Special update issued August 17
I’m feeling much better about the plateau now that we’ve seen so many showers and storms erupt at once this afternoon. It was quite amusing to step out at noon and see hardly a cloud in the sky. However, the sky was very milky and you just knew that at any moment….storms would erupt. Sure enough, from 1:30 to 2:00 we saw storms erupting all across the plateau. It’s always better for the majority of us to get a storm, rather than there be one storm hogging all the energy. Those isolated storms are the ones that can really pack a punch.
I won’t say we’re completely out of the woods, especially with a strong storm moving into southern Cumberland County right now. This strong storm will impact parts of Crossville, Tansi, and Crab Orchard areas through 4:15. Basically anyone south of Crossville needs to be on the lookout for the storms moving into the southern part of the county.
I’d say those of you in Overton, Pickett, and Fentress counties are through with the severe threat. The severe t-storm watch remains in effect until 9:00 cdt but it will likely be cancelled much earlier than that for the plateau. That watch covers an area stretching from here to Lynchburg, Virginia!
For the plateau as a whole, I’m feeling better.
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I’m up in Wilder, in Fentress County, and it’s still raining hard, with some big thunder