Short Term Forecast

322 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010

.NOW...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY...WITH UP TO ONE
INCH POSSIBLE IN SOME PLACES. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS COULD
ALSO ACCOMPANY A FEW OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. GENERAL
MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST 20-25 MPH. STRONGER STORMS WILL
AFFECT MAINLY THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

12:16 PM UPDATE:
Without explanation, our internet service began working just a few minutes ago. That being said, the "MY WEATHER STATION LIVE" should be good to go. 



Yet another problem involving our internet service today. Looks like it will be Wednesday before someone will be out to fix it.

UNBELIEVABLE!!
I'll be looking at other possible ISP options as this is not acceptable.

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AS A
PESKY BUT WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES INTO THE MID STATE.
STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY
OVER EAST PORTIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MID STATE THURSDAY OR THURSDAY
NIGHT. SOME STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

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Flood Warning-White County

253 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL WHITE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPARTA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 251 PM CDT RADAR INDICATES THAT NEARLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR NORTH OF SPARTA. RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY
RAIN WILL LEAD TO HIGH WATER ALONG AREA CREEKS AND DITCHES...AND
COULD CAUSE SOME FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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Update...

1216 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP MAINLY
OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...EAST OF INTERSTATE
24. THIS ACTIVITY HAS DEVELOPED FROM WILSON COUNTY NORTHEAST TO CLAY
...PICKETT AND FENTRESS COUNTIES AND SOUTH TO A GRUNDY TO CUMBERLAND
COUNTY LINE. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS
...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO SPREAD OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MOVEMENT IS NORTHWEST TO
NORTH AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR.

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New Hazardous Weather Outlook

527 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE THE RULE AGAIN TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES
TOWARD OVER THE MID STATE. THIS LOW WILL ADD TO AN ALREADY
UNSTABLE AIR MASS. LOOK FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS...WITH
HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. MOVEMENT WILL BE SLOW OUT
OF THE SOUTHEAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE A MAINSTAY INTO MEMORIAL
DAY CAUSING MORE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS. ONCE AGAIN...LOOK FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS...WITH
HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

AN WEAKENING COLD FRONT ON TUESDAY WILL MEAN LESS COVERAGE...AND
THINGS WILL CONTINUE TO QUIET DOWN ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVEN THOUGH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF AND
ISOLATED, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO CALL IN ANYTHING REACHING REPORTING
CRITERIA.

$$

SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA...
TORNADO
FUNNEL CLOUD
FLOODING
HAIL >= 1/2 INCH
WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED)
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN

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NEW Hazardous Weather Outlook

1115 AM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE THE RULE AGAIN TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA PERSISTS
OVER THE MID STATE. THIS LOW WILL ADD TO AN ALREADY UNSTABLE AIR
MASS. LOOK FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS...WITH HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND
HEAVY DOWNPOURS. MOVEMENT WILL BE SLOW OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE A MAINSTAY INTO MEMORIAL
DAY CAUSING MORE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS. ONCE AGAIN...LOOK FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS...WITH
HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT ON TUESDAY WILL YIELD YET ANOTHER DAY
OF FAIRLY ACTIVE WEATHER. THINGS SHOULD QUIET DOWN A LITTLE BY
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVEN THOUGH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF AND
ISOLATED, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO CALL IN ANYTHING REACHING REPORTING
CRITERIA.


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No Longer Under Watch

Enjoy your evening & be prepared for more pop-up type storms on Saturday...

Event cancelled. Severe Thunderstorm Watch from 5/28/2010 6:56 PM to 8:00 PM CDT for Cookeville, TN. http://bit.ly/d8CEwT

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Update...

Still under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8 pm tonight.

A strong electrical storm has been hanging out over Cookeville. Be cautious as numerous lightning strikes make this a potentially deadly storm.

If you hear thunder, you are in danger of being struck & killed..don't be a statistic.

Expect more of this type of weather during the Memorial Day weekend holiday.

-Michael

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Severe T-Storm WARNING...

...New event. Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 5/28/2010 1:41 PM to 2:15 PM CDT for Cookeville, TN. More information.

Very strong storm....

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Storms Popping

New event. Severe Thunderstorm Watch from 5/28/2010 1:10 PM to 8:00 PM CDT for Cookeville, TN. http://bit.ly/9bxlpz

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Same Ol' Weather Story

GREAT NEWS: Internet service is back up and running. The modem had gone bad.

