(CNN) -- Severe flooding killed at least five people in central Tennessee on Saturday, officials said, as floodwaters inundated roads, highways and homes in and around the Nashville area.
The National Weather Service also said 33 of 75 counties in Arkansas are under a tornado warning, and 25 counties in Tennessee are under a tornado watch.
Two people were killed Saturday when floodwaters swept them away as they tried to seek safety on the roof of their SUV about 80 miles northwest of Nashville, Stewart County emergency management spokesman Clint Mathis said.
Three more people were reported dead in counties near Nashville, a spokesman for Tennessee Emergency Management said.
Between 6 and 10 inches of rain has fallen in 12 hours in the area, causing "extremely dangerous" flooding, the National Weather Service said.
At least 2,000 people were displaced after two levees broke in Millington, a small city near Memphis, Millington Police said.
Video from CNN affiliate WZTV showed more than a dozen vehicles submerged in several feet of swift-moving water on I-24 in Nashville.
Rescue workers helped drivers escape as water surrounded their cars, CNN affiliate WSMV reported. The floodwaters pushed a home off of its foundation and into the middle of I-24.
Video from WZTV showed a school annex building floating down the interstate before breaking into pieces.
WSMV: Section of I-24 closed by massive flooding
Officials are advising residents to stay off roads, as many have become impassable.
The weather service has reported record flooding at Mill Creek, located near Antioch, Tennessee.
The National Weather Service also said 33 of 75 counties in Arkansas are under a tornado warning, and 25 counties in Tennessee are under a tornado watch.
Two people were killed Saturday when floodwaters swept them away as they tried to seek safety on the roof of their SUV about 80 miles northwest of Nashville, Stewart County emergency management spokesman Clint Mathis said.
Three more people were reported dead in counties near Nashville, a spokesman for Tennessee Emergency Management said.
Between 6 and 10 inches of rain has fallen in 12 hours in the area, causing "extremely dangerous" flooding, the National Weather Service said.
At least 2,000 people were displaced after two levees broke in Millington, a small city near Memphis, Millington Police said.
Video from CNN affiliate WZTV showed more than a dozen vehicles submerged in several feet of swift-moving water on I-24 in Nashville.
Rescue workers helped drivers escape as water surrounded their cars, CNN affiliate WSMV reported. The floodwaters pushed a home off of its foundation and into the middle of I-24.
Video from WZTV showed a school annex building floating down the interstate before breaking into pieces.
WSMV: Section of I-24 closed by massive flooding
Officials are advising residents to stay off roads, as many have become impassable.
The weather service has reported record flooding at Mill Creek, located near Antioch, Tennessee.