Nice Saturday Ahead (Shower Chance Later)

Courtesy: NOAA/NWS/NWS

**SATURDAY NOTES**
A beautiful morning here in Cookeville. We've already warmed to 68° at 8:30 a.m. from a morning low of 54°. Expect to see a high of 80° this afternoon with a chance of thundershowers. The cause of these showers is a fast-moving frontal system that will march through Kentucky today (see map above) setting off showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms could be VERY strong late this afternoon. The areas east of I-65 and north of I-40 have the great chance for seeing these storms. Sunny skies with highs in the lower 80's for Sunday.

*Latest Local Forecast*

**Weather History for This Date**

On May 30, 1830...
A devastating tornado strikes Charlotte and surrounding areas. The tornado levels all but two buildings, including the first courthouse -- a two-story brick structure. The Voorhies-James house and one other building are the only ones left. Most public records from the courthouse, as well as those housed in law offices, are blown into the countryside. Some are recovered, but many are never found. Some books are found several miles away. The roof of the jail is found 13 miles away. This is the first recorded tornado ever in Middle Tennessee.
On May 30, 1987...
Golfball size hail is reported in Montgomery County. 
On May 30, 1879...
Two tornadoes strike the town of Irving, Kansas within a 45-minute period. Much of the town was destroyed.

**Cookeville's Daily Almanac**
May 30th, 2009
Normal High: 81°
(Record: 95° in 1911)
Normal Low: 61°
(Record: 38° in 1984)
Last Year's high was 85° and the low was 64°
Back in 1903 on this date, 2.42" of rain was recorded in Cookeville.
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Actual Sunshine Today

**Friday Notes**
Morning clouds give way to wonderful sunshine today. Expect a high around 76°..the weekend is looking quite nice with temperatures warming each day. Expect highs around 80° on Saturday and Sunday.

**Monster rainfall amounts for May**
At my CoCoRaHS weather station (TN-PM-5), I've measured 9.52" for May. This ranks as the 4th rainiest May in Cookeville history (since 1914). Incredibly, we had measurable precipitation 23 of 29 days this month. Looking around at other stations here in Putnam County, a station near Baxter (TN-PM-20) recorded 11.64" this month. I appreciate our CoCoRaHS team here in this county and their dedication to measuring the rainfall.  You, too, can participate. For more information, check out the CoCoRaHS website or drop me an e-mail at admin@cookevilleweatherguy.com

*Latest Local Forecast*

It is Hurricane Preparedness Week across the U.S. While it isn't a huge deal here in Middle Tennessee, I know I have readers in Florida, Texas, & North Carolina who'll need to see this information. Inform your friends and loved ones in states that are affected by hurricanes to check out the Hurricane Preparedness website.

Weather History for This Date

On May 29, 1953...
With a temperature of 95 degrees, Clarksville ties its record high for the month.


On May 29, 1983...
One person is injured in Fall City (White County) by an F1 tornado. 


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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Normal High: 80° (Record: 96° in 1941)
Normal Low: 56° (Record: 42° in 1932)
Last Year: 80° was the high and 57° was the low with .06" of rainfall
1.57" of rain fell on this date back in 1964

Did you know our start of 2009 is the 3rd rainiest in the last 25 years!

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

..For Putnam County until 10 PM CDT.
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Latest Update

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1245 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2009

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...GAINESBORO...
COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...WOODBURY...
SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...TULLAHOMA...
MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...TRACY CITY...ALTAMONT...COALMONT...
SPENCER
1245 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2009

.NOW...
LOOK FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE ACROSS
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. STORMS
REMAINING BELOW SEVERE LIMITS WILL LIKELY CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY
DOWNPOURS LEADING TO STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS AS WELL AS
PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

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Rain Continues for Wednesday

*WEDNESDAY MORNING NOTES*
Carbon copy Tuesday's weather for today. Chance of afternoon thunderstorms with a nice morning. Highs in the 80's! Wondering what June holds? The Climate Center from NOAA has the prediction. Thanks to Nashville WX for posting about it.

FYI, we are nearing the 9" mark in rainfall for the month of May...*amazing*...It is the 4th rainiest May since records have been kept (dating back to 1914).

GREAT NEWS ALERT-We have a dry weekend coming up!

*Latest Local Forecast*

Weather History for This Date
May 27th

1896-The Great St. Louis Tornado killed 137 in St. Louis and 118 in East St. Louis, IL. It is the 3rd deadliest US tornado ever.


1973...
Crossville measures 6.29" of rainfall -- its greatest one-day rainfall ever.

1991...
Cheatham Lock & Dam measures its greatest one-day rainfall, with 5.85".

2000...
F3 tornado hits Houston County, moving through Tennessee Ridge and Erin. Damages are estimated at $1.3 million. Roofs and walls of some well constructed homes are torn off. Many trees are snapped and blown down along with power lines. The Betty Ligon Pavillion in Erin is flattened. Fifty people require shelter at Erin. A storage trailer is moved 50 feet at Tennessee Ridge. Fortunately, there are no injuries or fatalities.

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Back To Work

BIG STORM ON MEMORIAL DAY
It is back-to-work for most of us today. The weekend was quite nice with a few passing thundershowers. On Monday, a big storm here in Cookeville contained a lot of lightning and did some minor damage in the downtown area.

DANGEROUS LIGHTNING POSSIBLE
Be aware that we expect much of the same today. If thunder roars, get indoors. Finally, the National Weather Service has issued a Public Information Statement about the dangerous lightning.