"RAIN BY THE NUMBERS" IS AVAILABLE LATER IN THE POST

WEATHER NEWS: Expect another typical sunny day across Cookeville and the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee with a chance of late-afternoon showers and thunderstorms, high of around 87°. We'll be stuck in this weather pattern at least through Memorial Day on Monday with highs in the 80's and the occasional thunderstorm in the afternoons.

*Latest Local Forecast* 

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 85.5° (7th straight day of highs in the 80's)
Yesterday's low: 60.4°
Normal High: 80°
Record: 93° in 1916
Normal Low: 55°
Record: 34° in 1961
Last Year: 81° and 64°
Rain By The Numbers:
.02" of rain yesterday
(3rd straight day of measurable rain)
Measurable rain the last 6 of 8 days
Monthly total is: 8.38"
2.50" of rain fell on this date in 1989
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Same Ol' Forecast

Day #4 without internet service. I won't go into why they have failed to fix it. Very frustrating, especially when you consider that 1/2 of our family income is generated from web activity.

Wednesday's weather forecast calls for highs in the lower 80's with a 20% chance of showers & storms.

Have a very wonderful day!

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Nice Tuesday

Still no internet service (very frustrated), so this will be another short post.

Sunshine with a 20% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. High of 80.

Have a great day!

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HOT Again...

We'll repeat Sunday's weather with highs in the 80's here in the Cookeville area (it was 88 yesterday)...slight chance for a shower or two.

Short post today due to internet being down.

Enjoy your day.

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Record Event Report

Let's try this one more time.

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
0546 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT NASHVILLE...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 91 DEGREES WAS SET AT NASHVILLE TODAY.
THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 91 SET IN 1970.

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Internet Connectivity Issues

Due to problems with internet connectivity today, SUNDAY, My Weather Station Live may not be working nor accurate. Thank you for your patience.

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Near 90 On Sunday

HOT RUN OF WEATHER AHEAD:
We are looking at temperatures to rise to near 90° later today under sun-filled skies. This will be the hottest day, thus far, this year. The outlook for this work week is for warm weather to continue with 80's each day.

ABC's EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER:
The popular TV show, Extreme Home Makeover, will select a Nashville/Middle TN family for an upcoming show. Check out the story here.

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Gorgeous Saturday

The rain has moved out and we expect an excellent day across the Highlands of Tennessee.

Highs should reach the lower to mid 80's. Much of the same for Sunday with highs touching 90 for some.

In other news, a big thanks to Jesse Ferrell with Accu-Weather for listing my web site in his Blogroll post today. You can view it at http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/weathermatrix/story/30585/weather-blogroll.asp

Have a great day!

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Updated HWO

108 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...WITH ONE TO THREE INCHES
OF RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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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Forecast Update

Lowered rain chances for today....

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

 

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Sunshine This Morning, Rain Later

STORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON:
Sunny skies this morning across the Cookeville area. They will give way to clouds and we'll eventually see an increased chance for thunderstorms this afternoon. Those storms stick with us overnight. I am NOT expecting these to hit severe limits at this time.

NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE WET
Expect showers and storms again on Friday and they will linger into Saturday. Sunday is expected to be HOT!

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Sunny Wednesday

SUNSHINE RETURNS: After several days of rain and cloudy skies, we get a welcomed break with sunny skies today! Temperatures will rise to 72° this afternoon. The clouds, however, make a return visit tonight and then we swing right back into an active weather pattern. A slight chance for storms Thursday and warmer, then a a good chance for storms on Friday with rain, heavy at times. The weekend looks pretty nice as shower and storm lessen and temperatures warm up. Looking ahead to next week, expect much above average temperatures.

*Latest Local Forecast* 

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 63.9°
Yesterday's low: 54.9°
Normal High: 77°
Record: 93° in 1962
Normal Low: 53°
Record: 35° in 2002
Last Year: 67° and 38°
1.78" of rain fell on this date in 1983
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Cool Tuesday

SURPRISINGLY COOL DAY:
A slight chance of showers today with highs only hitting the mid 60's by this afternoon. With the current cloud cover this morning, I'll be very surprised to see us get that warm. Typically on May 18th, we'd see an average high of 77°. Cool overnight with lows around 50°. Sunshine returns on Wednesday, high 71°.

STORMY WEATHER RETURNS:
Storms return to our forecast on Thursday and Friday. We'll keep an eye on that developing situation.

