With Katrina now a Category 5 hurricane with winds up to 160 mph, it is quite likely that it will still have tropical storm strength winds when it pushes into Middle Tennessee late Monday night and especially Tuesday. That means we could see sustained winds of 30-49 mph with gusts to 60 mph in the Nashville and Middle Tennessee area.
These types of winds could knock down trees and create power outages.
You should also bring in outdoor furniture and secure other outdoor objects.
Flooding will also be a concern. Remember the Mill Creek Flood in 1979? That was from the remnants of Hurricane Frederic which hit Mobile, AL and pushed northward into Middle Tennessee.
Please read below from the National Weather Service in Nashville:
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
955 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-282300-
BEDFORD-BENTON-CANNON-CHEATHAM-CLAY-COFFEE-CUMBERLAND-DAVIDSON-
DEKALB-DICKSON-FENTRESS-GILES-GRUNDY-HICKMAN-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-
JACKSON-LAWRENCE-LEWIS-MACON-MARSHALL-MAURY-MONTGOMERY-OVERTON-PERRY-
PICKETT-PUTNAM-ROBERTSON-RUTHERFORD-SMITH-STEWART-SUMNER-TROUSDALE-
VAN BUREN-WARREN-WAYNE-WHITE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-
955 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
…INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY
NIGHT TO TUESDAY EVENING…
HURRICANE KATRINA TAKING AIM ON THE GULF COAST AND POINTS
NORTHWARD…
AS OF 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING…HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED IN THE
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO…ABOUT 225 MILES TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SHE IS MOVING TO THE WEST
NORTHWEST AT AROUND 12 MPH…BUT IS EXPECTED TO TURN MORE TO THE
NORTHWEST AND EVENTUALLY THE NORTH NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MOISTURE IN ASSOCIATION WITH KATRINA WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD WELL IN
ADVANCE OF THE NORTHWARD MOVING EYE. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE BEGINNING ON MONDAY AND CONTINUING
INTO TUESDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING THE PERIOD FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT…STRONG WINDS OF AS MUCH
AS 30 TO 49 MPH…AND GUSTS TO IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH…
WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS THE CENTER OF KATRINA
APPROACHES AND THEN MOVES ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE.
THE RAINFALL AND HIGH WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A
RETURN TO PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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BOYD
Edmonton dominated the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night and the 4-0 margin in Game 6 makes it hard to imagine the Oilers not hoisting hockey’s Holy Grail above their heads in less than 48 hours. And it would not come as any shock to see defenseman Chris Pronger, who had another 31-minute night, take the honors for the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.
Edmonton dominated the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night and the 4-0 margin in Game 6 makes it hard to imagine the Oilers not hoisting hockey’s Holy Grail above their heads in less than 48 hours. And it would not come as any shock to see defenseman Chris Pronger, who had another 31-minute night, take the honors for the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.