*Latest Local Forecast*

Weather History for This Date 
May 26th
1996-Golf ball sized hail in the Walter Hill community just north of Murfreesboro.
1991-A half-inch of rain fell in just 5 minutes in Erie, PA

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Normal High: 79
(Record: 92 in 1916)
Normal Low: 55
(Record: 35 in 1979)
Last Year: 86 and 65
1.85" of rain fell this date in 1998

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Public Information Statement

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

111 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

MANY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR TIME TO GET OUTDOORS THIS WEEKEND...AND
TO ENJOY THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY. HOWEVER...AS YOU HEAD
OUTDOORS...YOU SHOULD REMEMBER THAT THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE WITH US THROUGH TOMORROW. THIS MEANS YOU WILL PROBABLY SEE
LIGHTNING IN YOUR AREA AT SOME POINT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

REMEMBER...WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GET INDOORS.

WATCH FOR DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY IN THE
AFTERNOON...AND SEEK SHELTER WHEN STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA.
KEEP A WEATHER RADIO HANDY...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO GO
BOATING...AND BE READY TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR IF STORMS DEVELOP. AN
ISOLATED BOAT ON THE WATER IS AN EASY TARGET FOR LIGHTNING. IN
FACT...ANY ISOLATED STRUCTURE TENDS TO ATTRACT LIGHTNING. THIS
MEANS...YOU SHOULD AVOID STANDING UNDER TREES...OR REMAINING ON
THE GOLF COURSE...WHEN THUNDERSTORMS MOVE IN. IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO
MOVE INSIDE A HOUSE OR OTHER STURDY BUILDING WHEN THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR.

ALSO...REMEMBER...THAT LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE...AND KILL...FROM AT
LEAST SEVERAL MILES AWAY. THE THUNDERSTORM DOES NOT HAVE TO BE
RIGHT OVER YOU TO BE DANGEROUS.

KEEPING LIGHTNING SAFETY IN MIND CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE. WE...HERE AT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...HOPE YOU HAVE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE
HOLIDAY.



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Short Term Forecast

****Update****

1254 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.NOW...
THROUGH 300 PM...YOU CAN EXPECT AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR LIGHTNING
ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE MID STATE. A SIMILAR INCREASE
IN LIGHTNING POTENTIAL WILL LIKELY TAKE PLACE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN
HALF OF THE AREA BETWEEN MID AND LATE AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE
WILL BE INCREASING CONDUCIVE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AS THE
AFTERNOON WEARS ON...AND YOU CAN EXPECT THE STORMS TO PRODUCE BRIEF...
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR THE
REST OF THE DAY SHOULD KEEP THIS IN MIND...AND BOATERS SHOULD SEEK
SAFE HARBOR WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP.

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Sunday & Monday Forecast

Rain will continue to stream into the Cookeville area today. We've had  18 of 24 days with measurable rainfall during May..and reached the 8" mark. Total for 2009 is at 29.25". That is more than 4.5" above normal. This May also ranks the 8th rainiest since records have been kept (dating back to 1914).

*Latest Local Forecast*

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Weekend Weather Forecast

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
328 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009

.TONIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS. CHANCE OF
RAIN 40 PERCENT.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.

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Rain Creeping In for Memorial Day Weekend

If you've read this weather blog for any time at all, you know that I've constantly repeated the following phrase. "Our forecast is subject to change"


Today's forecast is one of those changed ones from yesterday. A pesky low-pressure system off the east coast of northern Florida will continue to affect our weather throughout the holiday weekend. While rainfall amounts won't be particularly heavy, we will see rain each day through Memorial Day. Chances increase from  30% today up to 60% for Saturday night and Sunday.

*Latest Local Forecast*

Weather History for This Date
1989-A tornado strikes Giles County, staying on the ground for 9 miles, killing one and injuring two near the Minor Hill community.
1933-A massive dust storm obscured the approach of an F4 tornado that wiped out the business district of Liberal, Kansas. Four people died. The description from the Dodge City, Kansas weather office follows: "A tornado moved north northeast from 7 miles south southwest of
Liberal Kansas, through that town.  This tornado also struck in
the total darkness of a depression era dust storm.  It masked
this entire western Kansas outbreak.  It destroyed the business
district and the northwest residential area.  At least 165 homes
and 44 businesses were badly damaged or destroyed.  Four people were
killed and 150 injured.  Damage was $750,000."

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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Normal High: 78
(Record: 96 in 1941)
Normal Low: 54
(Record: 35 in 2002)
Last Year: 77 and 47
2.72" of rain fell on this date in 1974
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Memorial Day Weekend Forecast

*Breaking*

5:28 p.m. CDT

**The LINK issue has been resolved**

Sorry for the foul-up!

Appears to have been my fault!

Courtesy: Dale Hollow.org 

If you like warm weather during the day with pleasant nights, then you'll love the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend. Rain chances are minimal, at best. This will be a fantastic weekend for outdoor activities in Middle Tennessee.

*Latest Local Forecast*

Yesterday, over at Examiner.com, I wrote about Dale Hollow Lake. In the article, I talked about flooded campsites due to our excessive May rainfall along with some history of this gorgeous body of water. You can see the entire article by clicking here.

Did you know that Dale Hollow came within three feet of it's all-time high on May 10th?

Water running through floodgates

at Dale Hollow Dam

Courtesy: Joy Winnett 5-16-2009

Notice the people at base of dam??

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Another Sunny Day!

CHAMBER WEATHER
Yesterday, I promised a look at the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend.  We'll have that for you in just a moment.  For today, take yesterday's weather and carbon copy it with a few degrees added to our high temperature. High temperature today will be around 80° under beautiful, sunny skies! Chamber of Commerce weather for sure.

