Update, 9 a.m. Monday: About 20 vehicles were trapped in the parking lot Sunday night, according to Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency Director Ed Baggett. He said tow trucks were called in to pull them out so they could be started.

Update, 8 p.m.: There are 177 customers without power in the St. Bethlehem area of Clarksville, according to CDE Lightband.

Update, 6:50 p.m.: Rainwater poured into the main entrance of the mall, causing ceiling tiles to fall, according to Joe Bell with Cafaro, the owners of Governors Square Mall.

“Whenever you get that kind of downfall on a flat roof, any flaw of any kind, that rainfall will find it and cause leaks,” Bell told Clarksville Now.

Cars in the flooded parking lot behind Governors Square Mall at about 6:30 p.m. July 25, 2021 (Peyton Fain, contributed)
Cars in the flooded parking lot behind Governors Square Mall at about 6:30 p.m. July 25, 2021 (Peyton Fain, contributed)
Cars in the flooded parking lot behind Governors Square Mall at about 6:30 p.m. July 25, 2021 (Peyton Fain, contributed)
Cars in the flooded parking lot behind Governors Square Mall at about 6:30 p.m. July 25, 2021 (Peyton Fain, contributed)
Water floods cars at Governors Square Mall during a downpour Sunday night, July 25, 2021. (James Stewart, contributed)
Water pours into Governors Square Mall during a downpour Sunday night, July 25, 2021. (James Stewart, contributed)
Water pours into Governors Square Mall during a downpour Sunday night, July 25, 2021. (James Stewart, contributed)

A cleaning crew from ServPro was on the scene cleaning the water and any damage, Bell told Clarksville Now. He wasn’t aware of any leaks in any stores or locations other than the main entrance.

The mall was closing anyway Sunday at 6 p.m., just after the roof leak, and the plan is for the mall to reopen as usual Monday morning.

There was also about 2 feet of water in the rear parking lot of the mall, Bell said. The sudden deluge of heavy rain simply overwhelmed the system, and they will let it drain off.

Previously:

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Water was pouring through the roof at Governors Square Mall Sunday night after a downpour broke into a day with heat indexes near 110 degrees.

James Stewart was at the mall when the water started pouring in and captured images of the scene.

Other residents shared images of parking lot flooding that reached past the bottom of car doors.

Flash Flood Warning

The National Weather Service in Nashville issued a Flash Flood Warning for northeastern Montgomery County until 7:15 p.m.

At 5:19 p.m. thunderstorms were producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area, the NWS said.

Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas is possible.

This article will be updated.