Tennessee Tornadoes Last Night; Rain Chances Return Thursday

No tornadoes occurred in Davidson or Williamson County, but the tornado-warned segment of last night’s squall line produced two tornadoes to our north:

(1) an EF-1 tornado in Robertson county, and read more

Severe Weather Threat Over; Fall Returns This Week

Tonight’s severe weather threat in Davidson & Williamson Counties has ended, mostly without incident.

Monday – Clearing Out – Morning Low 44, Afternoon High 60

6am 46 . 9am 51 . Noon 58 . 3pm 59 . 6pm 51 . 9pm 44 read more

Tornado Watch for Davidson County Until 9 p.m.

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for Davidson County until 9 p.m. tonight:

If you look closely, you’ll notice the Watch box covers the northern half of Williamson County, roughly along Highway 96. read more

Afternoon Update on Tonight’s Severe Weather: Threat Diminishing?

At 1:34 pm, the Storm Prediction Center said there’s a 95% chance they’d issue us a Tornado Watch for us “within the hour.”

At 2:15 p.m., there was still no Tornado Watch. At 2:24 p.m., SPC decided to hold off on issuing a Tornado Watch at this time. Then, at 2:55 pm, SPC decided to issue the Tornado Watch for Kentucky, but excluding us: read more

Noon Update: On the South Edge of a Severe Weather Outbreak

Tornadoes with debris signatures on radar are cutting through Illinois right now (11:30 a.m.). The risk in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, northern Kentucky, and Ohio is much greater than ours, but you need to pay attention to our weather this afternoon and tonight. read more

On the Edge of a “Major Severe Weather Outbreak”

This morning’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) headline reads “A Major Severe Weather Outbreak is Forecast Today and/or Tonight.”

SPC”s “High Risk” category of severe weather category is rarely used. It’s in effect over Eastern Illinois, all of Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. Chicago, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati are a few of the major cities included. If you have friends and family in the “High Risk” area, urge them to monitor the weather. This is not an “ordinary severe weather day” for them. It does not get worse than a “High Risk.” read more

Afternoon Update: Two Rounds of Strong/Severe Storms Possible Sunday

Two rounds of potentially severe weather will take a swing at us tomorrow.

Round 1: The Morning

There was debate this morning as to whether we’d see rain/storms tomorrow morning or afternoon.

Right now, we think there will be morning storms. read more

Sunday’s Severe Weather (Tornado/Damaging Winds) Potential

Today – Humid (“Almost Muggy”), Windy, Stray Drizzler – Mid 60s

A south wind (13 mph by this afternoon) is pumping in the humidity. It’s so humid that a stray light drizzler may drift by, but no measurable rain is expected. read more

Warm & Stormy Weekend

Tonight – Drying Out – Low 50s/Upper 40s

Water vapor imagery shows dry air spilling back into middle Tennessee. Looks dry tonight for all you JT and H.S. Football fans.

Friday night’s temperatures will be the coolest we get all weekend. read more

Update on Sunday’s Severe Weather Potential

This morning, the Storm Prediction Center issued its Day 3 Convective Outlook.

In increasing levels of threat, here are the five categories in a SPC Outlook (Parenthetical explanations are mine; certainly not official!): read more