*Latest Local Forecast*

Memorial Day Weekend Forecast
I want to preface this forecast by saying (as I always do) "It is early and things could change." Now that I've said that, here is my thinking for the Memorial Day weekend.  We see a 'slight' chance for showers and thunderstorms each day beginning on Friday. The rain-producing fronts will travel to the north of us (typical for this time of year). Occasionally, over the weekend, we may seeing a passing or pop-up thundershower..however, most of us will stay dry.  Go ahead and plan that picnic, that trip to the lake, or that backyard get-together with family and friends.  Highs will be in the 80's and the humidity will be higher than the last few days.


Weather History for This Date
1990-An F1 tornado strikes near Summertown (Lawrence County) cutting a 2 mile path, fortunately no injuries are reported.
1927-Charles Lindbergh took off from Long Island in dreary, misting weather. Thirty-three hours later, he landed in Paris, completing the first transatlantic flight.

Fun Weather Site of The Day
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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
May 20th
Normal High: 78°
(Record: 93° in 1962)
Normal Low: 53°
(Record: 39° in 2002)
Last Year's high was 77° and low 58°
1.11" of rain was recorded on this date back in 1942

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Warm up today

An overnight Frost Advisory didn't come to pass for most of us.  There aren't many people who are complaining for the lack of frost this morning.  Flower and vegetable gardeners across the state are breathing a huge sigh of relief! Expect temperatures to rise quickly this morning as our highs will reach the middle 70's under gorgeous, sunny skies for your Tuesday. 78° by Wednesday and 80° by Thursday!

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Enjoy the gorgeous day!

We'll look at the Memorial Day weekend tomorrow.

URGENT-Frost Warning

Frost Advisory tonight from NWS...county listing below.

STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-WILLIAMSON-RUTHERFORD-
CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-
235 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2009

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT TUESDAY.

A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM POSITIONED ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
WILL ALLOW FOR CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
TO FALL BETWEEN 33 AND 36 DEGREES IN LOW LYING AREAS...DURING THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE 36
DEGREES IN THESE AREAS BY 10 AM CDT TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS LIKELY. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.


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Chilly Start, Warm Afternoon

*30's Earlier This Morning*
Sunny and 66° for the high today.  This morning's low dropped to 39.8° here in Cookeville, the record is 36° from 1973. I'll be interested to see if any of the rural areas got into the 30's. Another cold overnight tonight across Tennessee, but we'll see warmer afternoons each day. Highs reach near 80° by Wednesday and we'll remain dry through the work week.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Weather History for This Date

On May 18, 1995...
Severe weather outbreak strikes Middle Tennessee. There are 15 confirmed tornadoes across the mid state, including an F4 which tears a 29 mile path across Lawrence and Giles Counties, killing 3, and injuring 32. A swath of hail damage extends from near Linden to Shelbyville. Hail as large as 3" is reported. Damage to homes and vehicles is extensive. A hailstorm in De Kalb County produces an estimated $1.5 million in damage. This is the 5th largest tornado outbreak in mid state history.


Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Normal High: 77
(Record: 92 in 1896)
Normal Low: 53
(Record: 36 in 1973)
Last Year: 74 and 53
1.64" of rain this date in 1928

Nice Days Ahead

**The Week Ahead Notes**
Cool temperatures for the next couple of evenings as we'll drop to near 40° by both Monday and Tuesday mornings. We rebound to the upper 60's on Monday afternoon, middle 70's on Tuesday afternoon, and finally to 80° on Wednesday. Rain is out of our forecast until at least Friday. The Memorial Day weekend is looking nice with highs in the 70's and lows in the 50's.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Weather History for This Date
May 17th
Golf ball-sized hail this date in 1957 in Nashville
In 1883, heavy snowstorms melt and trigger flooding that destroys most of Deadwood, SD. Four people are killed.
1979-Hawaii records it's lowest temperature ever at 12° (courtesy: The Weather Notebook)

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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Normal High: 77°
(Record: 98 in 1896)
Normal Low: 52°
(Record: 38 in 1997)
Last Year: 73 and 42
On this date in 1990, 1.56" of rain fell..



RAINFALL REPORT (CoCoRaHS Station TN-PM-5)

Since May 1st:

• 7.83" (15 of 17 days with measurable rain)
  

(Normal for all of May: 4.71")

Since January 1st:

• 29.08"
  

(Normal from 1/1 to 5/31 is:  24.76")

• The last time we saw this much rain in the first 5 months of the year was 2003 when 35.58" was measured. We went on to finish the year 13" ahead of schedule.
  
• We are less than 7 inches away from what was measured in ALL of 2007.

*Update*

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
432 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009

...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A COLD FRONT IS SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU
REGION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY MOIST IN
THIS REGION. STORMS THAT FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY
RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND FLASH FLOODING.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...CANNON...COFFEE...CUMBERLAND...DEKALB...FENTRESS...
GRUNDY...OVERTON...PUTNAM...VAN BUREN...WARREN AND WHITE.

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE IN THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU REGION THIS EVENING. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.

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Severe T-storm Warning

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
259 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 259 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BAXTER...OR 9
MILES WEST OF COOKEVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
COOKEVILLE AND ALGOOD BY 330 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

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Special Weather Statement

232 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE OR ABOUT TO AFFECT BEDFORD...CANNON...
CLAY...COFFEE...CUMBERLAND...DAVIDSON...DEKALB...FENTRESS...GILES...
GRUNDY...JACKSON...LAWRENCE...LEWIS...MACON...MARSHALL...MAURY...
OVERTON...PICKETT...PUTNAM...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...TROUSDALE...
VAN BUREN...WARREN...WAYNE...WHITE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON
COUNTIES...

