Slightly Warmer Today and Thursday

*Latest Local Forecast*

Temperatures warm a few degrees higher today than on Tuesday where we saw highs hit just 65° for the afternoon high. Should reach 70° by the late afternoon. This morning's low was a chilly 46°. Take a jacket when you leave the house this morning!

Rain is expected late Thursday night and most of Friday. Our weekend is expected to be nice and sunny with highs in the upper 60's and lows in the middle 40's.

Enjoy your Wednesday!

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Cool Day Ahead

We will struggle to reach the middle 60's today under a mostly sunny sky. Started at 46° this morning and expect to be down there again overnight. Bundle up this morning and enjoy a gorgeous day ahead!

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Temps Falling Fast

Already 53° here in Cookeville at 10:00 pm.

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I expect another 10° drop by sunrise!

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Our Beautiful Town

Check out the clear skies!

Courtesy of the Cookeville Web Camera!

(Cookeville-Putnam County EMA)

Cookeville Weather Forecast

Expecting lows around 45° by sunrise

Highs only low to mid 60's on Tuesday

Big Change In Temperatures This Week

**COLD CANADIAN AIR**
The winds have picked up from the NNW as a cold front has passed through our area this morning. We may see a light shower early. Clouds will dissipate later bringing sunshine to all of the Upper Cumberland. The breezy conditions are due to a strong Canadian air mass that will be in control over the next several days. Temperatures during the daytime will struggle to reach the mid and upper 60's while nighttime lows will drop into the 40's. Can't rule out some upper 30's in some locations.  Bundle up the kids with at least a light jacket. It is the first BIG change of the Fall season.

**GOOD-BYE RAIN**
The rain-filled pattern has finally moved out. We will end September with 14.81"...the rainiest month I've ever recorded. We are nearly 20" ahead for the year.

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Weather History for This Date
1917-Hurricane strikes just east of Pensacola, FL with 103 mph winds
1979-2.94" of rain in Cookeville, TN. It was one of our rainiest years ever.
1998-Hurricane Georges goes ashore around Biloxi, MS with 105 mph winds
1998-High temperatures hits 94° here in Cookeville, a record high.

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 73° low: 59°
Normal High: 78°
(Record: 94° in 1998)
Normal Low: 51°
(Record: 34° in 1942)
Last Year: 79° and 57°
2.94" of rain fell on this date in 1979
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Public Information Statement

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
532 PM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...WET SEPTEMBER ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

SEPTEMBER 2009 HAS BEEN UNUSUALLY WET ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
AS OF SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE NASHVILLE AIRPORT HAD RECEIVED 11.08
INCHES OF RAIN FOR THE MONTH...MAKING THIS THE SECOND WETTEST
SEPTEMBER ON RECORD. THE WETTEST SEPTEMBER WAS 1979 WHEN 11.44
INCHES OF RAIN WAS RECORDED.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SELECTED SEPTEMBER RAINFALL TOTALS FROM COCORAHS
OBSERVERS IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.


LOCATIONINCHES
MOUNT JULIET 4.6NNE21.74
COOKEVILLE 4.6WNW 15.47
CARTHAGE 8.7NNE14.48
LEBANON 3.7WNW 14.06
BAXTER 1.0NNE 13.75
COOKEVILLE 6.5NW13.24
COOKEVILLE 4.1NE12.86
BELLE MEADE 3.1N12.43
HERMITAGE 4.4WSW 12.43
LEWISBURG 5.1SW 12.20
BRENTWOOD 5.0ENE 11.89
LAWRENCEBURG 8.8SE11.27
BELLE MEADE 1.2ESE10.36
PULASKI 7.9ENE 10.10
HARTSVILLE 5.8WSW 10.03

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND AT

HTTP://WWW.COCORAHS.ORG

OR

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE

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Fantastic Sunday After Fog

**SUNNY SUNDAY**
You'll love the weather on tap for Sunday after the fog lifts later this morning. Expect highs in the upper 70's this afternoon. It'll be the last warm day as rain chances return overnight (only a slight chance) and Monday with a low Sunday night of 59° and a high Monday of just 70°. Then, it turns quite cool and very Fall-like with a low Monday night of a chilly 47° under a clear sky. Tuesday's high will be just 66° under sunny skies and the low Tuesday a CHILLY 45°...pull out an extra blanket or two and pull out the jackets for the upcoming work week.

*Latest Local Forecast*

**BIG RAIN NUMBERS**
I get asked this question a lot...."Hey Michael, how much rain did we get?" For this past storm system that started overnight Friday and ended last night (a period of about 24 hours), we measured 3.20" at my home. We now total 14.81" for September. This makes us nearly 20" ahead for the year. AMAZING!

**WORSHIP TIME**
If you don't have a home church or are unable to attend, join us at Trinity Assembly this morning for our services on the web. Our two services begin at 8:30 am and 10:30 am CDT. You'll learn something!

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Very Heavy Rain AGAIN..

Your ears aren't deceiving you. That is rain, sometimes heavy, pounding down at 10:45 this evening. A line of particurlarly heavy showers is moving through the Upper Cumberland at this hour. There is a second line that has formed on radar and will swing through over the next hour. This will add to our already impressive rainfall amounts across Cookeville and Putnam County.

Be very careful past midnight through 9 am as we expect very dense fog to develop. See Special Weather Statement

*Latest Local Forecast*

Strong Storms In Area

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
856 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

TNZ010-011-030>034-270300-
CLAY-FENTRESS-JACKSON-OVERTON-PICKETT-PUTNAM-SMITH-
856 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING CLAY...FENTRESS...JACKSON...
OVERTON...PICKETT...PUTNAM AND SMITH COUNTIES...

