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More than 7 inches of rain fell in parts of the metro area for two days.
At least four people have died after heavy rains that caused flooding to reach record levels in Nashville.
One of the victims was found on the Nashboro Village golf course, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.
Investigators believe the victim, Douglas Hammond, 65, was swept away by heavy flooding after exiting a car that pulled off the road, police said. He lived near the golf course, authorities said.
Garry Cole, 70, of South Nashville, was found dead in a car submerged by flooding from the creek next to a Walmart, police said later Sunday evening.
Two other victims, a 46-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman, were near a homeless camp in a wooded area adjacent to Wentworth-Caldwell Park, police said.
At least 130 people had to be rescued from flooded areas around Nashville, ABC Nashville affiliate WKRN reported.
A Metro Nashville policeman was among those rescued, Nashville Mayor John Cooper told reporters at a press conference Sunday.
Officer Hendrik Kruger was on his way home in his personal vehicle when he was swept away by fast currents and managed to escape from his car and cling to a tree until help arrived, a Cooper said. He is now recovering from a leg injury at a local hospital.
Kruger’s car was later found in high water, Metro Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron said.
Another person who tried to help Kruger after hearing his calls for help also had to be rescued after hanging onto a tree, Aaron said.
More than 7 inches of rain fell in parts of the Nashville metro area in two days, the second highest amount on record. Some Nashville waterways are at their highest level since 2010.
Although the heaviest rains moved eastward in the region, they still saw additional rains on Sunday morning.
Some areas will continue to see rising waters throughout the afternoon, Cooper said.
Cooper signed a local state of emergency on Sunday to seek state and federal resources for recovery efforts in Davidson County.
ABC News’ Elwyn Lopez, Ahmad Hemingway, Ivan Pereira and Joshua Hoyos contributed to this report.
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