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mented in the late 1960s, flooding parts of downtown Nashville. Waters from the Cumberland reached as far inland as 2nd Avenue, flooding many downtown businesses. Forty-nine Tennessee counties were declared disaster areas with damage estimates of between $2 and $3 billion statewide. Many Nashville landmarks received damage from floodwaters, including Gaylord Opryland Hotel and the Grand Ole Opry. Other popular Nashville landmarks affected by the floods include LP Field, Bridgestone Arena, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, which received damage to the basement and its contents, including two Steinway grand pianos and the console of the Martin Foundation Concert Organ. Over $300 million in Federal Disaster Assistance has been approved for the people of Tennessee.

1891: Around 5:30 in the evening a tornado struck Paducah from the west. There were no fatalities, but many buildings were damaged. The Third Street Methodist Church was picked up and dropped into the middle of the street, demolishing it.

1920: An F4 tornado killed 71 people when it tore apart the entire town of Peggs, OK. The fatalities were nearly thirty percent of the town's population. All eleven members of the Stevens family were killed.

1929: In Virginia an F2 tornado at Rye Cove caused 13 deaths and 100 injuries. Homes and a school were torn apart as an F3 passed through Woodville, VA killing 3 and injuring 30. In Maryland a couple was killed as their farmhouse was destroyed west of Frederick by an F3. 8 others were injured. A home was destroyed by an F3 tornado near Laytonsville, MD killing 4 people.

2010: Historic rains swept much of Tennessee. Nashville received 13.53" of rain in two days, double the old record. 7.21" of that fell today, making it the wettest day ever seen in Nashville. New records were also set at Nashville for the most rain in 6 hours (5.57") and 12 hours (7.20"). The Cumberland River peaked at 51.9 feet which was the highest since the Flood of '37.

2013: An historic May snowstorm struck all the way from the Ozarks of Oklahoma and Arkansas up to Lake Superior. Snowfall amounts ranged from 1-4 inches from Fayetteville, AR to Kansas City...to up to 12 inches in central Iowa...to an amazing foot and a half in northern Wisconsin.