW NASHVILLE, WILL BE FLOODED. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING FLOOD. AVOID THE RIVER. |
| 40.0 | FLOODING BEGINS ALONG THE RIVER IN AND AROUND THE NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN AREA. FLOOD WATERS APPROACH SOME INDUSTRIAL AREAS DOWNTOWN AND CUMBERLAND FIELD AIRPORT. |
| 39.0 | WATER OVERFLOWS THE RIVER BANK ALONG PENNINGTON BEND NEAR OPRY MILLS AND APPROACHES THE LANDING AT RIVERFRONT PARK IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE. |
| 38.5 | WATER REACHES SEVERAL LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND RIVER IN AND AROUND THE NASHVILLE AREA. THE PENNINGTON BEND AREA NEAR OPRY MILLS BEGINS TO FLOOD. |
