The heavy rain and windy conditions caused by Hurricane Helene didn’t prevent tourists from hitting the streets downtown Saturday after traveling hundreds of miles to visit Music City.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The heavy rain and windy conditions caused by Hurricane Helene didn’t prevent tourists from hitting the streets downtown Saturday after traveling hundreds of miles to visit Music City.
“The energy inside [places on Broadway] makes up for it, and then you just grab some ponchos and you go,” said Payten, a Canadian tourist.
Nashvillians felt the most impact from Helene on Friday, Sept. 27, measuring more than 4 inches of rain in a single day, shattering the old record of 1.81 inches set in 1887, according to data from the National Weather Service.
“We weathered the storm,” said Shane, another tourist visiting Nashville from Ohio.
As of 10:55 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, there are still 2,786 customers without power, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES). At the height of the outages, there were about 7,500 people without power across Nashville.
The weather radar indicates that most of Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky saw at least an inch of rain, with some areas getting more than 6 inches and counting.
As the rain continues, some Middle Tennessee law enforcement and emergency response agencies are sending help to those in East Tennessee.
For example, an aquatic rescue team comprised of the Nashville Fire Department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol Aviation Unit said they conducted 24 search and rescue missions in flood-impacted areas. Meanwhile, deputies from Humphreys County and Sumner County told News 2 they were planning to head out to Unicoi County to offer assistance.
Light rain is forecasted throughout the weekend as cleanup efforts continue.
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