Beautiful day for some Blue Raider Basketball! Enjoy it, open the windows, air out the house, hang the laundry! It’s Tennesse and it’s all about to change ….
Storms Approach Thursday Evening
Expect a line of Strong to Severe storms to race through tonight . Depending on who you watch between 7 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Gusty winds will be the concern with this line. Of course behind ths will be the obligatory temperature drop that will see dry weather but highs only in the 50s on Friday. The official statement from the NWS for tonight is as follows:
Scattered thunderstorms are expected tonight with the possibility for a few strong to severe thunderstorms. Large hail and localized damaging wind gusts will be possible.
We will monitor our radar as the line approaches and put any advisories and updates needed on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Winter Returns Over Weekend
Don’t put those plants out just yet. If you have, go buy covers for them right now Saturday’s forecast is for rain, changing to a wintry mix, changing to snow. A dusting to 3″ , depending again on who you watch, is possible. We feel like this will be a developing situation that will probably change hour by hour as the low approaches from the West. Temps will drop below freezing, and lows for the next 4 nights will too. So, vegetation will be at risk for the foreseeable future.
The official statement from the NWS is as follows:
A light snowfall is expected in Middle Tennessee this upcoming weekend... A cold Canadian air mass will push into the Mid State this weekend and is expected to bring Middle Tennessee a late season snowfall. We should start the day on Saturday with freezing temperatures, mainly in the upper 20s to lower 30s. By late morning, as temperatures warm into the middle and upper 30s, precipitation will likely start to spread in from the west...falling as a rain and snow mix over the north and as all rain across the south. By late Saturday afternoon the precipitation over the northwest, around Clarksville, may change to all snow. A change to all snow is expected in the Nashville area and along the Cumberland Plateau around sunset on Saturday, or shortly thereafter. As Saturday night wears on, temperatures will continue to fall, as light snow spreads across other parts of northern Middle Tennessee. A rain and snow mix over the south will probably only turn to snow briefly Saturday night, before tapering off to flurries. As a result, only a dusting of snow is expected over southern areas. Since this weather event is still a few days away, there is still a good deal of uncertainty as to how much snow accumulation will occur. However, right now, it looks like most areas along and north of Interstate 40 will stand a chance of getting up to an inch, with the Cumberland Plateau possibly picking up around two inches. Thanks to our recent warm weather, ground temperatures will be pretty warm this weekend. However, as temperatures drop into the middle and upper 20s Saturday night, some slick spots could develop on area roadways, especially over the north.
