Today Tennessee saw the worst flood in it's history!! The previous record flood was in 1979. When I woke up this morning at 6:30 it was raining, as it had been for almost 24 hours, so hard that you couldn't see more than a couple of feet out of the window. It continued to rain and by 8:30am I was
beginning to think the car was going to be swept away in the river that was once our front yard.
The creek in our front yard overflowed and there was water flowing from the neighbors yard. As you can see in this picture it was only about 10 feet from where my car was parked.
This picture was taken from our front porch at the same time as the above picture. Notice the lake on the right in our neighbors yard. There is also water flowing from the side of our house.
This was also taken from the front porch. Notice how the river flows into the neighbors yard. I saw a trash can, lumber, and other storm debris flow through this river.
This was taken looking towards our house. The water was flowing so fast it was unreal. It was coming from everywhere.
This is the same view as an above picture, but was taken about 2 hours later after the water had subsided.
Front yard minus the river, about 10:30am.
This is what the creek looked like from the bridge, I almost got my kayak out!
The creek in the neighbors yard was still flooded.
The lake in the neighbors yard after the water had gone down.
Storm debris. Taken from our house looking at the road. We had relatively no damage except for a little water in our basement and some of our driveway being in the yard. We were blessed to have made it through with so little damage. Mark Anthony had to work this morning and on the way he drove through the tail end of a tornado. He is still at work now and won't be home till tomorrow morning, 5/3, about 7am. He spent most of his morning rescuing people from their homes in
Gallatin. Unlike other fire departments who used boats and jet skis to reach stranded people they only had rope. Last I heard he had rescued about seven people from their houses today including several children. He is safe, but exhausted. He is truly a hero and I hope he and the other firefighters who risked their lives today will be recognized for their bravery. Please continue to pray for him as he continues to work tonight. We have been truly blessed today, but many lost everything. Please continue to pray for all who have suffered loss today.
The creek in our front yard overflowed and there was water flowing from the neighbors yard. As you can see in this picture it was only about 10 feet from where my car was parked.
This picture was taken from our front porch at the same time as the above picture. Notice the lake on the right in our neighbors yard. There is also water flowing from the side of our house.
This was also taken from the front porch. Notice how the river flows into the neighbors yard. I saw a trash can, lumber, and other storm debris flow through this river.
This was taken looking towards our house. The water was flowing so fast it was unreal. It was coming from everywhere.
This is the same view as an above picture, but was taken about 2 hours later after the water had subsided.
Front yard minus the river, about 10:30am.
This is what the creek looked like from the bridge, I almost got my kayak out!
The creek in the neighbors yard was still flooded.
The lake in the neighbors yard after the water had gone down.
Storm debris. Taken from our house looking at the road. We had relatively no damage except for a little water in our basement and some of our driveway being in the yard. We were blessed to have made it through with so little damage. Mark Anthony had to work this morning and on the way he drove through the tail end of a tornado. He is still at work now and won't be home till tomorrow morning, 5/3, about 7am. He spent most of his morning rescuing people from their homes in Gallatin. Unlike other fire departments who used boats and jet skis to reach stranded people they only had rope. Last I heard he had rescued about seven people from their houses today including several children. He is safe, but exhausted. He is truly a hero and I hope he and the other firefighters who risked their lives today will be recognized for their bravery. Please continue to pray for him as he continues to work tonight. We have been truly blessed today, but many lost everything. Please continue to pray for all who have suffered loss today. 
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