Areas of Clarksville along the Cumberland River are bracing for flood water impacts. Between 12 a.m. (midnight) and 12 p.m. (noon), on Saturday, February 15, 2025, some 4 inches of rainfall was measured by the official National Weather Service reporting station at Clarksville Regional Airport at Outlaw Field. An additional 1 to 2 inches is expected to be recorded in Clarksville by 8 p.m. this evening, before the flooding rains are expected to finally diminish late tonight.
Officials say all of the rain has fallen on soils that were already excessively saturated by previous rains of the past few days and the result has been alarming scenes of flash flooding throughout Clarksville and surrounding areas. Mayor Joe Pitts says “With all of the rain we’ve had in recent weeks, we were bracing for a significant flash flooding event. Today, unfortunately, it happened, bringing challenges throughout our City, and our first priority is helping our residents who are dealing with the brunt of it.”
He adds they are monitoring weather forecasts closely, and the Street Department got ahead of the issue throughout the week, placing about 1,000 sandbags plus barricades in areas where there has historically been flooding.
As the rains end late tonight, Pitt says additional attention will be shifted to a new River Flood Warning issued this afternoon for the Cumberland River at Clarksville, where at least moderate flooding is forecasted to occur between Saturday evening, February 15, at 10 p.m. and Tuesday, February 18, at close to 9 p.m. The Cumberland is expected to crest in Clarksville at 52 feet early Monday. Flood stage is 46 feet.
