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Mt. Juliet police responded to 15 calls involving flooding conditions and impassable roadways in the city on the evening of July 21 as storms moved through the region.
Police described the most serious report at around 9:15 p.m. on Lebanon Road near Matterhorn Drive. A Nissan Altima driven by a 26-year-old woman became disabled in fast-moving water that rose to the vehicle’s windows.
An officer was able to remove the woman from the vehicle. No injuries were reported.
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Around 10:30 p.m., Mt. Juliet firefighters responded to a home in the 2900 block of West Division Street that was surrounded by deep water.
Fire personnel deployed a rescue raft and safely evacuated three adults, three children and an infant at the residents’ request. Police assisted the family with obtaining accommodations at a nearby hotel.
The Wilson County Sheriff's Office reported several roads covered in water including Central Pike at Lohman Road and Leeville Road, Quarry Road at Hickory Ridge Saundersville Ferry at Bellwood Drive and Beckwith Road. No structural damage was reported.
Areas of Mt. Juliet received up to 3.40 inches of rain according to the National Weather Service. Other rainfall totals included Old Hickory at 3.40 inches, Hermitage 3.44 inches, Nashville 3.27 inches and White House 3.74 inches.
Davidson County water rescues
In Nashville, firefighters rescued seven people from rising floodwaters, the Nashville Fire Department said July 22.
"While many were sleeping, NFD crews were responding to dangerous flooding across Nashville," the department said. "Flash flooding can develop quickly. Never drive or walk through flooded roadways."
In a video posted to Instagram, a team of four firefighters, wearing white helmets and red life jackets, carried supplies to a car trapped on Tulip Grove Road in Hermitage. Waters rushed toward the car, cresting over the top of the tires.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Flooding, damage reports as storms roll through Middle Tennessee
