The last week has been active weather wise for much of the southeast, including a damaging wind event in Tennessee (with a reported funnel cloud) and the damaging tornado event in Alabama (6 tornadoes; 1 EF-3). As many of you may have noticed, I did not update the website or even twitter once during that [...]
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Today has been a fantastic fall day, and it is safe to say goodbye to summer (at least for the next 2 weeks), as temperatures will not climb much higher than 80 through the end of this next week. Now, we won’t see any severe weather here in Middle Tennessee any time soon. Statistically speaking, [...]
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It looks as if tonight Tennessee will see its fair share of severe weather, as a strong upper-level cutoff low is situated perfectly over MO/IL placing a strong jet over portions of the South. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK has issued a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms across West Tennessee and Southeastern Arkansas, [...]
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Hurricane Irene is looking like it will cause quite a bit of trouble for the East Coast this weekend, as a Major Hurricane (Category 3 or higher) is forecast to make landfall in SC/NC. Unfortunately it is still too far out to get a definitive picture of where and when the hurricane will make landfall. [...]
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The Storm Prediction Center has outlook Middle Tennessee for severe weather this evening as a frontal boundary moves in from the Ohio Valley. These storms will be moving from North to South, lined up from East to West, and will pose a threat for damaging straight line winds. The best chance for thunderstorms in Middle [...]
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The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has issued a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms across Middle Tennessee. Today, the main threat will be damaging straight line winds from bow echoes or intense thunderstorm downdrafts. There is also a small chance for some hail, but high moisture content in the atmosphere will likely cause the [...]
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Check out the image to the left. Go ahead and click on it. See all of that area over the central U.S. that is a pinkish-red? Those are excessive heat warnings. That’s right, 10 states are currently under excessive heat warnings, and it is only going to get worse. What’s the cause of all of [...]
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The National Weather Service in Nashville is predicting excessively high temperatures over the next few days, with temperatures reaching 100 degrees fahrenheit on Monday and Tuesday. Also, due to high moisture, heat index values will be between 105 and 110. This is quite dangerous for those susceptible to heat, and therefore the National Weather Service has [...]
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EDIT: The Storm Prediction Center has removed Davidson and Williamson counties from their severe risk. Too much cloud cover has prevented the development of an unstable atmosphere. Strong storms are still *possible*, but the overall threat for severe weather is low. The Storm Prediction Center still believes that we could see some severe thunderstorms this [...]
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The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, has highlighted Tennessee under a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. It looks as if a stationary front will sit over the Tennessee valley, and will act as a focal point for thunderstorm development as an upper level low pressure passes through Canada, and another low builds [...]
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