*Latest Local Forecast*

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 79.6°
Yesterday's low: 59.5°
Normal High: 77°
Record: 92° in 1896
Normal Low: 53°
Record: 36° in 1973
Last Year: 60° and 38°
1.64" of rain fell on this date in 1928
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Heavy Rains Return

FLASH FLOOD WATCH:

Up to 4" of rain is possible across Middle Tennessee today and tonight as a stalled front with a couple of upper level disturbances will interact with abundant moisture. 1 to 2" of rain will be common across Middle Tennessee with some locations receiving up to 4". Yesterday, in northeast Cookeville, we received .81" of rain in a short period of time. Some locations in Cookeville, especially northwest, saw twice that amount of rain.

NEW FLOOD INFORMATION:

The National Weather Service offices in Nashville and Louisville have put together an interesting bit of information regarding the extreme flooding from May 1st and 2nd, 2010. It discusses rainfall amounts, river flood levels, shows the 12 highest rainfall totals, flooding facts, and comparison with Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

*Latest Local Forecast* 

*Flash Flood Watch*

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 84.8°  
Yesterday's low: 58.6°
Normal High: 77°
Record: 92° in 1896
Normal Low: 52°
Record: 35° in 1997
Last Year: 83° and 61°
1.27" of rain fell on this date in 1975

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Flash Flood Watch

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

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...BENTON...CHEATHAM...CLAY...DAVIDSON...DICKSON...
FENTRESS...HICKMAN...HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...JACKSON...
LAWRENCE...LEWIS...MACON...MAURY...MONTGOMERY...OVERTON...
PERRY...PICKETT...PUTNAM...ROBERTSON...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...
STEWART...SUMNER...TROUSDALE...WAYNE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON.

* THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING

* LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES

* RAPID RISES OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN URBAN AREAS

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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Storm Warning Canceled

DEKALB TN-PUTNAM TN-SMITH TN-
512 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SMITH...WESTERN
PUTNAM AND NORTHERN DEKALB COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.

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Severe T-Storm Warning

From NWS-

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
500 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN DEKALB COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 455 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE STORM WAS NEAR
DOWELLTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT...
CENTER HILL DAM AREA...
BUFFALO VALLEY...
LANCASTER...

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Flash Flood Watch

From Nat'l Weather Service- Flash Flood Watch... Flash Flood Watch in effect through Sunday evening... 

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for a portion of middle Tennessee... 

including the following areas... Benton... Cheatham... Clay... 

Davidson... Dickson... Fentress... Hickman... Houston... 

Humphreys... Jackson... Lawrence... Lewis... Macon... Maury... 

Montgomery... Overton... Perry... Pickett... Putnam... Robertson... 

Rutherford... Smith... Stewart... Sumner... Trousdale... Wayne... 

Williamson and Wilson.

* Through Sunday evening

* localized rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches

* rapid rises of small creeks and streams in urban areas

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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Severe T-Storm Warning

From NWS-

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
200 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN WHITE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
EASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 155 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF SPARTA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MONTEREY BY 230 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.



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Storms Re-Fire On Saturday

QUIET NIGHT ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE: 
Expect storms to fire back up on Saturday, especially to our south. It's a beautiful and cool night in much of the mid-state as a frontal boundary has meandered south and cool air has filled in. At 11:15, many stations (including mine) were reporting low 60's. Quite a change from the mid and upper 80's earlier today. Saturday's highs are expected to be in the lower 80's. 


HEAVY RAINS IN SOME PARTS OF STATE:
Saw some 5"+ numbers from Friday afternoon's storms. Folks in Nashville are weary of getting any heavy rain. Expect more heavy rains to develop into Sunday evening. 

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Severe T-storm Warning

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
246 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SMITH COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
TROUSDALE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 240 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HARTSVILLE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES NORTH OF CARTHAGE BY 300 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

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Hail in Gainesboro

From NWS

0236 PM HAIL GAINESBORO 36.36N 85.65W
05/14/2010 E0.75 INCH JACKSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER

DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY A SPOTTER IN GAINESBORO.

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Thunderstorm Watch

From NWS-

New event. Severe Thunderstorm Watch from 5/14/2010 11:36 AM to 7:00 PM CDT for Cookeville, TN. More information.

