Update, 3 p.m.: The Montgomery County Government has announced the Red Cross opened a shelter for those impacted by the floods or without power at 3 p.m. today. Below is the location, address and contact information.

  • Place: Clarksville Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Address: 1230 Northfield Dr, Clarksville, TN 37040
  • Contact Information: (931) 648-3314

Update, 2 p.m.: The Montgomery County Highway Department released an update saying they are monitoring problem areas across the county, and their crews are out managing traffic and assessing damage. “While water is receding in some places, the storm is still having an impact where rain that fell north of us continues to inundate the rivers and creeks,” said the update on Montgomery County’s official Facebook page.

Montgomery County encourages residents to restrict travel if possible, there is the possibility that the Red River and Cumberland will continue to rise. “Please take extra precautions to avoid these areas. Crews will be working diligently to keep the roadways passable, so if you must travel, please pay attention to closures, detours, and changes in traffic patterns.

Red River at Port Royal overview. (Contributed by Montgomery County Highway Department)
International Blvd. (Montgomery County Highway Department contributed)
Montgomery County Highway worker in action. (Montgomery County Highway Department contributed)

Previously

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Over the course of the past 24 hours, the Montgomery County Fire Service has helped rescue two separate vehicles who were trapped on flooded roadways.

MCFS units with Station 17 helped retrieve two trapped motorists in a vehicle that had gotten stuck at the intersection of Alfred Thun Road and Corporate Parkway on the evening of Feb. 15.

Station 17 also had another water rescue early this morning, and Tower 17 was set up once again to rescue a woman trapped in flooded waters on International Boulevard.

MCFS Fire Chief Michael Rios reminds community members to not drive through flooded water. “The slogan is turn around don’t drown. Don’t drive around barriers, they’re put in place for a reason,” Rios told Clarksville Now.

The Flash Flood Warning for Montgomery County was cancelled earlier this morning, but the Flood Watch and Warning still remain, according to previous reports.