All you need to know about weather on the plateau!
The tornado watch that was in effect until 8:00 has been canceled early. Storms out in West TN along the cold front will weaken as they move this way and no severe wx is expected from them tonight, though we will see additional rainfall. The rain should be over by mid-morning Saturday, and we’ll finally get to start drying out. Sunday looks fantastic!
Have a great weekend!
A tornado watch is now in effect for Cumberland and surrounding counties until 8:00pm CDT. Any tornado that does develop will be weak and short-lived. Any t-storm that develops will also be capable of damaging straight-line winds. There is practically no hail threat today. Storms are already reaching severe limits in northern Alabama and that activity is moving our direction.
I’ll be watching it!
The Storm Prediction Center is planning to issue a tornado watch for all of Middle TN by early afternoon. I’ll let you know when that watch has been issued. You can follow my updates on Facebook, as well (facebook.com/thunderchaser).
We’re in a bit of a break from the rain for now, but that will change as we go through the day. Showers are possible at any time, but as the center of former Tropical Storm Cindy makes it way closer to our area this afternoon and evening, t-storms will become more likely. Some of these storms will be capable of damaging winds and very heavy rainfall. In addition. tropical systems tend to produce isolated, weak tornadoes. I expect tornado watches to be issued for our area a bit later today. I’ll let you know when they are. If we get some sunshine today, that will destabilize the environment even more. So, if we stay cloudy that will really help keep the storms from becoming as severe as they might otherwise be.
Tonight, the chance for heavy showers continues, as the remnants of Cindy collide with a cold front over our area. All this activity should be moving out of here by Saturday morning. Most of Saturday should be rain-free, but we can’t rule out a morning shower. Sunday looks fantastic, with highs near 80 and lower humidity values.
I’ll keep an eye on the weather today and will let you know if something comes up that you need to know about!
The severe wx threat cover most of TN and KY today, as seen in the map above.