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The Storm Prediction Center has issued a rare PDS (Particularly Dangerous Situation) Tornado Watch for West Tennessee and Central Arkansas. The watch is in effect for a long time, all the way to 7pm tonight. It is unusual to see a PDS in September especially one that runs all day long. There are going to be some major tornadoes today to our west. The strong storms could race into western Tennessee later this afternoon and early evening. We’ll be watching the event unfold and keeping an eye to our western edges.

There is also worry about tomorrow…
(from the National Weather Service Office in Old Hickory)
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE ON SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME
NUMEROUS SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY…AS THE FRONT SWEEPS
THROUGH. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE…WITH DAMAGING WINDS
…LARGE HAIL…AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

Lisa will assess the situation for you tonight, Justin will update you on the storm risk tomorrow morning; Saturday is one of those weather days that you need to be dialed into.

Winds have picked up; rain and storms have already been moving over middle Tennessee this morning. The rain and storms continue today along with brisk south winds. The rain activity should let up some tonight for Friday Night Football but it’ll still be windy and mild. Tomorrow we again have scattered storms and windy conditions in the forecast as the temperature gets up in the mid 80’s. A cold front moves over Saturday night late; that front could fire up some severe weather late and into the overnight. By Sunday afternoon things should be clearing out. Below is the severe storm risk for today, it includes the western half of our area.

Winds will pick up out of the south at 15-25mph… gusts to 30-35 Friday afternoon through Saturday.
Keep your umbrella handy. Scattered showers or t’showers around the first half of Friday… hopefully, dry by Friday night.
We can’t rule out an isolated shower or storm Saturday but most of the action will come with the front late night Saturday into early Sunday morning.

Here’s a look a your football forecasts:

The winds turn to the southeast today and tonight; we’ll have high clouds and highs in the mid-70’s today but tonight instead of lows in the 40’s we’ll bottom out in the low 60’s for the metro area. Big difference! It won’t last however, Fall weather will win the season. Tomorrow and Saturday we’ll actually enjoy 80 degree weather as the it becomes a little breezy as a cold front approachs. The rain chances really start to show up tomorrow afternoon; about a 40% chance tomorrow. It’s about a 60% chance of rain for Satruday with the best chances coming Saturday night and Sunday morning. The return of fall weather comes Monday as the highs stay in the 60’s. Below are the forecasted highs for our area.

This is the type of weather a guy can get behind. Chilly this morning (40s and lower 50s) with sunshine, dry dewpoints and high temperatures in the 60s to near 70. The visible satellite image shows a couple clouds in the far northeast corner of Middle Tennessee, but not much more than that. Dewpoints are down in the 30s and 40s, setting the stage for a cool night and early morning. Lows should dip down to the 40s for just about all locations. Temperatures climb from Thursday through Saturday as a brisk southerly wind develops (especially Friday & Saturday) ahead of our next cold front. The approaching front brings isolated t’showers by Friday and Saturday, with the best chance Saturday night into Sunday morning as the front crosses. We’ll watch the timing of that front closely over the next few days. Behind the front, another shot of cool air expected for early next work week.