AT 851 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CELINA TO
CARTHAGE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...WITH
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 1 INCH LIKELY. WINDS OVER 30 MPH MAY ALSO OCCUR
WITH THESE STORMS.

LOOK FOR HEAVY RAIN TO REACH BYRDSTOWN...LIVINGSTON AND JAMESTOWN
BEFORE 10 PM. THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LAST LESS THAN HALF AN
HOUR AT MOST LOCATIONS..BUT THEY WILL CAUSE STANDING WATER ON ROADS
AND PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS.

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Saturday Night Weather Thoughts and Beyond...

*RAIN UPDATE*
What a day of rainfall here in the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee. Many of us have from 2"-4" in our rain gauges. As of this moment (4:30 pm), I have received 2.17" in my gauge since 7 this morning. At the 7 am dump, I had .63"...that gives me 2.80" since midnight. For the month of September, we stand at 14.41". It is easily our wettest month of the year. It also is the wettest September ever. I've combed through rainfall data  since 1914 and found this month ranks 5th rainiest in the last 95 years...pretty impressive, eh?!

RAINFALL STATS....

• Since 7 am: 2.14"
• Since midnight: 2.80"
• Since Sept 1st: 14.41" (normal 3.78")
• Since January 1st: 61.28" (normal 41.89")

*TONIGHT THRU TUESDAY*
Expect widely scattered rainfall tonight. Some areas to our northwest (especially in Kentucky) could see a scattered thunderstorm or two late this afternoon and early evening. On Sunday, we will see sunshine after patchy fog in the morning with highs in the middle 70's. A slight chance of showers for Monday with highs in the low 70's as a stronger front rolls through Middle Tennessee. Expect chilly temperatures by Tuesday morning...around 45° or so. Cool Tuesday, high around 68° under sunny skies and then another cold night with lows by Wednesday morning in the upper 40's.

*Latest Local Forecast*

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Flood Watch until 4pm

From NWS-Nashville...


...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

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

* UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON

* SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
THE EAST PART OF THE MID-STATE THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS
OF 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. CONSIDERING THE HEAVY RAINS SO FAR
TODAY...ADDITIONAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR.

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. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AND AVOID LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

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Flash Flood Warning

***10:55 AM UPDATE***
Very light rain over Cookeville area will not last as another LARGE area of precipitation is indicated on current RADAR (link here)....2+ inch reports of rain all across city. Some flooding issues, but nothing compared to September 16th. BE CAREFUL; TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN


***10:00 AM UPDATE***
Just checked my rain gauge stats and have recorded more than 60" this year. With just over 3 months left in 2009, the record of 76 inches for a single year (set in 1998) is well within reach.


***9:40 AM UPDATE***
Just ran out and emptied rain gauge. Had exactly 1.50" inches since 7 o'clock this morning. This gives us 2.13" since rainfall began overnight. To give you perspective on that amount, the 2.13" is about HALF of what would fall for an ENTIRE MONTH!


***8:12 AM UPDATE***
More than 1" of rain has fallen in the past 40 minutes or so....causing minor street flooding all over the city. BE VERY CAREFUL outside if you venture out this morning.  FYI..measured more than 13" just this month.


A FLASH FLOOD WARNING is in effect this morning for Cookeville, Algood, and Sparta, including southern Overton, eastern Putnam, and northern White Counties until 10:15 a.m. Heavy rain has caused runoff to swell creeks and flood streets. Be careful...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN!

*Cookeville's Latest, Local Forecast*

Very Heavy Rain Expected

**FLASH FLOOD WATCH**
A strong cold front will push across Middle Tennessee causing the chance for heavy rains very late on Friday night through Saturday. Areas to the south of I-40 and east of I-65 are under a Flash Flood Watch. See warning map below. We expect Sunday to be a decent day with highs near 80°.

(image is courtesy of News 2 and NashvilleWX.com)

**FALL-LIKE WEATHER TO ARRIVE**
Beyond that, expect another cold front to push through on Monday and bring MUCH COOLER temperatures for Tuesday and Tuesday night. Right now, highs on Tuesday are only expected to be in the middle to upper 60's with lows anticipated to be in the middle 40's by sunrise on Wednesday.

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Weather History for This Date
1934-Cut Bank, Montana drops to -4°. It is their coldest temperature ever in September. Heavy snow is reported at Glacier National Park (32").
1942-It is the earliest snowfall on record in Ft. Wayne, IN.
1977-A tornado tears through Cumberland County, TN near Homestead and Dorton. It leaves a 5-mile path of destruction. Thankfully, no one is injured.
2004-Hurricane Jeanne strikes the Florida Gulf Coast, as a Category 3, just 2 miles from where Hurricane Frances came ashore just 3 weeks earlier.


Fun Weather Site of The Day
My youngest daughter and I were recently featured in a news story. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 83° low: 68°
Normal High: 79°
(Record: 94° in 1931)
Normal Low: 53°
(Record: 37° in 1990)
Last Year: 80° and 50°
2.66" of rain fell on this date in 1991
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Big Rainfall Totals

As you can see from the map above, we've had some big rainfall numbers across Middle Tennessee during the month of September. The expectation, in the forecast, is to add to these amounts. There is some good news ahead. A strong cold front is expected to move through early next week and we may see highs in the 60's and lows (possibly) down into the 40's by Tuesday night. Wouldn't that be sweet?! 

