Author: Meteorologist Mark

Issued Tuesday, April 28, 2026

The severe t-storm watch has been canceled early. Don’t be surprised if you hear thunder overnight, but the severe threat has diminished significantly.

You have a great night. Fingers crossed for another good soaking tonight!

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Issued Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Good evening, folks! I have good news. Actually, I have great news. Don’t be surprised if the severe t-storm watch is canceled early. Storms are doing a fantastic job behaving themselves as they move across western Middle TN. The storms do contain some lightning but nothing like last night’s storms did. The last storm reports with these storms were across western West TN, near the Mississippi River.

The Storm Prediction Center just issued a discussion and they mentioned they were noticing the weakening trend, as well. I would be surprised if they leave this watch up until 1:00 but that will be their decision, of course.

I’ll continue to monitor this but I’m starting to think we’ll just get some more much-needed rainfall.

I’ll keep an eye on things.

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Issued Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 5:30 pm

A severe t-storm watch has been issued until 1:00 a.m. The risk for us begins increasing after 9:00 pm and we’ll mainly be tracking a line of strong to severe storms as it crosses Middle TN. This line is expected to weaken through the evening but it could still be packing a punch when it arrives here later in the evening.

I’ll keep an eye on this and will issue updates later in the evening and as needed.

All the counties shaded in purple are in the severe t-storm watch. This includes the entire Upper Cumberland Region.

Keep in mind these times can change a bit if the line speeds up and/or slows down. Just keep an eye on those radars as the line approaches.

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Issued Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 1:20 pm

I just wanted to give you all a quick update on our severe storm potential for tonight. Once again, our threat is low but not zero. A conference call with the NWS this afternoon has helped clear some things up, including the timeline. It now looks like the severe threat will be over by midnight, if not sooner! That is wonderful news, right? I think one long night is enough and back to back long nights is just awful.

The other good news is that, like last night, the atmosphere begins to stablize after sunset. Once we start losing heating, the atmosphere stars settling down. Still, we’ll monitor storms to our west this evening and see how they evolve as they move eastward. Last night’s threat was always low and that forecast played out well. The worst thing about last night’s storms was the frequent lightning and very loud thunder. I’m not sure this evening’s storms will be as noisy.

I should add that some of the short term models show the strongest storms splitting and going north and south of the plateau. We can never rule out such a scenario. Hopefully we get some more rain, as we are still in drought even after last night’s rain. Also, while a great many of us picked up a lot of rain last night, some folks didnt’ even get an inch.

I’ll keep an eye on things and issued further updates, as needed! You all take care.

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