The Week Ahead; Goodbye To The Original Intern

Editor’s Note

Sometimes y’all ask “Is the intern a real person?” As if “are you just making him up?” Yeah, the interns are real.

Like most of our great ideas, the idea to get an intern came from Erik Proseus of @memphisweather1 (http://www.memphisweather.net/). Erik had interns in the Spring of 2013, and we needed one after deciding to jump into this website with both feet. We got resumes, conducted interviews. It was pretty close, but we chose Yasser Kishk. Great decision by us. read more

Fall-Like Weather Here To Stay

Today – Pleasant –  High 65°

Pleasant air will filter in behind the dry cold front which passed by, leaving us cool and dry.

Sunday – October-Like Weather – Wake Up 44°, High 65°

High pressure will continue to pump in fall weather. read more

Pleasant Weekend & A Peek Ahead

Today – Sunny & Dry –  High 78°

A dry cold front will work its way through Middle Tennessee late this afternoon into the evening, bringing sunny conditions with it.

Saturday – October-Like Weather Returns – Wake Up 51°, High 66° read more

Clearing Soon, Pleasant Weekend

Today – Cool & Dry –  Low 65°

The overcast skies are in no hurry to depart.

Track our proximity to clear skies on visible satellite!

Friday – Mostly Sunny – Wake Up 49°, High 78° read more

Gross Morning, Cloudy Thursday, Awesome Weekend

Wednesday Night – Lingering Showers & Cloudiness –  Low 50°s

As an upper level low continues to pull off to the east, it will spin light, off/on showers and cloudiness into our area. read more

Cooler, Little Rainy, Clearing Late Week

Yesterday’s rain totals:

Davidson County saw between 2″ & 3.75″

Williamson County got mostly between 2″ and 2.5″, with a few locations in the western county racking up over 4″! read more

Little Rainy, then a Drying & Cooling Trend

We dodged a bullet yesterday. The Cumberland Electric Company Reported that over 2,000 people in Clarksville lost power last night — in the area with a tornado signature on radar.

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Today the NWS is surveying what appeared to be a long-track tornado-producing supercell which moved across western Middle TN late Monday afternoon. read more

Whew! OK, What’s Next?

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Well, that was close. Thankful to escape with only a few reports of 60 mph winds after seeing this at 5:15 PM:

Other communities to our W and NW were not so lucky.

The Tornado Watch is set to expire at Midnight. It’ll likely formally be cancelled before then. read more

Tornado Watch Until Midnight

Current Radar Loops:

At 3:56 PM, the NWS posted this:

Keep an eye on those storms flying out of N Alabama.

Tornado Watch Until Midnight

Here is the Watch Information. Notice the Hazard Likelihood at the bottom: read more

Tonight’s Severe Weather: What & When

Current Radar Loops:

Severe Weather Likely Tonight — High 82°

3:00 PM Update

SPC’s latest update:

2% to 5% probability of a tornado occurring within 25 miles of you:

15% to 30% probability of a 58 mph or greater wind gust occurring within 25 miles of you: read more