*Latest Local Forecast*

Be sure to check out my post, 'Anyone Ready For Some Fall-Like Weather', over at Examiner.com

Beautiful Wednesday Morning (Flood Update)

*Very Nice This Morning*
Sunshine across the Cookeville area this morning will give way to clouds and possibly, heavy rain later as a frontal boundary pushes eastward. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for counties from Nashville west to the Tennessee River. Autumn is finally here (as of 4:18 pm yesterday) and Davis Nolan at News 2 in Nashville is going out on a limb and saying we will 'Get our first taste of Fall next week.'

*Latest Local Forecast*

*Flooding Around the South*
Speaking of flooding, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue plans to ask for federal assistance in dealing with the disaster in his state. Parts of Georgia have received up to 22" of rain. At least 10 deaths are blamed on the floodwaters in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. Six Flags amusement park was under water due to Atlanta's flooding.

*Overnight Flooding in Tennessee*
Several areas, including Clifton and Lawrenceburg saw floodwaters rise in Tennessee. Hickman, Montgomery, and Perry Counties saw more than 3" of rain overnight. In Clifton, there were reports of Main Street being closed due to flooding. According to NWS Storm Reports, the Emergency Manager in Lawrence County reported a person trapped on top of their car due to flooding southwest of the city. Additionally, they also reported six inches of water crossing over West Point Road within the city. Both Lawrence and Wayne County school systems are closed today, September 23, 2009.

Weather History for This Date
1891-Clarksville's low of 29° sets an all-time record for September.

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 80° low: 66°
Normal High: 79°
(Record: 95° in 1931)
Normal Low: 54°
(Record: 37° in 1983)
Last Year: 82° and 55°
2.15" of rain fell on this date in 2003
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Fall Officially Arrives (with more rain)

(amazing 6-day map of rain across TN)

*AUTUMN OFFICIALLY ARRIVES TODAY*
Fall (or Autumn) officially arrives at 4:18 this afternoon. As one of my blogger friends put it, "this is usually the driest time of year." However, 2009 has been anything but dry. Down to our south, parts of Atlanta have seen up to 20" of rain over the last 48 hours. Floodwaters have even engulfed parts of the interstate system near the I-75/85 connector. See the article 'Major Flooding to Our South' on Examiner.

*MORE RAIN COMING*
Speaking of a lot of rain, we'll continue to see rain in our forecast throughout the rest of the week. Thundershowers are already beginning to show up on radar this morning. The expectation is for up to another 1.5" could fall across Middle TN (more toward the west) by the weekend. We stand at 11.56" and don't need too much to surpass the 12.24" recorded in July. Hazardous Weather Outlook report.

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Weather History for This Date
1890-Hails falls and accumulates in Strawberry, AZ. Five days later, there are still drifts of hail 12 to 18 inches deep.
1983-Nashville drops to 36° and Crossville drops to 33°, both tie an all-time record for month.
1990-Seattle sets a record-high with 92°
2000-.03" of rain falls at Oklahoma City, OK breaking a 54-day string of days without rain. It is a new record that shattered the old one of 39-days.


Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 78° low: 65°
Normal High: 80°
(Record: 96° in 1931)
Normal Low: 54°
(Record: 36° in 1983)
Last Year: 83° and 58°
1.16" of rain fell on this date in 1992
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Shower Chances Continue

**RAIN AGAIN**
Our forecast continues to carry rain chances in it. The good new is, however, we will see those chances go down each day as the week passes. Expect mid 70's for highs today, near 80 on Tuesday, and mid 80's on Wednesday. The moist southerly flow continues with humid conditions each day. Not very fall-like, is it?

**HOW MUCH RAIN SO FAR?**
With nearly a half-inch (.47)  falling overnight at my station, we are up to 11.56" for the month of September and 58.43" for the year thus far. I saw a couple of heavy reports here in Tennessee as Monteagle in Grundy County had 4.13". In Georgia, several stations in Gwinnett County, north of Atlanta, saw between 8 and 9 inches fall overnight.

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Weather History for This Date
1989
Hurricane Hugo slammed into the South Carolina coast about 11 PM ET, making landfall near Sullivans Island with sustained winds of 135 mph.  Sustained winds reached 85 mph at Folly Beach, SC, with gusts as high as 138 mph.  Wind gusts reached 98 mph at Charleston, SC and 109 mph at Shaw AFB.  The biggest storm surge occurred in the McClellanville and Bulls Bay area of Charleston County, with a storm surge of 20.2 feet reported at Seewee Bay on top of astronomical high tides.  Shrimp boats were found one half mile inland at McClellanville.  30 buildings in downtown Charleston, SC were flattened.  Hugo was responsible for 21 deaths in the U.S. and 28 in the Caribbean.  A total of 420 people were injured and damage was estimated at $10 billion dollars, including $2 billion dollars damage to crops.  Hugo was the strongest storm to strike the East Coast north of Florida since Hazel in October 1954.

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Normal High: 80°
(Record: 96° in 1936)
Normal Low: 55°
(Record: 36° in 1918)
2.16" of rain fell on this date in 2002
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More Rain Coming

**GOOD SUNDAY MORNING**
The Christ Tabernacle Singers, from Brooklyn, New York will be our guests at Trinity Assembly in Algood, TN today. Make plans to join us for either the 8:30 or 10:30 service this morning. If you can't be there in person, check us out LIVE on the web. See you there....


**WHAT ELSE WOULD BE IN THE FORECAST**
Rain continues to be in our forecast today as another low tracks northward through Tennessee. There is an outside chance for a thunderstorm or two. Highs will be in the middle 70's for this Sunday.

**TITANS FORECAST**
If you're interested, here is the Tennessee Titans weather forecast, as well as a forecast for every team in the NFL for today.

