Irma’s Rain & Wind: What To Expect

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Summary

  • 1.5″ to 2″ Monday afternoon through Thursday afternoon is most likely; most of it falling Monday night into Tuesday morning. Flash flooding cannot be ruled out, but it is not expected.
  • A Wind Advisory goes into effect Monday at 7 PM until Tuesday at 7 AM for winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Expect a few trees down, isolated power outages possible, and hazardous driving conditions.
  • Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are not currently a concern.
  • This does not look like a repeat of Harvey, but stay connected to reliable weather information as this storm approaches.

Irma’s Rain

Late Monday night, Irma’s center will pass to our south.  See the red “L” below.

Irma is a large storm.  Before Irma’s center crosses I-65 in Alabama, rain will approach from our southeast. read more

First Hint of Fall Weather, Cooler Temps and Sunny Skies

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Sunshine and Below Average Temps

Let’s start with the NWS Nashville’s AM discussion, there really isn’t a better way to put how the next few days will be:

With yesterday`s showers and scattered thunderstorms just a distant memory, there really isn`t a whole lot to talk about in this morning`s forecast package. We continue to monitor the behemoth Irma and her monster winds in the Atlantic and what she could bring to Middle TN, but the bulk of this morning`s discussion is going to revolve around unseasonably cool temperatures and a mostly dry forecast. read more

Clearing and Below-Normal Temps Ahead

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Feeling Like Fall!

GFS 250mb Winds through Sunday (Jet Stream)

The beginning of this loop is today’s storm energy moving through, with a cold front behind it.

High temperatures the rest of the week will remain in the 70s, gradually warming by the weekend. Northerly flow will keep our daytime temperatures nearly 10-15 degrees below normal for this time of year. Additionally, with mostly clear skies each night, our overnight lows will be exceptionally chilly…somewhere in the low to mid 50s through next Sunday! read more