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Flash Flood Watch

From NWS-

New event. Flash Flood Watch from 5/14/2010 1:09 PM to 7:00 PM CDT for Cookeville, TN. http://bit.ly/dpUiBC

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Thunderstorm Chances Increase

STRONG WEATHER POSSIBLE: A very nice Friday to start. We do have a cold front back to our west and this will causes storms to fire after lunch today in the Upper Cumberland. Rain amounts will generally be light, but in some storms, we may see as much as an inch. 


REST OF WEEKEND FORECAST: We see a brief break on Saturday as storms will be poised just to our south. The frontal boundary begins to move north on Sunday and showers/thunderstorms will re-fire. 1-2" of rainfall isn't out of the question on Sunday night. Amounts could range up to 4" by the time this system leaves our area. Possible flooding may occur. 

*Latest Local Forecast* 


Cookeville's Daily Almanac 
Yesterday's high: 87.3° 
Yesterday's low: 63.9° 
Normal High: 76° 
Record: 94° in 1896
Normal Low: 51° 
Record: 35° in 1917
Last Year: 77° and 63° 
1.38" of rain fell on this date in 1995
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Warm and Windy

SLIGHT STORM CHANCE: Highs will reach around 82° today in Cookeville with only about a 20% chance of thunderstorms. Mostly sunny for Thursday and a high of 86°. The warm weather continues all the way through the weekend with only slight chances for rain. 

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Special Weather Statement

From NWS-

1015 AM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

...WARM FRONTAL RAIN WILL AFFECT MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY...

A WARM FRONT WILL ADVANCE NORTHEAST TODAY FROM NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
SPREADING RAINFALL WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT...ACROSS ALL OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL TOTAL ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS
OF AN INCH ACROSS THE WEST HALF THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH
LOCALLY UP TO ONE INCH IN THE HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS. EASTERN AREAS
AND PLATEAU WILL RECEIVE LESSER AMOUNTS. THE WARM FRONT WILL LIFT
NORTH OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE DURING THE EVENING TAKING THE RAIN WITH
IT.

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Sunshine Sunday, But Cold For A Couple Nights

**7:30 AM UPDATE**
Low this morning was 37.3°. Last time we were that cool was on April 28th. 


COLD OVERNIGHT: Chilly afternoon with mostly sunny skies for Sunday, but we'll drop to around 40° by sunrise on Sunday morning. Some locations could even dip into the upper 30's. Cold once again on Sunday night with lows in the lower 40's. A warming trend for the first of the week with shower chances each day through the weekend. 


MOM'S DAY SUNDAY: Gents, take care of your moms and wives on Sunday. It is their day. Fix breakfast or lunch. Clean up the kitchen and generally wait on them hand and foot. Pretty simple, eh? :)

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Warm, Windy Friday Then Changes

COOL WEEKEND FORECAST:
Enjoy your Friday as it'll be the last very warm day until the middle of next week. Looks for highs of around 86° with windy conditions this afternoon. Could see gusts to 30 mph. The record this date is 88° set back in 1959. Scattered thunderstorms overnight with a low of 55°. Not expecting, at this point, for storms to become severe. This rain event will not be heavy. 


A cool weekend forecast with highs only in the 60's on Saturday and Sunday and lows (GET THIS!) of 40° on Sunday morning around sunrise. 

*Latest Local Forecast* 

Cookeville's Daily Almanac 
Yesterday's high: 84.1° 
Yesterday's low: 62.8° 
Normal High: 74° 
Record: 88° in 1959
Normal Low: 49° 
Record: 35° in 1944 
Last Year: 72° and 57° 
5.27" of rain fell on this date in 1984
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Warm Today With BIG Weekend Changes

ENJOY THE WARMTH: 
Sunshine today with highs in the middle 80's across the Upper Cumberland. Here in Cookeville, we'll call it 83°. We're looking at big weekend changes as a cold front is expected to swing through on Friday night. Temperatures this weekend will only be in the middle 60's on both Saturday and Sunday. Expect Sunday morning's temperatures to start out in the lower 40's!


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Sunny Weather Continues!

NEARLY SUMMER-LIKE:
With highs expected to reach 85° around the Upper Cumberland region of Tennesseee, it almost feels like a summer's day. Expect this run to continue through Friday! A cold front swings through with showers on Friday night and the weekend will be nearly 20° cooler. The Friday night event doesn't appear to be severe or long-lasting. 

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NASHVILLE'S FLOOD UPDATE:
I continue to write about Nashville's great flood of 2010 over at Examiner. Thank you for all the support over there, too.  

