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Flood Cleanup Continues; More Rain Moves Through

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Rain and storms remained in the forecast for the rest of the weekend as cleanup from flash flooding continued in Sumner County.

Severe storms moved through Middle Tennessee for the beginning of the weekend, and a Storm 5 Alert was issued till midnight on Saturday.

The main threats were winds around 60 miles per hour, hail, and flooding rain -- especially in Sumner County, as well as Allen County, Kentucky. Click here to view the latest weather information.

Crews in Sumner County continued cleaning up flood damage Saturday morning from the flash flooding that hit on Friday.

Read More: Heavy Rains Cause Flash Flooding In Sumner County

The flood waters left behind logs, pieces of metal, and debris in several areas.

Old Gallatin Road at North Hunter Road remained closed early Saturday morning after a railroad crossing was damaged in the flash floods.

CSX crews worked through the night to make repairs.

More: Photos Of Flooding From NewsChannel 5 Viewers

Area fields remained saturated after taking five to seven inches of rain in under an hour around 6 a.m. Friday. 

According to the Sumner County Sheriff's Office, no deaths or life-threatening injuries were reported.

A family in Portland said the creek near their home flooded, and they were trapped in their mobile home.

Once the water picked it up, they had to jump from their home and swim to high ground across a field.

Ashley Wix said they lost all of their belongings in the flash flood as their trailer floated down a field.

"It was chest deep, and we made it out of there," Wix said. "We made it across that field like it was nothing."

According to authorities, a couple of roads were still damaged as of Saturday morning.

They included Buck Hollow Road at Bagsby Ranch Road, Jenkins Lane at Lower Station Camp, and Old Gallatin at North Hunter Road.