Severe Weather Awareness Week
Tuesday’s topic is lightning. A single lightning strike is hotter than the surface of the sun and carries enough electricity to power a small town for a day. A direct hit by lightning is not survivable (only indirect hits may be survivable). If you can hear it thunder, no matter how far away the storm is, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Some bolts literally come from blue sky overhead from a storm up to 40 miles away. When thunder roars move indoors.
There is a “weather basics” course tonight offered by the NWS Nashville. For more info and to register, just visit https://www.weather.gov/ohx/weathersafety
Twister
Five-Day Outlook
MM’s Wx Vlog
MM’s 24-Hour Temp & Precip Forecast
Weather Summary
The main story this week will likely be the wind on Wednesday. A wind advisory will likely be needed, as winds could gust over 40 mph. Those winds will stay elevated through Thursday.
The whole week looks unsettled, with a better chance for showers entering the picture Wednesday night, as a disturbance slides through.
Thursday looks to be the warmest day of the week, with highs reaching into the mid to upper 70s. A cool front brings a slight chance for showers on Friday and a better chance for showers Friday night.
Right now, the weekend is looking wet.
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
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
On This Day
1918 – A spectacular chinook wind at Granville, North Dakota, caused the temperature to spurt from a morning low of 33 degrees below zero to an afternoon high of 50 degrees above zero.
1971 – An outbreak of tornadoes hit northeastern Louisiana and northern and central Mississippi. The tornadoes claimed 121 lives, including 110 in Mississippi. Three tornadoes accounted for 118 of the deaths. There are 1600 persons injured, 900 homes were destroyed, or badly damaged, and total damage was 19 million dollars.
After the Super Outbreak of April 1974, the watch/warning system was updated, as well as training by NWS meteorologists, to prevent injury and death toll numbers that were seen prior to 1974.
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