( CNN ) -- The Cumberland River in Nashville , Tennessee , is predicted to be at flood stage overnight Friday , and flood levels should begin to fall after daylight , according to the National Weather Service . Flood warnings have been issued along the river . Flash flood warnings were in effect Thursday for parts of middle Tennessee after heavy rain battered the state overnight . The rain has subsided in and around Nashville , but more is in the forecast for the end of the week , the National Weather Service said . Heavy rain in parts of the state this week caused rivers and creeks to crest , and sent flood waters into the streets . Dozens of roads were closed and some schools in middle Tennessee were closed or starting late Thursday , the Macon County ( Tennessee ) Times reported . Some areas , like the town of Red Boiling Springs , were pounded with as much as eight inches of rain in a 12-hour stretch Wednesday . Flood waters rushed into the town causing officials to close the entire downtown , police told CNN-affiliate WKRN . `` There were so many places that were dangerous to attempt to cross , '' said Jacob Jordan , an officer with the Red Boiling Springs Police Department . `` I have no idea where the road was . This was all one big body of water . '' The rain comes as some Tennessee residents were still recovering from the devastating floods that hit the area in May . Dozens of people died in those floods . The federal government declared 42 counties disaster areas and the flooding was blamed for more than $ 1.5 billion in property damage in the Nashville area .
Heavy rain hit middle Tennessee overnight . The National Weather Service issues flash flood warnings and flood warnings near the Cumberland River . They come as some areas are still recovering from devastating May floods .