Main Threats
No significant threats in sight.
Summary
After we clear this fog out this morning, the rest of the day is looking good! Be careful with that fog this morning. As I warned last night, some of that fog may be leaving some icy spots on the roads. Just be careful if you encounter fog with temps below freezing.
The rest of the forecast looks good through Wednesday! Our next storm system arrives Thursday and it looks like it will bring us plenty of rain. We could even see some thunderstorms. That unsettled pattern may stick with us right on through the weekend, though the heaviest and most widespread rain should end by Friday evening.
Records
Christmas Eve of 1963 was one of the coldest Christmas Eves on record for Middle Tennessee! The high temperature at Nashville made it to the freezing mark, 32 degrees, but that was the best it could do. This was the seventh day in a row of sub-freezing HIGH temperatures for Music City. Seven days in a row of temps below freezing…. brrrr
Speaking of cold….
Nationwide, Christmas Eve of 1983 is considered the coldest Christmas Eve on record for the nation. On that day, the highest barometric pressure reading ever recorded for the U.S. was recorded at Miles City, Montana (31.42″). Over 100 cities saw record-breaking cold temperatures, with much of Montana around 50 below zero and most of the Midwest well below zero. Chicago hit 25 below zero.
Crossville was cold, too! We had a morning low of six below zero that day. Brrrrr
That sure is a stark contrast to our record high for this day, recorded in 2015. That day, Crossville reached a high temperature of 70 degrees.
Then, there’s the very stormy Christmas Eve of 1988…
On that Christmas Eve, an F-4 tornado obliterated parts of Rebel Meadows, Franklin, and Brentwood, all just south of Nashville. Fifty-four homes were completely destroyed, 13 apartment units were reduced to rubble, 31 businesses were leveled, and six parked planes were completely totaled. One man died when the roof of his house caved in on him. All in all, it’s remarkable there weren’t more fatalities! The early-morning Christmas Eve tornado was on the ground for six miles but only had a path width of 150 yards. This narrow, destructive funnel cost 50 million dollars in damages.
Almanac
Sunrise: 6:48
Sunset: 4:31
Day Length: 9 hrs 43 mins 26 secs
Day Length tomorrow: 9 hrs 43 mins 40 secs
One Year Ago Today
A year ago today we were cloudy and misty, with a cold front on the way for the evening. Our high reached 42 degrees before the front arrived. The front moved through at around 3:00 in the afternoon. By 8:00 p.m., the Crossville airport was reporting light snow. No accumulation resulted but it sounds like we came close to a white Christmas!
Christmas Forecast
Your Christmas forecast is looking quite alright. We’ll have some passing clouds but that should be of no hindrance to you getting outside. We may still see a sprinkle, but those chances are dwindling. Look for highs in the mid to upper 40s.
You all be sure and have the best Christmas Eve!
