Forecast issued Monday, February 20, 2023

Severe Weather Awareness Week

This is SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK! Each day features a new topic. Monday’s topic is flooding and flash flooding. Remember to never drive across a flooded roadway, especially at night and/or if the water is moving. Most people die in flooding while in their vehicles.

Severe Weather Awareness Week ends with the showing of Twister on the big screen at the Palace Theatre. Come out and join us on Saturday, February 25th at 7:00 pm. Tickets are only $5 per person and food and drink specials are available, including the F-5 special that gets you candy+popcorn+drink for only $5!

Money raised from tickets sales and sponsorships goes to help low-income folks purchase a weather radio. Get your tickets on the Palace Theatre website at https://crossvilletn.gov/department/palace-theatre/ or purchase them at the door that evening. Tickets are selling fast! We’ll see ya there!

Five-Day Outlook 

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MM’s 24-Hour Temp & Precip Forecast

24-Hour forecast beginning at 9:00 a.m. today

Weather Summary

Today now looks like the wettest day of the next five days. Those rainfall amounts will be on the lighter side, but showers will be common across the plateau today and tonight.

The main story this week is the wind….again. Every day features at least some wind, with Wednesday being the windiest day of the period. A wind advisory will likely be needed, as winds could gust over 40 mph. Those winds will gradually die down Wednesday night.

A chance for showers and storms will enter the picture Wednesday night, as a disturbance slides through. The risk for strong to severe storms now looks very minimal and that risk has now been removed from the forecast.

Thursday looks to be the warmest day of the week, with highs reaching into the mid to upper 70s. A cool front brings a chance for showers on Friday. That cooler air will still bring highs in the 50s on Friday, which is still above normal. Normal highs for this time of year are about 50 degrees.

It’s a bit too early to make any assumptions, but models are showing a powerful storm system arriving in a week that may end up bringing a severe weather threat by Monday. I’ll keep ya posted!

There continues to be no cold air in sight.

MM’s 24-Hour Wind Forecast

24-Hour forecast beginning at 9:00 a.m. today

5-Day Total Precip Forecast

Total precip for this week is expected to stay in the 1/2 to 1 inch range across our area.

Weather Statistics

For the period of midnight to midnight.

On This Day

 2015- A devastating ice storm brings at least an inch of ice accumulation to the Cumberland Plateau. The weight of the ice combining with wind gusts up to 50 mph brought down over 700 power poles and hundreds of trees, knocking out power to all of Fentress County and most of Cumberland County for up to one month in some locations. It was considered the worst natural disaster in the history of Cumberland County.

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