Good evening, folks! We continue to have a 30% chance for a showe or storm this evening. You can see some distant lightning from a storm down near Athens right now. Some of you all may see some lightning from a storm west of Livingston. It’s a worth a look out to see!
Skies should cooperate, for the most part, for the eclipse tonight, especially since it doesn’t peak until later. The eclipse starts at 9:33 pm CDT and peaks at 11:12. The eclipse ends at 12:51 a.m. You’ll notice the Moon turning reddish in color. This occurs when the earth passes between the sun and the moon.
The Moon turns red for the exact same reason we see red and orange sunsets. At sunset, sunlight travels through a thick layer of air to reach your eyes, scattering the blue away. During a lunar eclipse, the light hitting the moon has filtered through all the world’s simultaneous sunrises and sunsets. Volcanic ash, dust storms, or clouds in Earth’s atmosphere can make the red color deeper or darker. Pretty cool stuff, right?
As you gaze at the eclipse, you might think about our return to the Moon. Someday we’ll walk again on that big beautiful moon!
4:30 Update: There are now more showers/thundershowers firing off in the same place that earlier showers fired off today. The circled area has been more active than any other area of the plateau today! ha
2:40 Update: Skies are beautiful out there this afternoon but clouds are struggling to build vertically! Our 50% chance for shrs may be closer to 30% if things don’t change. Three are some shrs showign up northwest of Nasvhille and earlier shrs try to develop in southeast Cumberland County (those dissipated).
10:55 Update: Tropical Storm Dolly has now formed in the Atlantic. She’s not expected to cause any trouble. The naming is purely coincidental, with these names being determined years in advance.
I’m heading to the Space Coast on Friday to see the August 30 launch of the Roman telescope!
It’s another active weather map in a month that has featured many active weather maps! Today’s greatest risk for severe storms can be found in the Northeast and again in western Nebraska. Our risk for severe storms is very low but a strong storm or two can’t ruled out.
The Crossville Airport is the official reporting station for the plateau.
Yesterday’s Storm Reports
Radar-Estimated Precip from Yesterday
You can see the impact that big complex of storms in West TN had on the rainfall graphic!
Night Sky
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Stay tuned for my coverage in the coming months of the Nancy Grace Roman telescope and the launch of Crew-13! I’ll be down at the Space Coast with my NASA press pass covering it all for ya!
Drought Conditions
This map updates each Thursday.
Last week’s map can be seen below, for reference.
Our drought is looking so much better here at home but that’s not the case for much of the country.
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1:45 Update: Clouds have increased a bit earlier than expected, owing to a large complex of storm in West TN. The tops of those storms are being blown off and carried toward us. The afternoon will still be dry, but cloudy.
I’m heading to the Space Coast on Friday to see the August 30 launch of the Roman telescope!
High pressure remains in control of the Ohio and Tennessee valleys but its losing its grip…finally! This will allow showers and storms to move even closer but we should stay dry again today on the plateau.
The Crossville Airport is the official reporting station for the plateau.
Yesterday’s Storm Reports
Radar-Estimated Precip from Yesterday
Night Sky
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Stay tuned for my coverage in the coming months of the Nancy Grace Roman telescope and the launch of Crew-13! I’ll be down at the Space Coast with my NASA press pass covering it all for ya!
Drought Conditions
This map updates each Thursday.
Thank You, Sponsors!
Help me welcome my newest sponsor, Risher Roofing! I first met them when they did work for us at Creative Compassion. They helped us put a roof on the home of a widow and their compassion, professionalism, and workmanship was so impressive. I’m so honored to have them as a sponsor!
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.
HIgh pressure is in control of the Ohio and TN valleys, keeping us in the good weather. Active weather surrounds us, with severe storms and flash flooding impacting areas from the Upper Midwest to the Gulf Coast.
The Crossville Airport is the official reporting station for the plateau.
Yesterday’s Storm Reports
Radar-Estimated Precip from Yesterday
Night Sky
.
Stay tuned for my coverage in the coming months of the Nancy Grace Roman telescope and the launch of Crew-13! I’ll be down at the Space Coast with my NASA press pass covering it all for ya!
Drought Conditions
This map updates each Thursday.
Thank You, Sponsors!
Help me welcome my newest sponsor, Risher Roofing! I first met them when they did work for us at Creative Compassion. They helped us put a roof on the home of a widow and their compassion, professionalism, and workmanship was so impressive. I’m so honored to have them as a sponsor!
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.