AT 231 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF A LINE FROM RED BOILING
SPRINGS...TO LEBANON...TO LAWRENCEBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

PEOPLE IN BEDFORD...CANNON...CLAY...COFFEE...CUMBERLAND...DEKALB...
FENTRESS...GRUNDY...JACKSON...LAWRENCE...MARSHALL...MAURY...NORTHERN
GILES...OVERTON...PICKETT...PUTNAM...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...
SOUTHEASTERN DAVIDSON...SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS...SOUTHEASTERN MACON...
SOUTHEASTERN TROUSDALE...SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON...SOUTHERN WAYNE...
VAN BUREN...WARREN...WHITE AND WILSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY
OF RED BOILING SPRINGS...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION
CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

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Flash Flood Watch thru Midnight

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1127 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009

...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
MIDSTATE. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY MOIST. STORMS THAT FORM
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME AND FLASH FLOODING.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BEDFORD...CANNON...COFFEE...
CUMBERLAND...DAVIDSON...DEKALB...FENTRESS...GILES...GRUNDY...
JACKSON...LAWRENCE...LEWIS...MARSHALL...MAURY...OVERTON...
PICKETT...PUTNAM...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...VAN BUREN...WARREN...
WAYNE...WHITE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ONE TO THREE
INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN SOUTH AND EAST MIDDLE
TENNESSEE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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Friday's Storm Reports

This is a list of storm damage reports gathered by the NWS.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
955 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

1123 AM HAIL 8 S JAMESTOWN 36.32N 84.94W
05/15/2009 M1.00 INCH FENTRESS TN LAW ENFORCEMENT

ONE INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED.

0200 PM TSTM WND DMG BYRDSTOWN 36.57N 85.13W
05/15/2009 PICKETT TN LAW ENFORCEMENT

PENNY SIZE HAIL AND TREES DOWN

0217 PM HAIL 2 S MURFREESBORO 35.82N 86.39W
05/15/2009 E0.88 INCH RUTHERFORD TN TRAINED SPOTTER

NICKEL SIZE HAIL ALONG HWY 231 SOUTH

0217 PM HAIL 5 S LAWRENCEBURG 35.17N 87.34W
05/15/2009 E0.50 INCH LAWRENCE TN TRAINED SPOTTER

DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY SPOTTER NEAR LEOME

0225 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW SMITHVILLE 35.93N 85.86W
05/15/2009 DEKALB TN LAW ENFORCEMENT

SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN

0227 PM HAIL MURFREESBORO 35.85N 86.39W
05/15/2009 E1.00 INCH RUTHERFORD TN TRAINED SPOTTER

NEAR I-24 AND CHURCH STREET

0231 PM HAIL SPENCER 35.74N 85.46W
05/15/2009 E0.75 INCH VAN BUREN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT

PENNY HAIL IN SPENCER

0240 PM HAIL SPARTA 35.93N 85.47W
05/15/2009 E1.00 INCH WHITE TN EMERGENCY MNGR

IN SPARTA

0505 PM HAIL NASHVILLE 36.17N 86.78W
05/15/2009 E1.00 INCH DAVIDSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER

MURFREESBORO PIKE AREA NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE

0510 PM HAIL NASHVILLE 36.17N 86.78W
05/15/2009 E0.88 INCH DAVIDSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER

I-24 AT BRILEY PKWY

0514 PM HAIL 2 SE NASHVILLE 36.15N 86.76W
05/15/2009 E0.50 INCH DAVIDSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER

DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT MURFREESBORO ROAD AND KERMIT
DRIVE.

0553 PM HAIL 1 N NASHVILLE 36.19N 86.78W
05/15/2009 E0.75 INCH DAVIDSON TN PUBLIC

PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC ON BRICK CHURCH
LANE NEAR INTERSECTION WITH KNIGHT ROAD.

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Short Term Forecast

Thru 10 AM:

829 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009

.NOW...
A LINE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE EASTWARD AT 30
TO 35 MPH THROUGH 10 AM. AS OF 828 AM...THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS
LINE..EXTENDED FROM WESTMORELAND...TO WATERTOWN...TO ELKTON. AS OF
10 AM...THIS LINE SHOULD BE NEAR BYRDSTOWN...TO MONTEREY...TO
SPENCER LINE.

HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WITH SHOWERS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND ONE
TENTH TO AROUND ONE HALF OF AN INCH. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WITH
THUNDERSTORMS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND ONE HALF OF AN INCH TO AROUND
ONE INCH.

AREAS FROM CLIFTON NORTHEAST TO INTERSTATE 65 HAVE RECEIVED IN SOME
LOCATIONS AROUND TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL. MOTORISTS ARE URGED NOT
TO DRIVE WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADS.

-Reporting from the houseboat on beautiful Center Hill Lake

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Special Weather Statement

640 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING LOCALLY 1 TO
2 INCHES OF RAIN...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE THROUGH 830 AM CDT. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS BEEN ACROSS
WESTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY NORTHEAST
ACROSS SOUTHERN PERRY AND INTO SOUTHWEST HICKMAN COUNTY...WHERE
UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN BY 630 AM CDT...AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN WAS STILL FALLING...FROM WAYNESBORO TO HOHENWALD AND INTO THE
WILLIAMSPORT AND SANTA FE AREAS OF MAURY COUNTY.

