Flooding in Tennessee

It's wet, really wet here in Dickson Tennessee. It has been raining for 2 days, and boy has it rained. In Tennessee we had received RECORD breaking amounts of rain. Almost all of Nashville, Franklin, Maury County, Hickman County, Davidson County and most of Middle Tennessee are covered by FEET of water. We haven't received such large amounts of rain in 31 YEARS!
It's scary to be honest. I have called and texted friends and family to ensure that everyone is accounted for and is okay. Everyone seems to be making it with minor flooding issues. One of my aunts who lives in Southeastern Nashville has reported that the first floor of her house is under water, and that includes her driveway, yard and her street. She is staying at her in-laws until the water begins to receded.
My brother who lives and works on a farm in Maury County near the Natchez Trace Parkway has suffered major issues. Fields are flooded, they had to relocate an entire nursery barn so the calves would not drown, a $140,000 tractor is submerged up to it's cab in flood water in what was a freshly plowed field, cows have been moved to higher ground due to flooding. So far they still are counting 506 head of cattle, which is what they started out with before the rains began.
The most terrifying part is that my best friends family lives in Coble TN, which is in the middle of no where to put it nicely. It's a small community that has SEVERAL creeks running through it and is not too far from the Duck River. It is a low laying area, and the homes are older, most of them were built in the 1930's with newer double wide trailer homes. The only way to access the homes on HWY 50 is by boat, there is no electricity, no phones, no radio contact. They are essentially unreachable in a record breaking flood.
I an worried about their safety. I know that my best friend's brother has several small children under the age of 7 years old, and the community of Coble is made up of elderly, and young people with children. The news teams that are covering this of course are stuck just as the rest of us are, and so that leaves us wondering about our loved ones who do not live in Nashville, or Franklin. All we can do is hope and pray that they are surviving the flood.
In Dickson the main roads seem to be serviceable, there are of course flooded areas and down power lines, but my husband has ventured to the local movie rental shop and back in one piece. He did go by Buckner Park and of course the lake there is over-full. The parking areas and tennis courts are underwater, which is odd to see.
My parents live in Lyles and a local church near there home is underwater and the road to the church is gone. Not simply underwater, but gone. These are terrible times. We are in a state of emergency due to flooding. Stranded travelers, homes and shops underwater, power outages, downed trees, and not to mention road closures are what we are dealing with at the moment. It's all so surreal.
I'm hoping that tomorrow I'll have some photos of the flooding to post, and that we will have some kind of info about the people in Coble. Now that we have had all of this rain we are seriously considering purchasing a snorkel for our Jeeps. Be safe everyone!

FLOODING TIPS
DO NOT CROSS A FLOODED AREA IN A CAR, SUV OR TRUCK. Water can rise quicker than expected and can sweep you and your car into much deeper water.

IF YOU ARE GOING OUT KEEP A LIFE JACKET IN YOUR CAR. Think of your car as a boat with wheels on it. Better to be safe than sorry.

IF YOUR YARD IS FLOODING AND IT IS GETTING CLOSER TO YOUR HOUSE MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A LIFE JACKET AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. Higher ground could be a roof top, a hill, a tree, a neighbor's home. Just get away from the water.

USE COMMON SENSE. IF YOU THINK THE SITUATION IS DANGEROUS THEN IT IS. FIND ANOTHER ROUTE IF TRAVELING, be helpful to other travelers, meaning if the way you just came from is flooded tell them before they get to the dangerous section of road.

IF YOUR CAR GETS MIRED IN FLOOD WATERS ROLL YOUR WINDOW DOWN AND CRAWL THROUGH IT BEFORE THE WATER REACHES WINDOW HEIGHT! It is easier to roll down a window than to open a car door against water pressure and water currents. If you need to climb of top of your car's roof to signal for help and make sure to put your life jacket on!

STAY AT A SAFE PLACE. DO NOT GO OUT UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. The less you are out on flooded roads the less of a chance you have of getting stuck or worse.