Torrential rains and flooding forced the evacuation of horses in several locations in Tennessee. 

In central Tennessee, south of Nashville, riders attending a horse show near the town of Franklin heard emergency sirens and then had to battle swollen rivers to get their horses out to safety. Driving out, they had to brave flood waters rising quickly to the point where truck and trailer were half submerged. Some owners who did not have their own horse trailers, and had to depend on semi trucks provided by the show organizers to get their horses out.  

Meanwhile, throughout Williamson County, over 200 horses were evacuated to higher ground at the Williamson County Agriculture Center in Franklin.  They will likely have to stay there through the middle of the week.  

Throughout the Nashville region and Davidson Country, the Cumberland River system was inundated causing flash floods that killed at least seven people.  Many people, including prison inmates and nursing home residents, had to be evacuated, while over 36,000 homes were left without power.  

The Cumberland River was not expected to crest until 8pm Monday night,