All you need to know about weather on the plateau!
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.
The latest update on what was Tropical Storm Cindy shows the storm continues to weaken as it tracks toward TN for Friday. The center should move just north of the Plateau, across southern KY. This puts us in a favorable position for tornadoes. The good news is that these tornadoes will be very isolated and very weak in nature. We won’t see incredible amounts of damage, by any means. We will have more rain and storms and some of the storms could produce strong straight-line winds. Overall, we’re very fortunate this system isn’t any stronger and we’re very fortunate that a cold front is kicking it on out of here, substantially reducing the flooding threat.
I’ll be watching throughout the evening and especially on Friday. A tornado watch will likely be issued at some point on Friday. I’ll keep you posted!