Storm Threat South Through East This Afternoon; Then A Little Relief From Heat & HUmidity

Below: Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook

Although the Severe Thunderstorm Watch only includes Lincoln, Moore, and Franklin counties in Middle Tennessee, there is a a threat of storms that could be on the strong side farther north and west this afternoon. However, it appears that the storms will stay south and east of Nashville today.
As we head into the evening hours, humidity will be dropping and temps will be much more pleasant than we have seen lately. By daybreak Monday, we expect temps to drop to the low to mid 60s with much lower humidity. Monday will bring highs only in the upper 80s.
Below is a Special Weather Statement from the National Weather Service concerning our southeastern counties:
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
137 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009
TNZ032-034-061-065-066-075-077>080-281945-
PUTNAM-FENTRESS-MARSHALL-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-
GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOKEVILLE...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...
LEWISBURG...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...SHELBYVILLE...
TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...TRACY CITY...ALTAMONT...
COALMONT...SPENCER
137 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009
...STRONG STORMS DEVELOPING IN MID STATE...
ISOLATED STRONG STORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP IN EASTERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE AND ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU FROM SPARTA INTO THE
CROSSVILLE AREA. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS
TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 15 MPH.
INSTABILITY ALONG THE PLATEAU AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST MIDDLE TENNESSEE
WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...TO SUPPORT A FEW
STRONG STORMS...AND MARGINALLY ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS.
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