**THE WEEK AHEAD**
The week ahead forecast has, YOU GUESSED IT, rain in it every single day. At one-time last week, I mentioned a BIG COOL DOWN coming, but it is, for now, not in the plans. Fall will arrive, but the temperatures will be a bit warm for this time of year.

*Latest Local Forecast*

Weather History for This Date

…1908: A devastating hurricane struck the Louisiana coast, coming ashore 50 miles west of New Orleans, near Houma around 8pm. The hurricane was as intense as the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 with a central pressure of 931 mb. 350 people were killed as a large section of the Louisiana coast was inundated. Storm surge reached 15 feet in the Timbalier Bay area.

…1974: As Hurricane Fifi tracked along the north coast of Honduras, the Category Two hurricane resulted in disastrous flooding that killed over 8,000 people. Up to twenty four inches of rain fell on the moitainous terrain causing incredible flooding an dlandslides. Choloma, Honduras was struck by a huge mudslide at dusk on this date. The mudslide formed a dam that trapped the raging flood waters. When the dam finally burst, the flood waters devastated the city. About 2,800 people or half the town’s population perished in the tragedy.

…1998: Hurricane Georges reached peak intensity as a strong category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph and a central pressure of 937 mb about 300 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Georges would go onto kill over 600 people in the Caribbean, eventually making landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast in Mississippi.

…2005: Hurricane Rita intensified rapidly as it passed through the Florida Straits about 50 miles south of Key West. A storm surge of up to five feet affected the Keys, overwashing US-1 in some locations. It was the beginning of an astounding intensification that saw the storm deepen from a Category Two to a Category Five storm in twenty four hours. The central pressure in the storm would drop from 965 millibars to 897 millibars in twenty four hours.
(thanks to Bill Murray @wxhistorian on Twitter for the above information)



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September 16th Flooding Pictures

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NEW Flood Watch

900 AM CDT SAT SEP 19 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BEDFORD...CANNON...CLAY...
COFFEE...DEKALB...JACKSON...MACON...PUTNAM...RUTHERFORD...
SMITH...SUMNER...TROUSDALE AND WILSON.

* THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING

* SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MID STATE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER
THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE MID STATE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUNDS
ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

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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More rain on the way

Looks like we'll continue to include rain chances in forecast.

Hazardous Weather Outlook below...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS NORTHWARD THROUGH MIDDLE
TENNESSEE, AND WILL BRING MORE RAIN TO THE AREA. SOME PLACES MAY
EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. SINCE THE GROUND IS
SATURATED IN MANY AREAS, ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS, CREEKS, AND STREAMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

MORE RAIN IS LIKELY ON SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT DEVELOPS ACROSS THE
MID STATE, KEEPING THE AREA UNDER A CONTINUED RISK OF FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO REPORT HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NASHVILLE.

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Impressive 3 Day Rainfall Totals

We have had some very impressive 3-day rainfall totals across Putnam County and the State of Tennessee. I've included a couple of maps which show how much fell and in what location. E-mail me with questions.

Each map is can be clicked upon to see a larger view. Enjoy!
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Nice To See

From the Cookeville web camera located downtown

Nice to see some sunshine!

Friday Forecast...RAIN!

**RAIN AGAIN**
Rain again in our Friday forecast. For my good friend Steven who always wants to know how he should dress his kids, here is my answer. Send them out in play clothes with a jacket as we'll have a good chance for rain. You may want to pack an extra set of clothes, just in case!

**HOW MUCH RAIN**
Ok, back to the detailed look for everyone else! We recorded another 1.10" of rain since yesterday morning. Our 3-day total is a whopping 9.53" here in Cookeville. For the month of September, we stand at 11.09". Typically in September, we see just 3.78". The previous record rainfall for this month was 10.69" in 1944. For the year, we are up to 57.96"...during a typical year, we'll average around 54"...Still have more than 3 months left in 2009.

**WHAT TO EXPECT**
Expect rain again today with the possibility of a thunderstorm or two. Not as much rain is expected to fall as in the past 3 days, thankfully. Due to very saturated ground throughout Middle TN, it won't take much rain to cause more street and creek flooding. Expect more rain during the weekend, too. There is a FLOOD WATCH in effect through tonight. Watch the RADAR and check out the NASHVILLE NWS site for latest information.

*Latest Local Forecast*

Weather History for This Date
1752-Hurricane hits Charleston, SC..95% of the people drown.
1887-Speaking of rain, Nashville records 3.12" on this date for a two-day total of 4.66"
1926-The "Great Miami Hurricane" hits the Florida Gulf Coast, killing more than a 100 people and injuring another 5000.
1991-Duluth, Minnesota receives 2.4" of snow which sets a daily and monthly record.

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 71° low: 64°
Normal High: 81°
(Record: 99° in 1896)
Normal Low: 56°
(Record: 37° in 1937)
Last Year: 81° and 55°
1.45" rain fell on this date in 1958
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Internet TV and Newspaper

Interviewed for a TV story today and also was contacted about a newspaper story concerning our rainfall amounts and flooding. Lots of hits to the blog as people search for information about our crazy weather.

Message From CoCoRaHS Leader

This is from Ralph Troutman who heads up CoCoRaHS in Middle Tennessee.

"Another great example of the importance of CoCoRaHS.

CoCoRaHS observers in Putnam County had 9 reports of over 5 inches of rain in 24 hours. The official COOP site (just south of I-40) only received 1.80, Monterey in the east end of the county only had 1.62 inches. Without your reports these heavy rainfall amounts would be lost. Check out the map at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/rtimages/ohx/rainfall/cocorahs_daily_pcpn.png"

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New Flash Flood Watch

**NOW**
Heavy rains once again in Cookeville.

From the Nashville office of the National Weather Service....

