Issued Tuesday morning, April 21, 2026
I was honored to have been asked to judge 4-H demonstrations yesterday at the Community Complex! There were so many incredible projects, and it was so cool to get to see those and the incredibly smart kiddos who put those together! One project I had the opportunity to judge belonged to one of my storm chase kiddos! He demonstrated how to identify a tornado using Doppler radar! Robert Ricker did a great job with that. Side note…it was Robert’s insistence that led to the creation of storm chase camp! What were the chances I’d be judging his demonstration? lol
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MM’s Level of Concern
MM’s Forecast for the Plateau
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Dry weather continues, which also means lots of sunshine.
While rainfall amounts have trended down a bit for the weekend, guidance continues to point to a wetter weekend. Right now, Saturday looks like the wetter of the two days. I’ll also have to monitor for the risk of severe storms with that, though right now nothing just jumps out at me.
We may get a bit of a break on Sunday (50% chance for rain?), before a strong cold front impacts our area with rain and storms on Monday. Those storms may carry a severe storm threat, so I’ll be monitoring that very closely in the coming days.
Threat Outlook
Severe storms are not expected anywhere in the U.S. for Sunday, Monday or Tuesday!
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has already started highlighting our region for the risk for severe storms on Monday. This is something to monitor closely in the coming days. The SPC doesn’t highlight threats this far out unless confidence is unusually high.
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Yesterday’s Storm Reports
Wx Related Aches & Pains Forecast
Plateau Sanitation Allergy & Pollen Forecast
On This Day
Weather Stats at the Crossville Airport
Elevation 1,880 feet
The NWS Nashville needs more observers from our area!
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Radar-Estimated Precip From the Past 24 Hours
4:00 a.m. yesterday to 4:00 a.m. today
Astro News
Mars and Jupiter pairings with the Moon will be seen in the evenings, while Saturn’s will be seen in the morning. Awesome night sky conditions are likely the 27th with a new moon and clear skies.
Drought Monitor
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