NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee emergency officials say flash flooding overnight heavily damaged homes in two counties.
Straight-line winds also downed trees and caused sporadic power outages in Nashville and a wide swath of northern and Middle Tennessee into parts of southwestern Kentucky.
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency declared a state of emergency Thursday. About 20 homes were destroyed in Stewart County, along with a church and day care. Sumner County reports 30 homes damaged and four bridges with major damage.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for much of Middle Tennessee through 10 p.m. as a second storm system comes through the area.
In Kentucky, storms downed power lines and damaged buildings in the Paducah area. And a small tornado hit nearby Metropolis, Illinois, but no life-threatening injuries were reported.
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