...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FLOODING ACROSS
LOW LYING AREAS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TEXARKANA REGION WILL CONTINUE TO STEER
MOISTURE OVER TENNESSEE AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. AT LEAST ONE TO THREE
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

....313 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2009

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW 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 FRIDAY EVENING

* PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. STORMS WILL PRODUCE
HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH ONE TO THREE INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* THIS RAIN WILL FALL ON GROUND THAT IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM
PREVIOUS RAINS...INCREASING THE RUN OFF POTENTIAL.

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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Cookeville Rainfall Measurements

WOW!

24-hour rainfall observations from 7 am on Wednesday through 7 am today

From CoCoRaHS observers.

Any questions?

Public Information Statement

From the Nat'l Weather Service in Nashville, TN.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
915 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2009

...HEAVY RAINS ACCUMULATE LAST 2 DAYS ALONG 1-40 CORRIDOR...

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS HAVE VISITED
AREAS FROM DICKSON COUNTY TO PUTNAM COUNTY THE LAST FEW DAYS...
ESSENTIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE 1-40 CORRIDOR. AS OF 7 AM...OVER 4
INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN QUITE COMMON FOR AREAS SUCH AS
HERMITAGE...LEBANON...AND GOODLETTSVILLE. INCREDIBLY...OVER 8 INCHES
OF RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED AROUND COOKEVILLE IN PUTNAM COUNTY.

RECENTLY...THE HEAVIER RAIN HAS SHIFTED TO THE SOUTH...FROM WAYNE TO
MARSHALL COUNTIES...WHERE OVER 4 TOTAL INCHES IS ALSO BEING
REPORTED.

MORE HEAVY RAIN IS ON THE WAY AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MID STATE AREA.

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Incredible Rainfall Amounts

This morning's rainfall measurement for the past 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. was 6.45"

• Our two-day total has been 8.43"

• September total is 9.99" (making it second all-time)
• Typical September sees just 3.78 on average

• 2009 total stands at 56.86"

On-track to have a TOP 5 rainiest year ever.

Some locations around Cookeville have recorded more than 10" in the last 2 days.

Heavy rain expected today across Middle Tennessee.

We are under another FLOOD WATCH

*Latest Local Forecast*

Flood Warning Until 6:15 pm

Flood Warning until 6:15 pm tonight.

See text of warning here

More than 7" has fallen over a 2-day period in our area.  
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Very Heavy Rain So Far

Very heavy rains have fallen across the Cookeville area.
Here is what we know.
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Since 7 a.m. (through 1:30 pm) CDT, 5.06" of rain has been fallen within city limits.

• Schools are closing at 2 pm.
• Numerous road closings due to flooding.
• Rainfall expected to continue the next several days.
• Flood Advisory thru, at least, 4 pm.
• Last two days have seen 7"+ here at my residence.

*Latest Local Forecast*


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New Flood Advisory

From NWS-Nashville

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1022 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 1020 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS MOVING
TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 40. SEVERAL AREAS ACROSS THE MID STATE HAVE RECEIVED ONE
TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL ALREADY OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS...AND
WITH RAINFALL FROM PREVIOUS DAYS RESULTING IN GROUND CONDTIONS ALREADY
BEING SATURATED...OVERFLOWING OF DITCHES AND EVEN MINOR STREET FLOODING
HAS OCCURRED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU REGION.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND WILL ADD THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING ACROSS
THESE AREAS ALSO. SHOWERS WILL BRING WITH THEM BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE.

WITH HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID STATE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...AND EVEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
...WHICH COULD ADD ADDITIONAL BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF UP TO TWO INCHES
POSSIBLE AT ISOLATED LOCATIONS...ALONG WITH MOST LOCATIONS
ACROSS THE MID STATE RECEIVING RAINFALL OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF
DAYS...RESULTING IN SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS...THIS URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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Forecast UPDATE

...By NWS-Nashville...

TNZ032-065-170300-
PUTNAM-WHITE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOKEVILLE...SPARTA
956 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.REST OF TODAY...OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT EAST
WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 60S. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.

More than 2" has fallen in some areas of Upper Cumberland this morning.
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Same Old Story

**Flooding Rains Possible**
Rain chances continue as a cut-off low (that is a low-pressure system that is cut-off from the steering jet stream) hangs on in southeastern Arkansas. It is rotating moisture into our area. The moisture is of a tropical variety and will be heavy at times. Speaking of heavy, nearly 2" (1.98" at my own station) of rain has been recorded here in Cookeville during the last 24 hours. Some sections of Wilson and Smith Counties, to our west, recorded 3" plus. Minor, localized flooding in those counties has been reported.

**Forecast Thoughts**
We expect the rain to stick around through the weekend with highs only in the 70's through the period. Expect some locations to receive an additional 3" of rain through the weekend. The forecast link is located below. I'll add a radar link underneath the forecast.

*Latest Local Forecast*
*Latest Local Radar* (zoomed-in to Putnam County)

Weather History for This Date
1939-Chicago continues it's massive heatwave hitting 99° on this date
1927-Nashville reaches a summer-like high of 98° on this date
1881-Iowa's earliest measurable snow ever as 4-6 inches fall between Stuart and Avoca.

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 76° low: 63°
Normal High: 81°
(Record: 96° in 1931)
Normal Low: 57°
(Record: 34° in 1940)
Last Year: 73° and 55°
2.04" rain fell on this date in 1981
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Special Weather Statement

From the NWS-Nashville.

