Nashville Flood Damage Hits a Billion Dollars

The city of Nashville expects total damage from flooding that began in early May to surpass the billion-dollar mark.

That is according to Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, who stated in a release that the city “has identified [more than] $1.5 billion in property damage throughout Davidson County.” That dollar figure does not include public buildings, or any building contents. At press time, there were no estimates for damages insured by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Additionally, Dean said that an initial assessment made on 83 percent of the county showed that 1,952 residential properties have sustained damage. Soon after flood waters began to recede, a fleet of at least 40 privately-contracted trucks were dispatched with 20 public works vehicles to begin countywide disaster debris collections.

The city also hired two Mobile, Ala. companies — Storm Reconstruction Services, Inc., and The DRC Group — which specialize in According to the Insurance Information Institute, the state of Tennessee has 25,501 NFIP policies in force for a total of $4.9 billion in liability limits.