Special weather update issued Wednesday afternoon, January 18, 2023

Advisories

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a wind advisory for tonight and tomorrow. The advisory is for southerly winds that could gust to 45 mph. That advisory is in effect from 7:00 pm tonight to 6:00 am Thursday.

Secure any loose outdoor items. Winds of this nature could lead to sporadic power outages and could cause shallow-rooted trees to fall, especially with our wet soils.

Weather-Aware Times

Tonight

We will need to be weather-aware tonight for strong southerly winds. There is also a slim chance for a severe t-storm. With winds already gusting over 40 mph, it wouldn’t take much of a storm to cause winds to gust to severe criteria (58 mph). The risk for a tornado is very low.

This radar model runs from midnight tonight to 7:00 am Thursday morning. This is a model, so keep in mind times may vary by an hour or two. Nevertheless, the trend continues to be for a narrow line of rain and storms that could produce very gusty winds and brief heavy downpours.

Hourly Temp & Precip Forecast

9:00 pm tonight to 8:00 am Thursday morning

Rainfall Forecast

Storm Prediction Center Threat

The 2:00 pm update from the Storm Prediction Center continues to show the severe threat staying in West Tennessee. They continue to highlight our area in the risk for general thunderstorms that should stay below severe limits.

To Monitor Power Outages

To keep an eye on area power outages, please visit https://poweroutage.us/area/state/tennessee Just remember to manually refresh the page, as it does not automatically update.

Severe Weather Safety Info

You can always find severe weather safety info at my link at https://meteorologistmark.com/severe-weather-safety/

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