...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ARKANSAS...LOUISIANA
AND TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE TROPICAL
AIR INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. AS A RESULT...SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE
LIKELY TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2
INCHES OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WILL LEAD TO PONDING ON
ROADWAYS WHICH COULD CAUSE VEHICLES TO HYDROPLANE.

THE VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

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Just to our west

Flood Statement....

DEKALB TN-SMITH TN-WILSON TN-
1001 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 100 PM CDT

* AT 959 AM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES NEARLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA. THIS WILL LIKELY FLOOD LOW LYING ROADWAYS
AS WELL AS A FEW STREETS IN URBAN AREAS. THIS RAIN WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR BEFORE SLACKING OFF.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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Rain Chances Ahead

*More Rain Coming*
Looks like we'll see rain most of today, tomorrow, and Thursday. Don't forget your umbrella! High temperatures will only be in the mid and upper 70's. Precip chances are 60% today, 70% on Wednesday, and 60% on Thursday. Some locations could see heavy rainfall at times. Here in Cookeville, it will be more of the off and on variety. Most of the heavier rain should be back to the west toward Nashville.

*Latest Local Forecast*
*Latest Local Animated Radar*

Weather History for This Date
1881-Nashville measures 4.21" of rainfall.
1982-Lander, Wyoming receives a record 16.9" of SNOW!


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Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
106 PM CDT MON SEP 14 2009


106 PM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

.NOW...
THROUGH 3 PM...A BAND OF SHOWERS...POSSIBLY WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD FARTHER TO THE NORTH THROUGH
MIDDLE TENNESSEE. LOCATIONS LIKELY TO HAVE MODERATE RAINFALL
INCLUDE CLARKSVILLE...NASHVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...SMYRNA...AND
MURFREESBORO. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE AROUND ONE
TENTH WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO POSSIBLY ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

TNZ009>011-031>034-066-142015-
MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...
GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...
CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE
106 PM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

.NOW...
THROUGH 3 PM...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST MIDDLE TENNESSEE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
GENERALLY AVERAGE AROUND ONE TENTH WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO
ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

Updated Forecast

Here is the updated forecast for Cookeville, Crossville, Fairfield Glade, Sparta and towns within those counties.

TNZ032-065-066-150415-
CUMBERLAND-PUTNAM-WHITE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOKEVILLE...CROSSVILLE...
FAIRFIELD GLADE...SPARTA
1112 AM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT SOUTHEAST
WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 70S. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.

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Increased Rain Chances Tonight

**RAIN, RAIN, and MORE RAIN**
Expect rain chances everyday this week. I believe we'll get through most of today and tonight without seeing much rain here in the Cookeville area. The area of rain is moving in from the southwest. A low-pressure system is pulling northward slowly. It will settle over Middle Tennessee and chances exist for showers to become more numerous by Tuesday night. Total rainfall accumulations for most people will be between 2 and 3 inches. Chances of rain decrease by the weekend. Enjoy your upcoming wet week.

*Latest Local Forecast*

Weather History for This Date
2009-Barrow, AK has received 5+ inches of snow so far this month.
1984-Twenty six people were hit by one lightning bolt at a soccer game in Pennsylvania. Of that, 4 were hospitalized and one died from the strike.
1979-One-day rainfall records are set across Middle Tennessee, including Kingston Springs (7.57"), Lebanon (6.51"), Old Hickory Dam (5.48"), Orlinda (5.20"), and Springfield (6.24").
1919-Hurricane strikes Galveston killing 287 people.

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 81° low: 58°
Normal High: 82°
(Record: 100° in 1896)
Normal Low: 57°
(Record: 40° in 1964)
Last Year: 81° and 66°
1.40" of rain fell on this date in 1979
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Super Sunday Sunshine

***Sunshine, Then Storms***
Mostly sunny skies for your Sunday with a comfortable high around 81°. Light easterly winds around 5 mph today. Tonight will be very nice with lows around 60° by sunrise on Monday. Big changes in our weather on  Monday through Thursday as gulf moisture pushes up from the south.

*Latest Local Forecast*

Weather History for This Date
1922-The world's highest temperature was recorded on this date in El Azizia, Libya at 136°
1993-Denver records 5" of snow while Cheyenne receives 5.5". The day before temps in Denver were in the 90's.


Church at Trinity
Join us today at Trinity Assembly in Algood, TN. Either in person or via the web! Church services are at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. CDT.

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Two new links

As you scroll down on the right, notice the header 'Great Weather Links'. Under that header are two new links that are very informative.

The first is called 'All-Time Weather Records For Middle TN' & the second is 'Nashville/Mid TN Weather Records'.

Finally, I've put up a link for easy-to-find rainfall information for 2009. It is called (appropriately) 2009 Cookeville, TN rainfall. It represents what I've measured on my CoCoRaHS manual gauge. The format is updated at the end of each month. Should you need the current month's rainfall amount, you can go to the CoCoRaHS page and search from there. E-mail me if you need assistance.

I encourage you to check them out & give me your feedback!

Nice Saturday Weather Ahead

**BIG RAINS LAST EVENING**
In last night's forecast post, I made a statement about a few showers in the area but nothing that would cause us big problems. Well, I certainly didn't anticipate the development of a line of showers that became stationary over the Putnam County and Cookeville area.

We saw the first raindrops around 8:30 pm. Soon, it was a monsoon-type rainfall that chased most of the Fall Fun Fest attendees to their cars.

This morning, I have 1.38" in my CoCoRaHS rain gauge! Just checked the CoCoRaHS list of rainfall across Tennessee and 4 of the top 5 amounts of rain were right here in Putnam County. We also had 6 of the top 10. The official NWS-Coop station located at the Cookeville Water Plant, just .31" of rain was recorded in the 24-hour period ending at 7 o'clock this morning.