AS THIS FIRST ROUND BEGINS TO PULL EAST...MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE DAY AS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND INCREASING
INSTABILITY ONCE AGAIN COME INTO PLAY...OUT AHEAD OF A FRONTAL
SYSTEM THAT IS DROPPING SOUTHEAST FROM MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS.

REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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Storm Clouds!

First...the latest at 3:30...then, storm clouds below

Storm Clouds!
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Rain...

In 7 minutes, I recorded nearly 1/2" (.48) in rain gauge...nice storm with lightning and thunder.

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Special Weather Statement

...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON...

UPSTABLE AIR AND A MID LEVEL CIRCULATION WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EAST MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON.
ISOLATED CELLS COULD PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH. BECAUSE OF THE BRIEF AND ISOLATED NATURE OF THE
STORMS...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ANTICIPATED.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

For Friday-Thursday

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
944 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. STRONGER
STORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WINDS GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE
PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDESTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE
PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

Once we get past Saturday, a dry period for most of next week.

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Friday Storms and more Saturday Storms

MORE RAIN FOR THE BUCKET
Storms are possible today as a warm front lifts northward. This should set off some showers along with a few thunderstorms this afternoon. Things settle down tonight, but kick up once again on Saturday as an approaching cold front will bring a line of storms through the Cookeville area. Expect highs today to be just over 80° while Saturday's highs will be a little cooler at 74°. While some of the storms could be very strong, they will NOT reach severe limits for now.

The good news is once we get through Saturday, a long dry-spell is in our forecast. Possibly all of the entire work-week. We'll watch the forecast and keep you updated.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Weather History for This Date

On May 15, 1901...
Clarksville's 30 degrees is the latest freeze ever recorded there, as well as the coldest temperature every observed in May.
On May 15, 1994...
A man is killed by a lightning strike while trying to park his tractor-semitrailer near his home in Pleasant View (Cheatham County).


Fun Weather Site of The Day
VORTEX2 is a tornado research project headed up by the National Severe Storms Laboratory. It is a field experiment to check out tornadoes at all angles. NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory studies severe and hazardous weather processes and develops tools to help National Weather Service forecasters, and federal, university and private sector partners use weather information more effectively.

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Normal High: 76°
(Record: 98° in 1896)
Normal Low: 52
(Record: 36° in 1959)
Last Year: 67° and 60°
2.10" of rain fell on this date in 1996

How much rain has fallen, Michael?
Glad I've been asked this question a lot lately. According to my CoCoRaHS station's records, we have recorded 6.88" through my last observation at 7:00 this morning for May. Some stations in our county are well over 7". The most I've found in Tennessee is 12.61" at a station near Altamont in Grundy County. You can record rain for us by signing up for CoCoRaHS .

Storm over Nashville 2

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Ready for Rain??

THUNDERBOOMERS
Rain chances are on the increase today as a line of storms is crossing the Tennessee river in the western part of the state at 6:30 this morning.  It appears, however, the line is losing it's punch. We'll still keep rain chances in the forecast and expect a windy day with gusts running up to 30 miles per hour.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
May 14, 2009
Normal High: 76°
(Record: 94° in 1896)
Normal Low: 51°
(Record: 35° in 1917)
Last Year: 69° and 55°
1.38" of rain this date in 1995

SIDE NOTE
My parents have returned from a 17-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean on a cruise ship.  They own a houseboat on beautiful Center Hill Lake.  On  the day they left, the depth finder on their boat said it was setting in 60 feet of water.  Of course, we received nearly 7 inches of rain while they were gone.  When they checked it on Tuesday, the depth finder said 87 feet.  An incredible rise of 27 feet at Center Hill.  The floodgates had to be opened to let some water out of the lake.  This is the first time they've had to open the gates in several years.

Sunny Tuesday!!

Beautiful sunshine this Tuesday morning and it is the first day in the last 12 that we didn't have measurable precipitation in the CoCoRaHS rain gauge!! Highs will reach the middle 70's.  Unfortunately, it doesn't last long as rain is expected for Wednesday and Thursday.  Enjoy our sunny Tuesday!

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Our friend, Chris (a degreed meteorologist), runs the CoCoRaHS blog.  He just wrote an interesting and informative article about Tennessee's climate.  Thanks Chris!

Sunshine FINALLY Returns

Believe it or not, we should see some sunshine later today and have a very sunny day on Tuesday.  Highs today around 71° while Tuesday's highs will be 75°...

I measured another .05" of rain from overnight.  This gives us 6.51" for May.

Have an awesome Monday.

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Weather History for This Date

On May 11, 2003...
An pre-dawn severe weather outbreak produces six tornadoes across the Nashville metropolitan area. Two of the tornadoes (Franklin and Walterhill) are rated as F3, and produce considerable damage. The other four twisters are rated F1. Amazingly, there are no injuries. This is the 9th largest tornado outbreak in Middle Tennessee's history.  For a WHOLE LOT MORE on this story, go to my Nashville Weather Examiner site.

More Rainfall Analysis (Happy Mom's Day)

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there.

More rainfall analysis for you today.  

We are definitely in a rainy pattern.

The evidence:

5 out of the last 6 months, we've exceeded the monthly average. Prior to that, only once in the previous 12 months did we reach the average

2007 was the driest year on record (since 1914) in Cookeville. We recorded just 36.75" of rain whereas through the first 4 months of this year plus the first 10 days of May, we are sitting at nearly 28".

The record amount of rain is 76.46" from 1998. With all the rain we've had, we are on pace to reach 66" this year.  If we just have 'normal' amounts of rain the rest of 2009, our total will be just under 60". Really makes the 76+ amount from 1998 look like a lot of rainfall. With the last few years well below normal, 2009 rains seem like record-breakers!

