Issued Friday morning, May 8, 2026

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MM’s Level of Concern

MM’s Forecast for the Plateau

This forecast is tailor-made for the Cumberland Plateau by Meteorologist Mark Baldwin each day!

A beautiful Friday on the plateau. Enjoy!

We need the rain but we’ll enjoy the sunny and cooler weather. We all know summer’s heat is just around the corner. There are indications that this summer may be hotter and drier than normal….

Speaking of dry. Seven day rainfall totals on the plateau will likely stay below one half inch. That’s not good for our severe drought. Spring rainfall opportunities are running out and we need to get rain in the gauge sooner than later.

Our next chance for an isolated shower comes Saturday. A better chance for rain comes Sunday but guidance has trended down with that precip.

Then, we see a beautiful start to the workweek. We might need to be mindful of scattered frost Monday night. I’ll keep an eye on that.

Threats Being Monitored in the 3-7 Day Outlook

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Threat Outlook

Today’s severe weather threat is greatest in Oklahoma, where all hazards are possible.

Yesterday’s Storm Reports

Wx Related Aches & Pains Forecast

Plateau Sanitation Allergy & Pollen Forecast

On This Day

Weather Stats at the Crossville Airport

Elevation 1,880 feet

The NWS Nashville needs more observers from our area!

Radar-Estimated Precip From the Past 24 Hours

Astro News

Drought Monitor

This graphic is updated each Tuesday and released to the public on Thursday.

Tonight’s Bird Migration Map (NEW!)

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Good evening, everyone! This is just a reminder that patchy frost is possible in the morning. Frost advisories have been issued for southeast Kentucky and special weather statements for frost have been issued for Morgan and Scott counties. I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see patchy frost across much of the plateau by morning. If you have something that is especially sensitive to frost, it’s probably a good idea to protect it if you haven’t already.

The areas most susceptible to frost are those that are out in the open and not protected by tree cover, etc.

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Issued Thursday morning, May 7, 2026

Local matters, especially when it comes to your weather forecast! Bringing you your local weather since 2017!

MM’s Level of Concern

MM’s Forecast for the Plateau

This forecast is tailor-made for the Cumberland Plateau by Meteorologist Mark Baldwin each day!

A return to sunnier skies.

It may take some time, but skies should get clearer as we go through our morning.

Some of you all in the colder spots on the plateau may see some patchy light frost Friday morning. Just be aware of that.

The forecast for Saturday doesn’t look bad at all, but there may be the slightest risk for a shower or a storm.

A better chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms arrives Sunday and Sunday night, followed by a drier Monday.

Threats Being Monitored in the 3-7 Day Outlook

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Threat Outlook

The greatest severe weather threat can be found across the Florida Panhandle today.

Yesterday’s Storm Reports

A long track tornado occurred with an isolated supercell in southern Mississippi yesterday evening.

I used weatherTAP to look at it with 3D scans. What a storm!

Wx Related Aches & Pains Forecast

Plateau Sanitation Allergy & Pollen Forecast

On This Day

Weather Stats at the Crossville Airport

Elevation 1,880 feet

The NWS Nashville needs more observers from our area!

Radar-Estimated Precip From the Past 24 Hours

Astro News

Drought Monitor

This graphic is updated each Tuesday and released to the public on Thursday.

Last week’s drought update can be seen below, for comparison.

Tonight’s Bird Migration Map (NEW!)

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Good afternoon, folks! I have good news. The low-end severe threat that we had this afternoon and evening just isn’t able to develop, thanks to clouds, drizzle, and showers limiting instability and keeping temps on the cooler side.

Radar shows lots of showers to our west that will be moving east the rest of the day into the evening. Hopefully we can put even more rain in our gauges! Some of you have seen over an inch of rain, while others have us are yet to get to 1/2 inch. Still, with additional showers and t-showers the rest of the day we should still end up adding another half an inch or so to our totals.

The strongest storms and heaviest rainfall are over the Chattanooga area at this hour. Those storms are robbing us of energy for storms, which is also keeping us free of severe weather. Severe storms are expected to break out across Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia the rest of this afternoon and evening. If anyone is traveling that direction the rest of the day you’ll need to pay attention to the weather. They could be impacted by tornadoes, some of which could be strong. We’ll be thankful that front didnt’ lift farther north into our area.

The map below shows that tornado threat the rest of today. Tornado watches will be issued for those folks soon.

Radar estimated rainfall through 9:00 a.m. (seen below) shows that folks south of the Interstate have been the biggest winners of the rainfall so far. I’ve had some folks between Crossville and Pikeville report 1.5 inches so far today.

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Other important weather information will be shared when needed. This includes additional severe weather information, model data, drought info, hurricane info, and more. Some of these can be found as tabs to this page at any time.

Disclaimer: This website/app should never be considered your primary source of severe weather warnings.