We don't expect Saturday's weather to include heavy rain, but I cannot rule out a stray shower. Look for a mostly sunny sky later this morning (after the fog lifts) and highs will be in the lower 80's. We will repeat the forecast for Sunday with sunshine and lower 80's. No rain expected for Sunday.

*Latest Local Forecast*

Did You Know?
Today's 'Did You Know' is with last evening's rainfall we have measured 48.42" since January 1st. This makes 2009 our wettest year since 2004. We still have over 3 months left in the year!

Weather History for This Date
1977-Twenty five people are killed in Kansas City, MO over two-days of flooding.


Fun Weather Site of The Day
NOAA NEWS is our FWSOTD. Today's story is about the cooler than normal summer across the United States.

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 83° low: 63°
Normal High: 82°
(Record: 100° in 1896)
Normal Low: 58°
(Record: 38° in 1940)
Last Year: 84° and 71°
2.10" of rain fell on this date in 1936
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Heavy Rain

900 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009

...HEAVY DOWNPOURS JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM NASHVILLE EAST...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE INCH...IN LESS THAN AN HOUR...ARE
FALLING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF NASHVILLE...AND JUST NORTH OF
LEBANON...AND FROM COOKEVILLE EAST TO MONTEREY. THE SHOWERS ARE
BASICALLY ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM NASHVILLE
EAST TO JUST NORTH OF THE CROSSVILLE AREA. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR A SHOWER OR TWO TO DEVELOP INTO A THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN NOW AND
10 PM CDT...WHICH COULD PRODUCE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF RAIN. MOTORISTS
ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AS THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD
QUICKLY CAUSE PONDING ON ROADWAYS. THE SHOWERS HAVE EXHIBITED VERY
LITTLE MOVEMENT DURING THE LAST HOUR.

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Oops! Rain at Fall Fun Fest

Wouldn't you know with only a 5-10% rain that it would rain at Fall Fun Fest...
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Fall Fun Fest Weather Forecast

Do you enjoy live music outdoors? Cookeville, Tennessee is the place to be this weekend. Fall Fun Fest is tonight and Saturday! The weather promises to be the best in several years. Temperatures at 5:35 pm are just 82° and you can expect them to drop as we transition toward sunset. There are a few scattered showers in the area, but nothing that'll cause us big problems.

*Latest Local Forecast*

Hourly Temperatures....
7 pm    76°
8 pm    72°
9 pm    70°
10 pm  68°

Enjoy your night!!

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Remembering 9/11

**We Will Never Forget This Day**

Where were you eight years ago today? At that time, I worked for Taylor Farms, a fresh-cut produce supplier. My responsibility that day was to meet a Sysco sales representative in Cookeville and teach him how to sell the product.

When I arrived at our meeting place (a local Cookeville office), a mutual friend walked up to my car and stated "Some kind of plane has hit the World Trade Center in New York City." Oddly, I'd gotten ready for work this day without turning on TV and had driven in without turning on the radio. We quickly rushed upstairs to a meeting room that had a television. The first tower was on fire and TV news was speculating on what sort of plane had hit and whether or not it was pilot error. The fact of it being an attack hadn't yet dawned on many people. Suddenly, a second plane slammed into the other tower. The cold reality of a coordinated terrorist attack immediately fell upon all of us in that room. One of us (I forget who) remarked "We will never forget this day." Selling produce wasn't on my agenda anymore as our lives were changed forever on that day...we watched in horror as the first tower collapsed and then the second.

I will never forget being at home later that evening, walking onto my back deck, and noticing how quiet everything seemed to be. There were no planes criss-crossing the night sky, as they'd been grounded. I recalled the words "We Will Never Forget This Day"....

*Latest Local Forecast*

Weather History for This Date
1983-Temperatures hit 100° in Nashville. This is latest date ever for a 100° reading.

Fun Weather Site of The Day
It is appropriate on this day to feature the FEMA web site READY.GOV. Prepare, plan, and stay informed is the theme of this site. From that site, you can make plans, print out forms, and have a plan for your home, your business, and even educate your children on what to do in the event we see a repeat of a 9/11-style attack.

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 83° low: 60°
Normal High: 83°
(Record: 99° in 1896)
Normal Low: 58°
(Record: 40° in 1976)
Last Year: 85° and 67°
1.20" of rain fell on this date in 1960
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Flood Statement-Overton County

205 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHWESTERN OVERTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LIVINGSTON...

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 203 PM CDT RADAR ESTIMATED MORE THAN 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD
FALLEN IN THE PAST 2 HOURS. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME
STREAMS OVERFLOWING THEIR BANKS AND THE FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AREAS ALONG EAGLE CREEK AND FLAT CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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Confirmed Tornado in Warren County, TN

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
305 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2009

...NWS CONFIRMS EF-0 TORNADO DAMAGE IN WARREN COUNTY FROM SEPTEMBER
7TH STORM...

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GROUND SURVEY TODAY CONCLUDED THAT AN
EF-0 TORNADO OCCURRED AROUND 657 PM CDT MONDAY IN WARREN COUNTY
TENNESSEE. THE TORNADO TRAVELED IN A NORTH TO SOUTH PATH FROM JUST
WEST OF HIGHWAY 70 AND LAWS ROAD AND ENDING 1/2 MILES SOUTH. THE
TORNADO DAMAGED A PATH THAT WAS 1/2 MILES LONG AND 50 YARDS WIDE.

SEVERAL TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED OFF OR UPROOTED. A COUPLE OF HOMES
SUSTAINED SOME PEELING OF METAL ROOFS.

