Nashville Severe Weather and Storm Chasing Blog
I promised I would post, and though its late, here is the current hurricane forecast! Right now there are TWO hurricanes out in the Atlantic. Hurricane Danielle is dying off, while Hurricane Earl is only just getting up to speed. There is also a tropical depression, likely to become a storm within the next few [...]
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Tomorrow will continue this grueling heat wave across Middle Tennessee, with temperatures being in a similar range. The one relieving thing about this heat wave is that it has been relatively dry, so as a friend put it, “it feels more like an oven and less like a steamer.” The good news is that tomorrow [...]
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Today, the National Weather Service office in Nashville has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the mid state. Expect temperatures to get into the upper 90s and even above 100 today! This heat wave is expected to continue even into next week, with only a small break in the heat on Friday and Saturday. The [...]
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I think it is about time I made this post, I find it pathetically late on my part! Monday, July 26th 2010 a severe thunderstorm developed in northern Davidson county. Here is the copied NWS Survey and report. Also, two radar images of the storm before it died. I will also add that I was [...]
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Today brings a risk for severe thunderstorms, capable of damaging winds and marginal hail. The Storm Prediction Center has the risk over most of Middle Tennessee, except for a small corner to the north east. Here is the SPC’s discussion… …GULF COAST STATES TO SERN ATLANTIC COAST… AS MENTIONED IN THE SYNOPSIS…SEVERAL MIDLEVEL IMPULSES ARE [...]
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Tropical Storm Alex is forecast to become a hurricane within the next few hours. Here is what the National Hurricane Center has to say about it. You can also click on the image at left for a satellite animation. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK —————————— AT 100 PM CDT…1800 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX WAS [...]
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Yesterday I had a rare opportunity to intercept a severe thunderstorm – In my own front yard! At 4:49 PM CDT the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for davidson county. Here is the text… * AT 445 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF [...]
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Right now there is a multicellular line of thunderstorms moving from Western Tn into Middle Tn. At the moment it looks like it will be here in 2+ hours, with small hail and damaging winds possible. The main threat with these storms will be the active and dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning. Severe potential seems low at [...]
Read More...During yesterday’s Slight Risk I had the opportunity to go out spotting on a couple of storms. CAPE values were EXCELLENT and there was still wind shear hanging around, so I was expecting some fun storms to encounter. Though the specific storm I intercepted was non-severe and more towards the end of its cycle, there [...]
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As a side note before I start this post, I would just like to make the point that I am running out of title ideas. =\ The SPC has placed all of Middle Tennessee under a Slight Risk for severe storms today. We have FINALLY picked up some wind shear, so now it looks more [...]
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