Issued Thursday morning, April 16, 2026

There is a low-end risk for a severe storm today and this evening. I’ll keep you posted. There’s a special 1:00 briefing with the NWS this afternoon and do a special update after that to give you all the latest info.

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The Storm Prediction Center has decided to put Tennessee in the marginal risk for severe storms for today and this evening. I think this is probably overdone, but we’ll be mindful of today’s weather just in case. The threat is very low-end.

Hopefully we’ll all get some rain from this system, though that’s not looking too impressive either. Still, a quarter of inch would be nice.

Friday will likely bring another wildfire risk as humidity levels drop again. It will also be a very warm day on the plateau.

A much stronger front moves in Saturday night with better rain chances. Some of us may see up to half an inch of rain with this system (hopefully those totals trend upward). That system leaves us with a nice Sunday but a very chilly Sunday night. Scattered frost is possible by Monday morning.

Threat Outlook

The marginal risk covers almost the entire state of Tennessee for today. The greatest risk for severe storms can be found across Arkansas and then up across New York state.

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Issued Wednesday morning, April 15, 2026

There is an elevated risk for wildfires once again today on the plateau.

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We have another risk for wildfire again today, thanks to low humidity, ongoing drought conditions, and breezy conditions. Please be safe and let’s do what we can to prevent wildfire troubles.

A chance for showers will help us out on Thursday and Thursday night. Rainfall totals could be as high as 1/4 inch, as it looks right now. Hopefully we all get some rain but right now I’m keeping chances at 50/50.

Friday will likely bring another wildfire risk as humidity levels drop again. It will also be a very warm day on the plateau.

A much stronger front moves in Saturday night with better rain chances. Some of us may see up to half an inch of rain with this system (hopefully those totals trend upward). That system leaves us with a nice Sunday but a very chilly Sunday night. Scattered frost is possible by Monday morning.

Threat Outlook

A large area of severe storm threats can be seen shaded in yellow for today.

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Issued Tuesday morning, April 14, 2026

High, thin clouds blocked my view of any exhaust from the rocket launch early this morning. At least the crescent moon in the eastern sky was beautiful! It was actually worth getting up for this morning.

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Low humidity, breezy winds, and ongoing drought conditions will create an elevated wildfire risk today on the plateau. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged. As a reminder, you must get a burning permit in order to legally burn anything outdoors.

That wildfire threat will continue on Wednesday.

By Thursday, we’ll see rain chances increase a bit as a weak front moves across the area. Not all of us will see rain, but at least there’ll be some chances.

Friday and much of Saturday both look dry but rain chances increase again Saturday night. This may be our best shot of rain in the forecast period, though rainfall totals still look to be around 1/2 inch. Hopefully that amount trends upward

Threat Outlook

Several areas of concern can be found throughout the shaded regions. The worst of the storms are expected across western Oklahoma and again in an area from eastern Iowa to southern Michigan.

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Radar-Estimated Precip From the Past 24 Hours

4:00 a.m. Sunday to 4:00 a.m. Monday

We had some rain showers around the area yesterday. Unfortunately, they sure didn’t add up to much and most of us stayed dry.

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I hesitated to post about this, because the chance is rather small, but the timing of a rocket launch in the morning may make it possible for us to see the exhaust from the rocket lit by the sun. This has happened before here, though it is unusual. The rocket launches at 4:33 a.m. and would be visible here about five minutes later. They call these “space jellyfish” because that’s kinda what they look like.

Again, IF you’re up at that time it could be something to look for. I’d look southeast.

They can look similar to the photo below. From this distance, it would be much smaller and look farther away.

And this is the forecast for the possible visibility of the rocket’s exhaust.