BASED ON THE DAMAGE...WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AROUND 85 MPH WHICH
CORRESPONDS TO A HIGH END EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE.

NWS NASHVILLE THANKS WARREN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DIRECTOR PERCY PHIFER FOR HIS ASSISTANCE DURING THIS SURVEY.


SUMMARY...

STRENGTH...EF-0
PATH LENGTH...1/2 MILES
WIDTH...50 YARDS
TOUCHDOWN TIME...657 PM CDT


MICHAEL DAVIS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE


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Warm day with a rain chance

Another nice day ahead here in Cookeville and across Middle Tennessee. Expect highs around 80° today with a slight chance of showers and storms later. The rest of the 7-day shows we'll have the same type of weather with warm days, cool nights, and slight chances for rain.

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Weather History for This Date
1970-A National Weather Service observer a few miles north of Lebanon measures it's greatest one-day rainfall ever with 4.83"


Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 81° low: 60°
Normal High: 83°
(Record: 102° in 1925)
Normal Low: 59°
(Record: 45° in 1958)
Last Year: 80° and 66°
1.01" of rain fell on this date in 1957
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Rainfall Numbers

After having one of the wettest Julys in history, August was a much different story. 


The 1.19" recorded during August, at my home, ranks the 5th driest since records have been kept (dating back to 1914) in Cookeville. 


Year-to-date, ending August 31st, we stand at 46.87" making us 8.73" ahead of normal (see chart listing here). Over the last 5 years, we've averaged just 42" per year and only 2008 is wetter with a total (for the 12-month period) of 48.06". On our current pace, we would end 2009 with 70.31". I don't believe for a moment we'll end up with 70+ inches of rain, but 2009 is looking like one of our wetter years and will certainly exceed the average annual rainfall of 54". 


Numbers in Review:
1.19 - The amount of rain measured during August
4.11 - The average amount during a typical August
8.73 - The amount of measured rain that we are ahead thru August
11.16 - Average amount that falls Sept-Nov (3 driest months typically)
38.14 - Average annual rain through August during a typical year
46.87 - The amount measured through 8 months of 2009
42.86 - Average annual amount of rain each year since 2004
54.11 - Average annual amount since 1914

Storm Reports from Labor Day

From the Nat'l Weather Service in Nashville.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
108 PM CDT TUE SEP 08 2009

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

0700 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW MCMINNVILLE 35.72N 85.81W
09/07/2009 WARREN TN EMERGENCY MNGR

LARGE TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED...TRAILER ROOF PEELED
BACK...SIDING PEELED OFF HOMES ON LAWS ROAD. NWS WILL
SURVEY DAMAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

0528 PM HAIL WATERTOWN 36.10N 86.14W
09/07/2009 E1.00 INCH WILSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER

QUARTER SIZED HAIL FELL FOR 5 MINUTES IN WATERTOWN.
SPOTTER ALSO REPORTED LARGE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN.

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Wild Weather on Labor Day

**CRAZY LABOR DAY WEATHER**
It was a wild end to our Labor Day holiday. Thunderstorm winds damaged trees in southern DeKalb County, TN..which is about 15 miles from our location. We had seen heavy rain for the past couple of hours on the houseboat. Lightning danced all around us for those couple of hours.

Around 6:45 pm on Monday, a Tornado Warning was issued for a county just to our south. Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado.  Sixteen minutes after the Tornado Warning was issued, a funnel cloud was spotted by a resident just to the southwest of McMinnville, TN. The resident called it in to the local Sheriff's Department. We'll check reports tomorrow to see what, if any, damage was reported and confirmed.

Just before sunset, an incredible rainbow made it presence known right by the houseboat. You can view it by going here.

When I arrived home this evening around 8 pm, I discovered just .15" of rainfall in the CoCoRaHS rain gauge. That was a disappointment as I estimate we had around 2" (or more) at the lake.

At this hour (11:15 pm), police in Pulaski, TN (near the Alabama border) report standing water in the roadway in the middle of the city.

*REST OF WEEK WEATHER*
Expect dense fog (an advisory is issued) overnight and in the first several hours of daylight. After that, we should see only a 20% chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms with a high around 82°. Partly cloudy skies and 62° on Tuesday evening. Repeat that forecast for the rest of the week...slight chances of rain and highs in the lower 80's with lows in the lower 60's.

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Dense Fog Advisory

For the following counties......MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-CANNON-
DEKALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-
1015 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY.

EVENING RAINS AND LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERATE AREAS OF
DENSE FOG IN EAST MIDDLE TENNESSEE OVERNIGHT...INCLUDING THE
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION. THIS FOG IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO
TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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Rainbow

Rainbow at Center Hill!
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Strong Storm Moving In

We are down on my parent's houseboat on Center Hill Lake. A strong storm with frequent lightning is moving in.

I've witnessed several lightning strikes very close to our location at Cove Hollow Dock.

The storm is moving slowly toward the southeast.

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UPDATE at 2:15 pm

From the Nat'l Weather Service in Nashville.

218 PM CDT SUN SEP 6 2009

.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATION FOR UPDATES.

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Storms Possible Today and Monday

Be on the lookout for showers and storms on Sunday into Monday. Don't think we'll see a total washout either day, but do expect to see periods of rain. Expect mild temperatures with highs in the upper 70's today and lower 80's for your Labor Day holiday.

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It is Sunday and you can feel free to join us at Trinity Assembly in Algood, TN. If you're in the area, stop by the church in downtown Algood. If not or you are unable to attend, catch us LIVE on the web!
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