Today – Officially First 90 degree day of 2013
At 3:53 p.m. today, we reached 92. Hope you’re spending time in the air conditioner. Tonight won’t be cooling off too much either: 80 is the forecast temp at 10 PM.
Photos of the Rotating Wall Cloud to Blame for the Tornado Warning; Hot Next 3 Days
Wall clouds descend from rotating storms. Tornadoes often come out of them. Some wall clouds don’t rotate. Those that do are God’s way of warning you a tornado may be imminent. Here’s a chronological collection of several (but not all) of the photos you all sent in of today’s rotating wall cloud, which set off this afternoon’s tornado warning in Williamson County. We do not have any reports this produced a tornado.
Severe Weather Approaching
This morning at 11:30 a.m., the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) wrote that our atmosphere
appears favorable for a cluster of storms to evolve in one or two bands that could include embedded supercells/bowing segments with large hail and . . . especially later this afternoon . . . damaging wind.
Severe Weather Possible This Afternoon/Evening
This morning at 11:30 a.m., the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) wrote that our atmosphere
appears favorable for a cluster of storms to evolve in one or two bands that could include embedded supercells/bowing segments with large hail and . . . especially later this afternoon . . . damaging wind.
Storms Possible Tonight at #CMAFest. Stormy Monday. Hot/Dry Tuesday
Tonight
Expect sunshine and scattered thunderstorms, which we will be watching for you on Twitter @NashSevereWx. One or two storm lines is expected tonight and during the overnight hours. Some storms could be strong.
Today’s Rain & Storm Chances for #CMAFest, Vandy Baseball
Morning & Afternoon – High 82
At 7:00 a.m., Columbus, MS, radar showed storms entering SW Middle Tennessee:
By noon, the glamorous High Resolution Rapid Refresh Model (or HRRR, my favorite model) spreads in a lot of north-moving rain & thunderstorms from N Mississippi and Alabama:
Sunday Rain/Storm Concern for #CMAFest; 90s Return This Week
Tonight – 72 at 10 p.m.
No chance of rain.
Sunday – High 84
Our National Weather Service wrote the following (in blue) to emergency management personnel and other CMA Music Festival organizers:
Nice Tonight & Saturday, Chance of Rain Sunday
Today – Rain Ending
Drunken scattered showers continue pushing into both counties, moving east (watch out for lightning!). NWS thinks we will eventually clear out and have a very nice evening.
Saturday – High 82
Your Complete CMA Music Festival Forecast
Tonight
Tonight there is a 40% chance for scattered showers that could develop in the overnight. Should not be too much of a problem if you’re heading to the CMA Music Festival. No washout, just a little nuisance rain if anything does develop.
Rain Tomorrow, Gorgeous CMA Fest Weekend Ahead
Tonight
The airport reported only 0.07″ of rain today. Areas west of us picked up doppler estimated 0.30″ of rain. No more storms are expected today
More thunderstorms are expected after midnight.