Authorities in Nashville, Tennessee, have reported four deaths over the weekend due to flash floods and severe storms. The flash flooding has caused mudslides.

The Metro Nashville fire department and emergency services have rescued at least 130 residents from both cars and homes, NBC News reports. According to local reports, Special Operation Swift Water Rescue Teams were inundated with emergency calls.

One man was found dead in a submerged vehicle, another was found deceased on a golf course by being swept away by high water and two more were found near a homeless camp, police stated.

The middle Tennessee area has seen four to nine inches of rain since Saturday, which makes it the second-largest two-day rainfall, falling behind the May 2010 storm.

Tornadoes were also recorded through the state, which caused extreme damage to a pair of houses near Lexington, a Henderson County Sheriff told CNN.

Extreme weather has made its way through the southern part of the U.S. and will continue up until Wednesday.

Map locating the US state of Tennessee, where deadly tornadoes struck
Map locating the US state of Tennessee, where deadly tornadoes struck AFP / Jonathan WALTER
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