That’s Some Big Hail They Had In Spring Hill!
Thanks to everyone who sent pictures. I’m sorry that we didn’t have time to post them all.
Severe Wx Update
Keep watching the bottom of the screen on News 2 for the latest. Right now I’m most concerned about wind damage and large hail in northern Marshall County. We’ll keep you posted…
More Tornado Warnings
Tornado warning for Maury and Williamson counties until 7:15pm.
THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE…7 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBIA BY 650 PM CST, SPRING HILL BY 705 PM CST, THOMPSON STATION BY 710 PM CST.
Join Davis now on News 2 if you live in this area.
Tornado Warnings
Tornado warning for Dickson, northern Hickman and eastern Humphreys counties until 7:15pm.
THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR…DICKSON BY 645 PM CST, BURNS BY 650 PM CST.
Join Davis on News 2 now if you live in this area.
Tornado Watch for Much of the Mid-State
Tornado watch issued for areas along and west of I-65 until 10pm. The discussion from the Storm Prediction Center (see the entire watch here):
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN AR AND WESTERN TN IN MOIST/UNSTABLE AIR MASS. ISOLATED CELLS IN THIS REGION MAY BECOME SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND SUFFICIENT LOW/DEEP LAYER VERTICAL SHEAR WILL ALSO POSE A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES.
Davis will have the latest on News 2 through the evening and we’ll crawl the necessary information along the bottom of the television screen.
Tornado Watch for Western Kentucky
So much for the SPC holding off on any watch boxes! A tornado watch has been issued for western Kentucky inlcuding Trigg, Christian and Todd counties through 9pm. That area is on the far southern fringe of the watch box; it extends from southeast Missouri, western Kentucky and southern Illinois clear up to central Indiana. Here’s the link for more information.
Storm Prediction Center Update
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a discussion for areas west of I-65, but at the moment they don’t anticipate the need for a watch box. I mentioned below that no warnings had been issued for any of the storms to our west…but one warning has been issued for a storm in northeast Arkansas. Stay in touch with us for the lastest.
Afternoon Update
The clouds have broken over West Tennessee and some thunderstorms are developing in northeast Arkansas along a cold front. Much of the mid-state (especially from Nashville south and Nashville east) is still dealing with cloud cover and showers, some of which are heavy at times. I still don’t think we’ll have widespread severe weather this afternoon, but thunderstorms should move into areas northwest of Nashville over the next several hours (Tennessee counties like Henry, Benton, Stewart, Houston, Montgomery and Kentucky counties like Trigg, Christian and Todd). As I type (about 2:25pm) there are no watch boxes and no warnings up for any of the storms to our west. Once the sun breaks in other areas west of I-65 additional thunderstorms may pop up, so Davis and I will keep an eye on things.
Shower For Sure, Storms a Possibility
Scattered showers are moving across Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky early this afternoon. The cloud cover has been pretty thick today, but gusty southwest winds have helped temperatures climb through the 60s to near 70 degrees in some spots. Dewpoints are in the 50s in most locations; sufficient for thundershowers but not juicy enough for real strong storms. As Jeff and Davis have said the past several days, one thing that does favor our storm chances this afternoon is the wind energy in the middle and upper atmosphere. If any stronger storms develop, gusty winds will be the main threat. The Storm Prediction Center does mention a very slight tornado threat for the area and I can’t rule that out, but it sure looks like most of the active weather will be to our north with this system. Nevertheless, we’ll keep a close eye on Storm Tracker and let you know if anything changes.
Snow in the Smokies
Last weekend the weather blog from ABC 33/40 Birmingham had some great pictures from Mt. Leconte (one of the highest points in the Smokies). My hiking buddies made the trip at the same time and I should have a few more snowy shots to share early next week. All of our warm weather has done a number on the snowpack up there; this morning they report only a trace of snow on the ground. I’ll post some information on this afternoon’s storm chances in just a bit, after I dig into the maps.