RAINFALL MAP:

Nice Week Continues

SUNNY DAY AND WEEK AHEAD:
I continue to write about the flooding in and around the Nashville area over at the Examiner web site. It is a true disaster unfolding in the Music City. One of the bright spots is the weather will really cooperate and aid in the recovery and clean-up phase. We expect skies to be clear through the rest of this week. 

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Titan's LP Field Flooded

Photo from: Nashville Tennessean newspaper

Flooding has now affected the Bridgestone Arena, home of the NHL's Nashville Predators, along with LP Field, home of the NFL's Tennessee Titans, and beautiful Schermerhorn Symphony Center, home to some of the most talented musicians in the world. 


The disaster called the Great Flood of 2010 or Nashville's Katrina continues to consume more and more of the historic downtown.  

VIDEO LINK from WRKN-Nashville's ABC affiliate

Opryland Hotel Flooding Pictures

WKRN-Channel 2, the ABC affiliate, has photos from inside the famous Opryland Hotel and Resort. As you can see, the posh hotel has been flooded by the Cumberland River. As much as 10 feet of water is in the resort.

VIDEO LINK from NewsChannel 5 - Nashville

Big Rains Hit Cookeville

SUNSHINE TODAY: After nearly 6" of rain in the last two days, we'll see sunshine make an appearance today with highs around 80°. There are reports of even more rain (8" plus) in the northwest sections of Putnam County.

DRIVER SAFETY: Be careful if you're out and about today. Schools are opening 2 hours late in the Cookeville area. Other counties are either late or closed due to flooding.

NASHVILLE FLOODING: Excellent article over at Examiner on all the Nashville area flooding, including the entire Opryland complex.

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You Can't Make This Up!

A little light humor tonight from Nashville...

More Showers and Heavy Rain Coming

5:00 PM UPDATE:
Very strong storm poised to move in through the Cookeville area any time now. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING is now in effect for Putnam County and surrounding counties until 5:30 pm. We could see winds, in the storms, gust to 70 mph!  


4:45 PM UPDATE:
Heavy rains are knocking on the door for Putnam County. You can see skies on the Cookeville web cam getting quite dark looking west. It is just to the right at the top of the blog. LATEST, LOCAL RADAR!


BIG WEATHER EVENT:
At just after 4 pm, we see another line of showers heading towards the Cookeville area. We will certainly not see the amount of rainfall that folks in the Nashville area have seen. The damage estimates are still unknown, but most certainly will be in the 10's of millions, if not 100's of millions. There are unconfirmed reports that up to nine people have lost their lives across Tennessee. 

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Tornado Watch Expires

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for NW Putnam, Jackson, and Clay through 2:30 pm...strong storms will continue to make their way into our area later this afternoon.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 5 pm:

The NWS-Nashville has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Putnam County and surrounding counties effective until 5 pm CDT.

Strong storms are moving slowly eastward and have a history of dumping large amounts of rain in areas around Nashville and have reached severe limits.

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Civil Emergency Message

National Guard activated in Tennessee. 

A Civil Emergency Message is in effect for all of Middle Tennessee. Tennessee's Emergency Management Agency has issued a Civil Emergency Message. Travel is highly discouraged across Middle Tennessee.

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Massive flooding all over the mid-state, especially around Nashville. Tennessee Smartway map

Strong Storms Likely Today

TORNADO WATCH #131 now includes Putnam County through 11 o'clock this morning. It also includes Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, and White Counties along the Highland Rim and Cumberland Plateau.

VERY WARM THIS MORNING:
Temperatures have risen overnight along with the dew point value. It is muggy this morning and winds have gusted to nearly 30 mph. There is a strong line of storms back to our west that is poised to move through the Cookeville area later today. The forecast map (above) shows we are ground zero for possible flash flooding. I've said this over and over, if water is running over the road, TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN!

