Holy cow! It’s June! Where does the time go?
The overarching system that gave us showers and thunderstorms is on the way out this morning. However, there will be enough temperature recovery with residual small-scale boundaries to produce isolated to scattered thunderstorms. Isolated severe storms cannot be ruled out of the picture; however, the HRRR model doesn’t really think anything of consequence will pop over us today. Below is the NAM3 model:
Showers and storms have already appeared on the radar this morning, but as we are publishing this, the radar is quiet. That won’t last long.
Excessive moisture left behind by Alberto has kept dewpoints in the low 70’s, producing oppressive humidity. As high temps creep towards the 90 degree mark, this is going to be a hot and sweaty day. The moist and unstable airmass will fuel thunderstorm development today.
Alberto is finally on the way out of Tennessee. Thus, the Flash Flood Watch has been discontinued for Williamson and Davidson Counties.
Alberto has left exceptionally humid air behind, with dew points in the low 70s expected through Saturday. That’s low-end oppressive:
As Alberto passes by tonight, we should see light rain and briefly strong winds, but the main tornado concern should end by 8 PM.
Here’s the last good look at Alberto before the sun goes down:
Tropical Depression Alberto is near Birmingham at 9 AM Tuesday (see below).
Alberto is moving toward Middle Tennessee.
Its center will pass west of us tonight.
Expect off and on rain today as rain bands from Alberto’s north, northeast, and east sides rotate through.
Memorial Day isn’t Veterans Day. Memorial Day remembers those who died in defense of our country.
Alongside many of you I paused my Saturday on a warm day in 2012 to stand along Columbia Avenue in Franklin as the processional of Army Spc. Jason K. Edens passed by. I didn’t know him or his wife or his family and I still don’t know his family. But I decided as long as I have an audience – and I don’t hear from his family otherwise – that he would be the soldier we remember on Memorial Day.
Any showers and storms are drifting to the NW thanks to Tropical Storm Alberto. Satellite as of 4:05 PM: pic.twitter.com/fMWk7eA0Wa
— NashSevereWx (@NashSevereWx) May 27, 2018
The rain lottery returns this afternoon:
Rain and storms are expected to randomly pop up around mid-afternoon. Exactly when and where is unknown. Once they pop up, they won’t move much. They should end by early evening. Here’s the HRRR model’s illustration through 11 PM tonight:
This morning we had some showers hanging around our area. This widespread cloud coverage is what’s going to keep our temps from getting too high today.
Dewpoints are still relatively high today, they’ve crept into the upper 60s. Today is going to be humid!
Good morning Nashville! We are moving back into the summertime pattern with hit or miss showers and storms all day. It looks like coverage will be fairly good for the daytime hours, dying out by sunset. HRRR illustrates. A couple of these storms could be on the strong side, so stay aware if you have plans outside today. The good news is that these should be “pulse” storms, and organized severe weather is not expected.
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