At least four people die in Nashville in the flood followed by 5.75 inches of rainfall.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency warning overnight for Nashville, Brentwood, Franklin, and Mt. Juliet.
More than 130 people have been rescued from their, houses apartments and vehicles, so far.
Local authorities have found the dead bodies of three men and a woman.
The Nashville Fire Department and water rescue teams say the floods are causing mudslides and trapping people in their homes.