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Weather History for This Date

Interesting weather event from 1864 on this date, you can read more about it over at the Examiner site by the Nashville Weather Examiner. Hey, I know that guy!

Rainfall Updates and History

Rain has pounded Middle Tennessee once again. A flash flood watch continues for all of our area.

More than a dozen CoCoRaHS stations have measured at least 10" of rain (the most is 12" in Bell Buckle of Bedford County), while another 20 stations have recorded 9"+ and another 20+ have at least 8" this month.

Looking over my information, if May ended today, we'd have the 14th rainiest May since records have been kept in Cookeville (from 1914). I've had measurable rainfall in my gauge each day this month.

This is the list of May's biggest rains...
1984  13.06"
2003  12.35
1983  11.41
1974   8.75
1973   8.63
1998   8.21
1995   8.11
1979   7.66
1933   7.61
1989   7.36
1971   7.28
1967   6.81
1915   6.61
2009   6.45 (since May to 2 pm today)


Interestingly enough, 
May 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 were among driest Mays ever.

2005-1.15" 3rd most dry ever
2006-2.26" 9th most dry ever
2007-2.38" 11th most dry ever
2008-3.27" 23rd most dry ever

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Weather History for This Date
From 1995, heavy rains in Warren County leave 3-4 feet on some roads and take out a bridge (NWS)

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Normal High: 75°
(Record: 91 in 1936)
Normal Low: 50°
(Record: 30 in 1976)
Last Year: 76 and 59
1.27" fell on this date in 1975 (1.67" so far today)
In 1984, 10.9" had fallen from May 1st to May 9th

Flash Flood Warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
PUTNAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COOKEVILLE...

* UNTIL 800 AM CDT

* AT 459 AM CDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED FROM RECURRING
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BAXTER AND
ALGOOD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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Flash Flood Watch for Saturday

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TODAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

* A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...BEDFORD...BENTON...CANNON...CHEATHAM...CLAY...COFFEE...
CUMBERLAND...DAVIDSON...DEKALB...DICKSON...FENTRESS...GILES...
GRUNDY...HICKMAN...HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...JACKSON...LAWRENCE...
LEWIS...MACON...MARSHALL...MAURY...MONTGOMERY...OVERTON...
PERRY...PICKETT...PUTNAM...ROBERTSON...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...
STEWART...SUMNER...TROUSDALE...VAN BUREN...WARREN...WAYNE...
WHITE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON.

* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

* NEAR SATURATED SOILS AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES COULD GENERATE FLASH FLOODING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WITH WATER LEVELS ALREADY RUNNING HIGH ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL MAY SEND AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS OUT OF
THEIR BANKS.

RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODS...
ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS.



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Friday Spotter Reports

These are from the Friday storms and are just a partial list at this time. Much of Middle Tennessee remains under the gun tonight for strong weather.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
825 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0159 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 7 SSW ADAMS 36.49N 87.11W
05/08/2009 ROBERTSON TN EMERGENCY MNGR

MILE MARKER 16 ON INTERSTATE 24, PUBLIC REPORT RELATED BY
EMA

0404 PM HAIL JAMESTOWN 36.43N 84.94W
05/08/2009 E1.00 INCH FENTRESS TN TRAINED SPOTTER

0406 PM HAIL JAMESTOWN 36.43N 84.94W
05/08/2009 E1.75 INCH FENTRESS TN TRAINED SPOTTER

0410 PM TORNADO 3 ENE JAMESTOWN 36.45N 84.89W
05/08/2009 FENTRESS TN EMERGENCY MNGR

POSSILE TORNADO OCCCURRED RESULTING IN ONE MOBILE HOME
BEING DESTROYED AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS HOUSES. A
COUPLE OF BUIDINGS HAD THEIR ROOFS BLOWN OFF JUST NORTH
NORTHEAST OF ALLARDT.

0422 PM TORNADO 2 SE JAMESTOWN 36.41N 84.91W
05/08/2009 FENTRESS TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

TORNADO ON THE GROUND REPORTED BY FIRE DEPT.



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Tornado on Ground-Fentress County

0422 PM TORNADO 2 SE JAMESTOWN 36.41N 84.91W
05/08/2009 FENTRESS TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

TORNADO ON THE GROUND REPORTED BY FIRE DEPT.

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New Tornado Watch

Just issued...............


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 271 UNTIL
11 PM CDT THIS EVENING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH 268. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN TENNESSEE THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES

IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE

BEDFORD               CANNON                CLAY
COFFEE                CUMBERLAND            DEKALB
FENTRESS              GRUNDY                JACKSON
MACON                 OVERTON               PICKETT
PUTNAM                RUTHERFORD            SMITH
SUMNER                TROUSDALE             VAN BUREN
WARREN                WHITE                 WILSON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALLARDT...ALTAMONT...BYRDSTOWN...
CARTHAGE...CELINA...COALMONT...COOKEVILLE...CROSSVILLE...
GAINESBORO...GALLATIN...GREEN HILL...HARTSVILLE...
HENDERSONVILLE...JAMESTOWN...LAFAYETTE...LEBANON...LIVINGSTON...
MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...MOUNT JULIET...MURFREESBORO...
SHELBYVILLE...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...SPENCER...TRACY CITY...
TULLAHOMA AND WOODBURY.

Tornado Warning Clay-Overton-Fentress

TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
324 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CLAY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CELINA...
NORTHERN OVERTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
WESTERN PICKETT COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BYRDSTOWN...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 324 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES WEST OF
CELINA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CELINA BY 330 PM CDT...
BYRDSTOWN BY 400 PM CDT...

