At 1:45 PM, scattered thunderstorms were popping up around Nashville, Wilson County, Rutherford County and Sumner County, as well as up on the Cumberland Plateau.

Here’s a look at the latest visible satellite image. Note the puffy, bright white towering cumulus clouds. Any of those growing clouds could develop into a thunderstorm.

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for some of our southern Kentucky counties until 9:00 PM.  Hail up to 2″ in diameter and wind gusts of 80 mph are possible in that area.  From the Storm Prediction Center:

THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY ACROSS WATCH AREA. WITH 30KT OF STEERING FLOW AND MLCAPES TO 2500 J/KG…DAMAGING WINDS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY LIKELY AS STORMS DEVELOP INTO SHORT LINE SEGMENTS/BOWS THRU THE AFTERNOON. POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT WINDS GUSTS IN STRONGER STORMS.

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