Weather forecast issued Thursday, October 19, 2023

Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival benefitting veterans coming October 21st! See ucbigfoot.com for festival info, including a list of vendors and food trucks! The weather forecast is looking great, so make plans to come out and help us raise money for our veterans!

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MM’s Local Weather Concerns

Severe t-storms are not expected for the next 5 days.

MM’s 5-Day Forecast

Yesterday’s Weather Statistics

Radar-Estimated Rainfall from Yesterday

Today’s Jetstream Forecast

This map moves in 6-hr increments, beginning at 7:00 a.m. this morning. The brighter the reds, the stronger the winds at 30,000 feet.

Drought Monitor

The Drought Monitor is updated each Thursday. The map below was updated on Thursday, October 12. Nothing much changed from last week’s update, though areas around Chattanooga did improve.

On This Day  

1961 – Rain changed to a record early season, heavy wet snow over the southern mountains of West Virginia. Leaves were still on trees, resulting in the worst forest disaster since the fires of 1952 and 953. One to two feet of snow fell near Summersville and Richwood. (19th-20th)

Emergency Services

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Weather forecast issued Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival benefitting veterans coming October 21st! See ucbigfoot.com for festival info, including a list of vendors and food trucks! The weather forecast is looking great, so make plans to come out and help us raise money for our veterans!

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MM’s Local Weather Concerns

Severe t-storms are not expected for the next 5 days.

MM’s 5-Day Forecast

Yesterday’s Weather Statistics

Radar-Estimated Rainfall from Yesterday

Today’s Jetstream Forecast

This map moves in 6-hr increments, beginning at 7:00 a.m. this morning. The brighter the reds, the stronger the winds at 30,000 feet.

Drought Monitor

The Drought Monitor is updated each Thursday. The map below was updated on Thursday, October 12. Nothing much changed from last week’s update, though areas around Chattanooga did improve.

On This Day  

1910 – Northeasterly winds as high as 70 mph (from a hurricane moving northward up the Florida peninsula) carried water out of Tampa Bay and the Hillsboro River. The water level lowered to nine feet below mean low water. Forty ships were grounded.

2005 – With the formation of Hurricane Wilma, the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season tied the record for the most named storms for any season (21 storms in 1933), and tied the record for the most hurricanes in a single season (12 in 1969). Wilma peaked at category-5 intensity on the 19th, with a minimum central pressure falling to 882 millibars (26.05 inches of mercury), the lowest pressure ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin. Wilma also became the most rapidly-intensifying storm on record, with a maximum-sustained surface wind speed increase of 105 mph in a 24-hour period.

Emergency Services

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Have a great day and keep lookin’ up!

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Weather forecast issued Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival benefitting veterans coming October 21st! See ucbigfoot.com for festival info, including a list of vendors and food trucks! The weather forecast is looking great, so make plans to come out and help us raise money for our veterans!

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MM’s Local Weather Concerns

Severe t-storms are not expected for the next 5 days.

Scattered frost is possible tonight.

MM’s 5-Day Forecast

Yesterday’s Weather Statistics

Radar-Estimated Rainfall from Yesterday

5-Day Jetstream Forecast (NEW!)

This map moves in 6-hr increments, beginning at 7:00 a.m. this morning. The brighter the reds, the stronger the winds at 30,000 feet.

Tuesday morning through Sunday morning.

Drought Monitor

The Drought Monitor is updated each Thursday. The map below was updated on Thursday, October 12. Nothing much changed from last week’s update, though areas around Chattanooga did improve.

On This Day  

1971 – Great balls of fire were observed just ahead of a tornado moving down the main street of Wray, Colorado. However, little other electrical activity accompanied the storm. Nine persons were injured in the tornado, all at a trailer park at the edge of town.

Emergency Services

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Have a great day and keep lookin’ up!

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Other important weather information will be shared when needed. This includes additional severe weather information, model data, drought info, hurricane info, and more. Some of these can be found as tabs to this page at any time.

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Weather forecast issued Monday, October 16, 2023

Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival benefitting veterans coming October 21st! See ucbigfoot.com for festival info, including a list of vendors and food trucks! The weather forecast is looking great, so make plans to come out and help us raise money for our veterans!

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MM’s Local Weather Concerns

Severe t-storms are not expected for the next 5 days.

Scattered frost is possible Tuesday night.

MM’s 5-Day Forecast

Yesterday’s Weather Statistics

Radar-Estimated Rainfall from Yesterday

5-Day Jetstream Forecast (NEW!)

This map moves in 6-hr increments, beginning at 7:00 a.m. this morning. The brighter the reds, the stronger the winds at 30,000 feet.

Monday morning through Saturday morning.

Drought Monitor

The Drought Monitor is updated each Thursday. The map below was updated on Thursday, October 12. Nothing much changed from last week’s update, though areas around Chattanooga did improve.

On This Day  

2022 – NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, skimmed the Earth’s atmosphere, passing a mere 220 miles above the surface. By sling-shotting past Earth on the first anniversary of its launch, Lucy gained some of the orbital energy it needed to travel to this never-before-visited population of asteroids.

Emergency Services

I’m so proud to be contracted with Crossville City Fire to provide critical weather support for emergency services!

Have a great day and keep lookin’ up!

Be sure to Follow the blog to get updates sent to your inbox and/or download the free Android app!

Other important weather information will be shared when needed. This includes additional severe weather information, model data, drought info, hurricane info, and more. Some of these can be found as tabs to this page at any time.

Disclaimer: This website/app should never be considered your primary source of severe weather warnings.