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Near us, but not Putnam County...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHWESTERN OVERTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 321 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL
JACKSON COUNTY...OR NEAR GAINESBORO...AND MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CROSS MAINLY
RURAL PARTS OF OVERTSON...JACKSON AND CLAY COUNTIES...INLCUDING AREAS
BETWEEN DALE HOLLOW LAKE AND HILHAM.

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Tornado Warning Clay County

Not for Cookeville....

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CELINA...
EASTERN MACON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 307 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR RED BOILING
SPRINGS...OR 13 MILES EAST OF LAFAYETTE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CELINA BY 325 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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The latest...

Just issued by the Nashville office of the NWS...


...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE UNTIL 400
PM...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE UNTIL 700 PM...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS MOVING TOWARD MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS
AFTERNOON. THE ENVIRONMENT ACROSS THE MID STATE IS HIGHLY
UNSTABLE, AND MODERATELY SHEARED, MEANING THAT SEVERE STORMS AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FLASH
FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT SATURDAY,
AND FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

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Friday Forecast...

Don't be deceived by this beautiful sky!  More on this later.  Hard to believe we had thunderstorms with heavy rain earlier this morning.  I measured nearly 1/2" of rain.  We are closing in on more than 5" just for the month of May. Now, skies are sunny and clear.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

The latest information on today's weather is for skies to become cloudy again later with thunderstorms developing late in the day.  In the photo below, you can see the clearing skies vividly, but notice (back to the west) the clouds building.  This will move across our area later and give us those thunderstorm chances.

Weather History for This Date

On May 8, 1947...
It's an almost winter-like day in Middle Tennessee, as Nashville's low drops to 36 degrees.

What will our weekend hold??  Join me later for the answer.

Afternoon Update

Really warming up...check out NWS update below....
---------------------
.NOW...
THROUGH 400 PM...EXPECT ISOLATED SHOWERS TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING
IN THE AFTERNOON HEAT. A FEW SHOWERS MAY INTENSIFY AND PRODUCE
BRIEF LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LIGHTNING.

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Flood Watch for Wednesday

The National Weather Service office in Nashville has issued a Flood Watch for Wednesday.  Below is the official notification.  My comments will be at the end of the advisory.
________________________________________________________


939 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
 AREAS...BEDFORD...BENTON...CANNON...COFFEE...CUMBERLAND...
 DEKALB...FENTRESS...GILES...GRUNDY...HICKMAN...HUMPHREYS...
 LAWRENCE...LEWIS...MARSHALL...MAURY...PERRY...PICKETT...
 PUTNAM...RUTHERFORD...VAN BUREN...WARREN...WAYNE...WHITE AND
 WILLIAMSON.

* FROM 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE DURING THE DAY
 WEDNESDAY...BRINGING HEAVY RAINFALL TO SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
 AREAS OF THE MID STATE. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED IN
 THE WATCH AREA. WITH SATURATED GROUND ALREADY...ANY ADDITIONAL
 HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

____________________________________________________

We have been in a consistent wet pattern over the last week. As they've said, the ground is already saturated in many places.  I mowed my yard this evening and the grass was still very damp. Watch for the typical places where flooding could occur.

Special Weather Statement

This is from Bobby Boyd with the NWS Nashville. www.weather.gov/nashville

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1057 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009

TNZ027-052200-
DAVIDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NASHVILLE
1057 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...WET START TO MAY OF 2009...

RAINFALL FOR THE FIRST 4 DAYS OF MAY HAS TOTALED 4.17 INCHES IN
NASHVILLE...MAKING IT THE WETTEST START SINCE MAY OF 1979 WHEN
4.78 INCHES OF RAIN FELL DURING THE FIRST 4 DAYS.

MORE RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST FOR LATER TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY...AS YET ANOTHER MOISTURE LADEN SYSTEM HEADS TOWARD
MIDDLE TENNESSEE. A FLOOD WATCH MAY BE ISSUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON...
FOR WEDNESDAY.
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Here in Cookeville, 3.90" of rain in first 4 days.

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No Sun Today

RAIN..RAIN..and more RAIN
In yesterday's post, I talked about finally seeing some sunshine here in Cookeville.  Well...I was wrong. A low-pressure system has formed and is moving through our area. Rain chances are minor (about 20%), but it is raining while I am writing this post (7:10 a.m). We have a greater chance of showers and thunderstorms for Wednesday (around 70%) as yet another system makes its way to us.

WEEK'S OUTLOOK
Rain will stick with us through Saturday. Wouldn't be surprised to see another 2-4 inches of rain possible for the next several days. This could prompt more FLOOD WATCHES/ADVISORIES, etc.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Weather History for This Date

On May 5, 1999...
Severe weather outbreak produces widespread wind damage (at least $4.7 million) across Middle Tennessee. Linden is hit by an F4 tornado, killing 3. FAA wind equipment at Nashville International Airport clocks a 99 mph wind gust. Seventy planes are damaged, and 2 hangars are destroyed. Debris and jet fuel are scattered across the runway, closing the airport for several hours. A total of 6 tornadoes strike the mid state.

On May 5, 2003...
Two waves of severe weather drop a total of 11 twisters across Middle Tennessee during the late evening and early morning, then from late morning through early afternoon. Two persons are injured in Lincoln County. Baseball-size hail is reported in Lutts (Wayne County). In addition, widespread flash flooding occurs as a result of excessive rainfall. Nashville measures 4.63" of rain, which establishes a new one-day record for May. This is also the 9th largest tornado outbreak in mid state history.