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AFTERNOON THOUGHTS:
I do expect to see a Tornado Watch issued for today across Cookeville and the Upper Cumberland. Very heavy rain along with frequent lightning are other issues we'll have to deal with as we go throughout the day. Overnight, the rains continue, heavy at times, and there are expectations of another 3-5" by Monday. The atmosphere is very unstable with a lot of shear and lift. This is conducive for the development of tornadic activity.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY:
Amazing numbers all across Tennessee. Here in the Cookeville area, 3+ inch reports are very common. We'll see more reports added to the CoCoRaHS map above. You can visit CoCoRaHS and find rainfall reports for your area. I've seen amounts of up to 15" across the Volunteer State from yesterday.
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Saturday Night Wrap Up

MORE STORMS ON THE WAY: 
As we go into the overnight period storms are once again firing across Middle Tennessee. At 10:25 pm, Nashville TV stations are running wall-to-wall weather coverage as rotating cells are being picked up on radar. A recent tornado watch has been issued for much of Middle Tennessee but DO NOT include (at this point) Putnam County along with the Cookeville area. There have been at least five deaths across the mid-state and the Harpeth River and Mill Creek are at record high levels. A rare Civil Emergency has been declared in Metro Davidson (Nashville) County.

RAIN IN COOKEVILLE:
Here in Cookeville, we've recorded 3.00" of rain since it began around 9 o'clock this morning. I've seen weather stations that have recorded up to 15" in and around the Franklin, TN (Williamson County) area. Ironically, our 3" is quite a bit more than the 1.61" measured for the entire month of April. One forecasting model is showing a potential of SIX MORE INCHES of rainfall by Monday morning across much of Middle Tennessee, including Cookeville.

UNSTABLE:
The atmosphere is very unstable and very supportive of severe weather development. We see, as the night wears on, storms become more numerous. Back to the west, large super cell activity was being seen back in Arkansas. This activity will move westward overnight, on Sunday and into Sunday night.  I'll be keeping the NOAA Weather Radio close by tonight as rapidly changing/deteriorating conditions could additional severe weather watches to be issued for Putnam County.

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New Tornado Watch

**5:45 PM UPDATE**

Storm Reports

Flash Flood Watch thru the entire weekend

Hazardous Weather Outlook

INCREDIBLE FLOODING NEAR HICKORY HOLLOW in Nashville....

**4:30 PM UPDATE**
Heavy rains across Cookeville (1.59" today and adding up). 
Hearing about power lines down on West Jackson near ballfields
TEMA asked for CPCEMA water rescue team for Millington, TN problems
Hearing about water rescue needed on Martin Creek Road


We have a new Tornado Watch in effect until 6 pm for Putnam County.

Continuing heavy rains are moving into our area. Some sections of Middle TN have seen up 8". Over in West TN, we're seen reports of 13+ inches today. A friend in Memphis who runs MemphisWeather.net has more than 10" in his gauge. Locally, here in Cookeville, we're just over 1". We expect rain to pick up in the next hour.

Tornado Watch Until 11 AM

4:00 PM UPDATE: 

• Heavy rain in Silver Point
• Trees down in Bangham
• More trees down on Zeb Warren Road
• Hail reported a bit ago around Jere Whitson/TTU area.
• People are being URGED to stay home across mid-state.
• All sorts of flooding around Nashville
• Portions of I-65, I-40, and I-24 are closed due to flash floods
• REMEMBER, if water over road..TURN AROUND/DON'T DROWN..

3:45 PM UPDATE:
VERY HEAVY RAIN IS POISED TO MOVE INTO COOKEVILLE AREA starting now over the next few hours. Please be careful if out and about. 


3:25 PM UPDATE:
Interesting camera shot from downtown Cookeville....

3:15 PM UPDATE:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for NW Putnam County, parts of Jackson County, and Overton County until 4 pm today


3:00 PM UPDATE
Strong storms are just to our west and poised to move through the Cookeville area in the next hour. Please keep in touch with what is going on with the weather. A lot of lightning, very heavy rain, and possible severe weather. RADAR LINK


1:00 PM UPDATE

The above map is showing the possibilities of rain, up to 8 inches or MORE, over the next 3 days here in Middle TN. . ...PRELIMINARY STORM REPORTS


9:50 AM UPDATE....
TORNADO WATCH #124 is in effect now to 4 PM for Putnam County and surrounding areas.


9:30 AM UPDATE....
Nearly 1/2"of rain has fallen since it began a little over 30 minutes ago! Speaking of rain, we ended April with just 1.66", which is almost 3" below our normal April of 4.60". This weekend's rains will probably exceed the entire month of April. We need it as 2010 totals are running around 5" behind. 


TORNADO WATCH: Heavy rain is on our doorstep here in Cookeville. We are under a Tornado Watch until 11 am CDT. Most of Middle TN is under this watch. Remember, a watch means conditions are favorable. Stay close to TV, RADIO, and NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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