Today is Wednesday, August 12, 2026

I will issue special updates, as needed, concerning today’s severe storm threats.

MM’s Hourly Forecast

I circled the timeframe when I think the greatest risk for strong storms may come. Stay tuned for updates.

5-Day Forecast

6-10 Day Temp & Precip Outlook

MM’s Weather Worries

MM’s Wx Analysis

It’s another active weather day across much of the U.S., including right here in TN. Another complex of storms will likely drop into TN from the northwest this evening, bringing the risk for strong storms and flash flooding.

On This Day

MM’s Aches-n-Pains Forecast

MM’s Pollen Forecast

Farmer’s Almanac Gardening

Yesterday’s Local Weather Stats

The Crossville Airport is the official reporting station for the plateau.

Yesterday’s Storm Reports

A storm report was filed in Putnam County. “Multiple trees and power lines down in Putnam County … including on Highway 84 at Woodcliff Road … W Jackson Street … Window Cliff Road … Oak Trace Lane”

Radar-Estimated Precip from Yesterday

Night Sky

Drought Conditions

This graphic is released to the public every Thursday.

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Special update issued Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Storms continue to develop on radar this evening, but that’s a good thing! If we had a solid line like what went through KY earlier, our severe storm threat would be greater. As it is, storms are just firing off everywhere. That keeps any one storm from taking all the energy. Instead, storms are having to share.

Storms will continue impacting the plateau over the next few hours but overall they should continue to lose intensity. Losing the heat of the sun helps, too.

Regardless, any storm can produce gusty winds, frequent lightning, and torrential downpours of rain.

More scattered storms are possible on Wednesday and some of those could be severe. I’ll have more on those in the morning forecast.

I’ll update again, if needed. Otherwise, I’ll see you all in the morning for the morning forecast update!

The only change I’ve made to this morning’s hourly graphic is to increase storm chances from 50% to 70% around midnight.

Other important weather information will be shared when needed. This includes additional severe weather information, model data, drought info, hurricane info, and more. Some of these can be found as tabs to this page at any time.

Disclaimer: This website/app should never be considered your primary source of severe weather warnings. 

Special update issued Tuesday, August 11, 2026

In one of my previous posts, I mentioned that storms could develop west of the main complex of storms moving southeast from KY. That has certainly happened. Thankfully, these storms are below severe limits and may stay sub-severe. Regardless, they have frequent lightning, gusty winds, and very heavy downpours of rain. These storms will continue to moving southward over the next few hours. You can easily see the lightning flashes in tonight’s sky!

So, while the main complex of storms, the ones carrying the greatest severe threat, have pushed into East TN, these new storms developing to the west of those are what will likely impact the plateau between now and midnight. Those of you in northern Fentress County are already dealing with these. Additional storms have fired off south of Interstate 40 . Radar has gotten very busy over the past hour!

The only change I’ve made to this morning’s hourly graphic is to increase storm chances from 50% to 70% around midnight.

It continues to look as though straight-line winds will be the main threat with any severe storm. However, we can never dismiss the flash flood risk when it’s this humid outside.

Other important weather information will be shared when needed. This includes additional severe weather information, model data, drought info, hurricane info, and more. Some of these can be found as tabs to this page at any time.

Disclaimer: This website/app should never be considered your primary source of severe weather warnings. 

Special update issued Tuesday, August 11, 2026

The Storm Prediction Center has now issued a severe t-storm watch until 1:00 a.m. CDT for Morgan and Scott counties. Roane County is also included in this watch. The concern is for the storms dropping down from Kentucky. You folks in Pickett County also need to pay attention to these storms, even though you’re not in the watch.

I’m still not 100% convinced that Cumberland and Fentress are out of the woods but it is looking better for us. I’ll keep an eye on things.

The watch includes all counties shaded in purple. Notice how intense those storms are.

It continues to look as though straight-line winds will be the main threat with any severe storm. However, we can never dismiss the flash flood risk when it’s this humid outside.

Other important weather information will be shared when needed. This includes additional severe weather information, model data, drought info, hurricane info, and more. Some of these can be found as tabs to this page at any time.

Disclaimer: This website/app should never be considered your primary source of severe weather warnings.