Nineteen deaths occurred across Nashville ; at least two were in Southeast . City government offices in Nashville to reopen downtown , city bus service to be restored . 100 volunteer firefighters , police officers go door - to - door checking on residents . As historically high flood waters receded in Tennessee on Wednesday , dramatic stories of tragedy and survival emerged , including that of a woman who saw her husband and daughter swept away . Cumberland River still about 13 feet above flood stage .
Nineteen deaths occurred across Nashville ; at least two were in Southeast . City government offices in Nashville to reopen downtown , city bus service to be restored . 100 volunteer firefighters , police officers go door - to - door checking on residents . Cumberland River still about 13 feet above flood stage .