Issued Saturday afternoon of April 4, 2026, at 3:07

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Afternoon Update

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Things continue to look good for us, folks. There are some showers and storms east of us, roughly from Knoxville to Chattanooga but they are not severe and they are moving eastward and away from us. The most concentrated line of showers and storms is west of Nashville across West TN. There are no warnings with any of these storms and I’ve not noticed a single warning with this part of the line all day. That’s good news!

We’ll continue to call this a weather alert evening, especially from 6:00- 10:00 pm, just in case an isolated severe storm develops on the plateau. That risk remains very low.

The hourly forecast below is still on track! I can’t think of anything to change on it from this morning’s update. Rain chances will begin increasing areawide after 6:00, with the chance for an isolated shower or storm until then. I will say that the latest data shows that all the rain will be out of here by 8:00 Sunday morning. In fact, the heaviest rain moves east by 5:00 a.m., with only scattered showers from then until 7:00.

I’ll keep an eye on things and let you know if there’s anything at all that you need to know about with this evening’s storms. I’ll also let you know when I think the threat is over. I should add that no watches are planned for our area and I don’t expect any to be issued, due to the low-end, isolated risk for a severe storm.

The map of storm reports for today has been very quiet! That’s a good thing, too!

The Storm Prediction Center just updated their outlook at 3:00 p.m. and they maintain a marginal risk for our area, which is the lowest of the five risk categories. The greatest risk for severe storms today is across northern Ohio.

MM’s Level of Concern

Threat Outlook

The threat outlook is unchanged from this morning’s update.

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Issued Saturday morning, April 4, 2026

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MM’s Forecast for the Plateau

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Today we’re enjoying a nice day before rain and storms move in tonight.

The bulk of today is looking good, with only a chance for an afternoon or evening shower or storm. The better rain chances come later this evening as a cold front approaches. That front will kick off showers and storms and a few of those storms could be strong. An isolated severe storm with a damaging wind gust can’t be ruled out. I’ll monitor that threat closely.

Showers move out by mid-morning Easter Sunday. Will they move out in time for sunrise services? Well, it will be a close call! The bulk of the rain will move east by then but leftover showers can’t be ruled out. I’ll fine tune that as we go through today.

Clearer skies and calmer winds will lead to scattered frost Sunday night. We’ll see chances for frost again Monday and Tuesday nights.

Threat Outlook

Today’s threats stretch from Texas to New England. The Cumberland Plateau is included in the marginal risk, which is the lowest of the five risk categories, and that is mainly for tonight. I’ll monitor closely.

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Rain brings relief from the pollen on Sunday!

6-10 Day Temp & Precip Outlook

Extended outlooks continue to paint a very wet picture across the lower Mississippi River Valley. Notice they now extend some of that into our neck of the woods. Hopefully we’ll see some beneficial rainfall mid-April with this set-up.

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Radar-Estimated Precip From the Past 24 Hours

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Issued Good Friday morning, April 3, 2026

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Another nice day on the plateau!

We have partly cloudy skies to look forward to today, along with southerly breezes. It’s not a bad Good Friday at all!

The good news is that Saturday is looking good too! It’s Saturday night when the front comes through with heavy rainfall. Thankfully, severe storms are not expected.

Easter Sunday will see decreasing clouds. I can’t rule out an early morning shower but we’re going to optimistically say the front gets out of here in time for sunrise services.

Colder air brings frostly nights for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

Threat Outlook

Extended outlooks favor a very high risk for flooding across parts of the southern plains by April 10. We’ll see if any of that tracks our way and gives us beneficial rainfall.

Today’s threats can be found in an area from the southern plains to the Midwest. The greatest risk is along the Iowa and Missouri border.

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Issued Thursday morning, April 2, 2026

The drought monitor updated today (see bottom of this page) and drought conditions continue to expand and worsen across the region.

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A nice day on the plateau!

Yesterday we had scattered showers and storms that brought some beneficial rainfall to many of us. If you missed out on that, there’s an even better chance for rain Saturday night.

Until then, we just have a chance for an isolated shower or storm through Saturday. The cold front arrives Saturday night and will act as a mechanism to really help showers and storms develop. While we can never rule out a strong storm (like what we had yesterday near Crossville), severe storms are not expected.

Right now, much of Easter Sunday is looking good! We just need to get the front out of here in time for sunrise services. At this time, it looks like clearer skies could develop by mid-morning. Hopefully, we can get that clearing here early enough for sunrise services.

Monday morning begins with scattered frost, with sunny and warm conditions by afternoon.

Threat Outlook

Today’s greatest risk for severe storms can be found across northern Illinois, though anyone in the yellow-shaded region is at risk for severe weather.

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6-10 Day Temp & Precip Outlook

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Radar-Estimated Precip From the Past 24 Hours

Look at this isolated storm that dropped over 2.5 inches of rain near the Crossville Airport yesterday! Some folks didn’t get a drop yesterday, while others got downpours.

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