Cookeville's Daily Almanac
May 5th
Normal High: 75°
(Record: 93° in 1952)
Normal Low: 53°
(Record: 37° in 1957)
Last Year: 73° and 44°
4.63" of rain fell on this date in 2003

Highs during the first four days of May more than 9° BELOW NORMAL

Clouds and Little Rain

**BIG RAINS**
What a start to May! As of 7 o'clock this morning (C.D.T.), I've measured 3.88" of rain in the first 4 days of the month. Reports are still coming in, but I believe we'll see some stations with over 10 inches through the same period.

May 3rd Preliminary Storm Reports here

**Monday Morning Notes**
Here in Cookeville, our Monday weather looks like this. Cloudy with showers (light) this morning gives way to just clouds the rest of the day, with a high temperature of 65°...cloudy overnight, low 53°. PARTLY SUNNY on Tuesday (yes!) with a high of 75° and rains return for Wednesday. Believe or not, the weekend is looking nice for now.

*Latest, Local Forecast* 

**School Closings, Opening Late**
The latest information shows four county systems across Tennessee closed:
Bedford
Hickman
Perry 
Warren
Two systems are opening an hour late:
Cumberland
Fentress


**Weather History for This Date**

On May 4, 1976...
Temperature at Nashville drops to 34, tying the record low for the month. Crossville sets a new record low for May with a reading of 27 degrees.

On May 4, 1979...
Franklin records its greatest one-day rainfall ever, with 7.25".


**Cookeville's Daily Almanac**
Normal High: 73
(Record: 88 in 1960)
Normal Low: 48
(Record: 31 in 1976)
Last Year: 68 and 44
3.63" of rain recorded this date in 1979

Flood advisory tonight

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CROSSVILLE...
EAST CENTRAL DEKALB COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
FENTRESS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JAMESTOWN...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
OVERTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LIVINGSTON...
PICKETT COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BYRDSTOWN...
PUTNAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COOKEVILLE...
NORTHEASTERN VAN BUREN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
WHITE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT/215 AM EDT/

* AT 721 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A WIDESPREAD AREA OF RAIN AND
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU...EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO NORTHERN AL.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
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0522 PM TORNADO CROSSVILLE 35.95N 85.04W
05/03/2009 CUMBERLAND TN LAW ENFORCEMENT

DAMAGE ALONG TAYLORS CHAPEL RD AND LAURELWOOD LN...ROOFS
TORN OFF HOMES...TREES SNAPPED...TREES ON HOMES...POWER
POLES KNOCKED DOWN.
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Sunday Latest

Light rain now...heavier later.

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ALONG A FRONT STALLED ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL OCCUR TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS THE MAIN CONCERN...AND A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS
POSTED FOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND ACROSS THE PLATEAU.

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Same Ol' Story (RAIN)

**1200 POSTS**
Yesterday's post (Flooding Possible) was #1200 for this weather blog.  Who would have thought that you all would read this faithfully, who would have thought you all would e-mail for specific forecasts for certain places..who would have thought I would have gotten the text messages, phone calls, Facebook messages, etc...who would have thought I would be getting paid to write about weather for a National website.  Who would have thought I'd be coordinating a very important program for the Cookeville/Putnam County area. A very big thank-you to ALL of you.

**RAIN, RAIN, and MORE RAIN**
Rain is falling here in Cookeville as I write this.  We've recorded 2.64" since rain began on Friday.  Typically, for all of May, we receive 4.71". Heavy rain (according to radar) is streaming into our area along a warm front which is moving back to the north.  This front will stall over our area and impulses will ride up the stationary front giving us chances for heavy rain the rest of today and tonight.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
May 3rd, 2009
Normal High: 73°
Record: 98° in 1942
Normal Low: 48°
Record: 33° in 2005
Last Year: 74° and 53°
2.33" of rain fell this date in 1984

Off to church this morning at Trinity Assembly in Algood, TN.  You can join us via the web if you don't have a church home or cannot get out to your local church today.  We are live at 8:30 am and 10:30 am..go here for more information!

Flooding Possible

Serious weather event ahead.

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CUMBERLAND...FENTRESS...
GRUNDY...OVERTON...PICKETT...PUTNAM...VAN BUREN...WARREN AND
WHITE.

* THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

* A FRONTAL ZONE AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ALONG THE FRONT HELPING
PRODUCE POCKETS OF HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR OVER THE
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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Rain, Rain, and more Rain!

**Weekend Outlook**
We've received .71" of rainfall here in Cookeville overnight.  During the next couple of days, a cold front will stall just to our west allowing warm, moist air to be pumped into the Middle Tennessee area.  This will support ACTIVE weather, including the possibilities of strong storms and heavy rainfall.  At this point, I do not believe the entire weekend will be a washout, but encourage you to stay in touch with the weather. I will monitor the situation, so check back frequently and SIGN-UP for Twitter and follow me.  I am: http://twitter.com/cookevillewxguy

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Weather History for This Date
On May 1st, 1963..the temperature drops to 34° in Nashville, the lowest ever recorded in May!
In 1950, a strong winter storm smacked the Black Hills area of the Dakotas with lightning and heavy snow.  Up to 30 inches was recorded and deep drifts driven by 70+ mph winds!

Rain Update:
We finished the month of April with 6.39" here in Cookeville.  This gives us a 2009 total of 21.25".  Our normal for April is 4.60, while our normal for the first four months of the year is 20.05". We are much further ahead than the last couple of years. We do, however, see a big dropoff in rain during May-August, then we hit the driest months of September and October.  Let's hope we continue in the good rain pattern.

Have an awesome weekend...I will be 'on the look-out' for any severe weather.

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