The Storm Prediction Center maintains the slight risk for Fentress County and the marginal risk for Cumberland County. In cases like this, I think it best to err on the side of caution and just act as if we are all under the slight risk.
There is much uncertainty with this forecast. There is a question of whether or not storms will survive to get this far south. With an airmass this hot and humid, anything is possible. Any storm that does threaten our area will carry the risk for deadly cloud-to-ground lightning, heavy rainfall, and very gusty winds. Some of those winds could produce damaging wind gusts.
The threat is higher the closer to the Kentucky border that you live. The hope is that storms will weaken below severe limits before moving across the plateau.
Our storms are developing at this hour across western Nebraska and South Dakota. We will track those eastward and then southeastward overnight.
As always, I’ll keep a close eye on things!
TY so much Mark. I really appreciate you looking out for us. BIG HUG!!! Connie Tyler
Thank you Mark. Sure do appreciate you for keeping us informed. Don’t know what we would do without you. You are a Blessing used by our Lord.
Mark, Is Crossville air quality polluted with the Canadian fire pollution? Will you be posting our air quality levels while these fires are active?
Christine, the NWS will issue air quality alerts if air quality affects our respiratory system. So far this season, there hasn’t been a need for such alerts. Most of the smoke from the wildfires is high up in our atmsphere, creating a hazy sky. The haziness here at the surface has been mostly from high humidity. I’ll let you know if there’s ever an air quality alert issued!