Podcast Summary
Nashville Floods: Unexpected heavy rainfall caused flooding in Nashville, damaging homes, requiring evacuations, and prompting emergency services and Red Cross response
A storm system caused significant flooding in Nashville, Illinois, leading to evacuations and damage. The city's dams were impacted, and some homes had waste deep water. Emergency services responded to rescue people and animals, and the Red Cross set up a shelter for displaced residents. Forecasters were caught off guard by the widespread heavy rainfall, which brought up to eight inches in some areas. Meanwhile, a Republican delegate from Central Illinois expressed hope for party unity around Donald Trump's presidency and the issue of abortion access, as the party aims to improve its performance in the November elections.