The News 2 City Cam as of noon showed a blue sky. However, the storms will be breaking out during the afternoon heat, so the blue skies in the picture will be replaced by towering cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds (t’storms) later this afternoon. As yesterday, some of the storms will contain gusty and possibly damaging winds and hail. What else is new?

Well, there actually is something new. A front will increase our chances for storms on Thursday, especially during the afternoon and evening, and some could be severe. On Friday, morning showers will give way to afternoon sun with cooler temps and lower humidity. That break from the heat and humidity will last through the weekend.

It was a hot and humid unofficial start to summer. T’storms were very isolated with only about a 10% coverage of the area. The Cumberland Plateau had the most activity today.

Tomorrow, our chances for scattered storms will increase to about 30%-40% as some moisture pushes northward out of Alabama to work with the heat.

The Padfield family in Springfield had 2″ of rain in 30 minutes, flooding their cornfield.

The rain also washed out part of their driveway.

Things are winding down after some real gully washers on our Sunday. There were a few sporadic trees down in Donelson, Antioch, and Cookeville, and there was golf ball size hail north of Manchester and marble size hail at the air show in Tullahoma.

Our Memorial Day forecast calls for partly cloudy, warm and humid conditions with some scattered thunderstorms breaking out. Don’t cancel your plans but keep an eye on the sky. Remember, lightning is a killer.

It always worries me on a holiday weekend when thunderstorms break out. So many folks are outside, and lightning is a real concern. The storms won’t last more than an hour in any given location, so go inside, relax, and resume your activities after the storm has passed.

By the way, so far the storm reports relay some trees blown down near the intersection of Antioch Pike and Murfreesoboro Road. Also a viewer reported some large old trees uprooted in Donelson off of Fairway Drive.

There was also a report of golf ball sized hail on Hwy 53 north of Manchester.