With the Country Music Marathon, Franklin Main Street Festival, early wedding season, ball games, etc., it’s a busy time for everyone. We’re in the middle of severe storm season, and we may have something to worry about. Not sounding any alarms, but it’s time to raise awareness, and worth putting up this extra update today.
David
Between Two Systems
Current Temps and Radar
We expect rain late tonight. Look for temps in the 60°s.
Wednesday – Rain Possible All Day; More Likely at Night – Wake Up 55°, High 73°
Morning rain is possible, but the better chance for rain is Wednesday night.
Late Night of (Probably/Hopefully Weakening, but Maybe Severe) Storms
Current Temps and Radar
I’m going to dispense with the usual format.
As I sit down to write this, either a Tornado or Severe Thunderstorm Watch extends south from Wisconsin all the way into Texas, stopping just short of connecting Madison and Austin.
MCS, Thu Night/Fri AM Storm Updates
Current Temps and Radar
If you missed my rant about Friday’s tornado warning siren, you can read it here.
Tonight – What’s Up With that MCS?
Today we’ve been watching a Mesoscale Convective System (“MCS”) to our north. This is from 4:54 PM today:
Looking Backwards and Forwards
Current Temps and Radar
March in Review
- Average temp was 0.6″ above normal. Month’s high 82° (3/31), low 9° (3/6).
- The SnowDome died. In all, we saw 2.9″ of snow, most in March since 1996.
- Total rainfall 4.29″, which was 0.18″ above normal.
- Probably the most unusual thing: March begins spring storm season, but there were no thunderstorms.
Saw this from @JimCantore, who got it from @julieverhage: March productivity took a hit.
Tonight – Cloudy & Some Showers
We’ll remain cloudy tonight. Rain chances will linger throughout the night, though showers will be hit-or-miss. Here’s the NAM4 model at 9 PM:
Severe Weather Possible This Afternoon
Current Temps and Radar
*Updated with new 8 AM data. -Kaiti
Severe weather remains possible today.
The Storm Prediction Center just adjusted our probabilities of “x” happening w/in 25 miles of us this afternoon:
Good Friday Storms: What & When
Current Temps and Radar
Bedtime Update re Friday
Weather models are in general agreement that showers and thunderstorms will spread along a cold front, and arrive sometime between 2 PM and 6 PM.
The main threats, in order, are:
Rain & Storms Later This Week
Current Temps and Radar
Both interns are off today, but I’m pretty sure Will has them washing crawfish off SnowForce1.
In their absence you’re getting a bunch of random Saul Goodman (or, Jimmy McGill, if you prefer) GIFs, and maybe some weather.
Pretty Nice (Until Mid-Week)
Current Temps and Radar
Tuesday – Patchy Fog Early. Clouds Start to March In – Wake Up 48°, High 74°
Wednesday – Chance of Showers & Thunderstorms – Wake Up 56°, High 72°
It’s time to say some words.
Today was the last awesome day of the work week
Current Temps and Radar
Rest of Today – Sun & A Few Clouds – High: Seventy Something
Between 7 PM and midnight, we should drop from the low/mid 60°s into the upper 40°s.