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Originally Posted by christiangirl
Wow! That's nuts! Those pix are insane, I can't even imagine....
Can someone please explain why the buildings are that far underwater if there was only 18" of rain? Is part of it from the rivers washing over? I'm not from an area that floods much, so forgive me.
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I'm assuming it's the same thing that happened in my city two years ago. The large amount of rain that fell in such a short time doesn't have anywhere to go because the ground is oversaturated. So it goes into the rivers, which then crest at extremely high levels, causing them to run over their banks and into the city.
Or, what Blondie93 said.
Flooding is horrible. Thoughts to the people of Nashville - this will take years to recover from.