You read the headline right. It is not an early April Fool's Day joke.
We'll see a chance for rain mixing with snow this morning. I do not think it'll last long, but I do think higher elevations may see more snow than rain. We'll be on the edge as far as temperatures go. Highs will eventually reach the middle 40's this afternoon.
A warming trend is ahead and temperatures should hit the 60's by Saturday and near 70 by Sunday and in the middle 70's by first of next week. Remember, with warmer temps comes the chances for strong to severe spring weather.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Rainy Overnight
Plenty of rain to go around for tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight 43° and high Wednesday of 52°. We hit 63° today (Tuesday), the first time we were that warm in 5 days! It may be Saturday before we are that warm again.
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Patchy frost overnight
It is already down to 38 at 10:15 pm. Expect frost by morning. Welcome to late March!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Weather Alert Right Now!
Just a few minutes ago, a Significant Weather Alert was issued for our area...
At 5:28 pm,
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.. Significant weather advisory for Bedford... Cannon... Coffee...
DeKalb... Putnam... Rutherford... Warren... white and Wilson counties...
At 528 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles northeast
of Murfreesboro to 6 miles southeast of Murfreesboro to 12 miles
north of Shelbyville... moving east at 60 mph.
Half inch size hail... and winds gusting to 30 to 40 mph are expected
with these storms.
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At 5:28 pm,
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.. Significant weather advisory for Bedford... Cannon... Coffee...
DeKalb... Putnam... Rutherford... Warren... white and Wilson counties...
At 528 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles northeast
of Murfreesboro to 6 miles southeast of Murfreesboro to 12 miles
north of Shelbyville... moving east at 60 mph.
Half inch size hail... and winds gusting to 30 to 40 mph are expected
with these storms.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
iNWS Alert
Tornado watch cancelled
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Event cancelled. Tornado Watch from 3/23/2011 8:52 PM to 10:00 PM CDT for Cookeville, TN. More information at http://inws.wrh.noaa.gov/weather/alertinfo/1827846
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Super Sunday Forecast
VERY NICE:
Another wonderful day across Middle Tennessee for your Sunday as we expect highs locally in the Cookeville area to be around 72°. There is an ever so slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. They will be the exception rather than the rule.
THIS WEEK:
Looking ahead over the next few days, I have great news.
Monday - 75 (sunshine)
Tuesday - 79 (sunshine)
Wednesday - 71 (chance of showers)
LAST WEEK IN REVIEW:
Thursday's high was a nice 76° while Friday's high was 80°. It was the first time we saw 80° since late in October. A span of almost 5 months. With a high of at least 70° today, it'll be the first time we've been this warm for that many consecutive days since November 9th to the 13th. We had an 8-day run of 70°+ during the early part of October.
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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
This morning's low: 45.7°
Yesterday's high: 69.5°
Yesterday's low: 52.8°
Normal High: 61°
Record: 85° in 1982
Normal Low: 36°
Record: 14° in 1923
Last Year: 70° and 38°
2.29" of rain fell on this date in 2000
3.5" of snow fell in 1996
4.0" of snow on the ground in 1996
Weather History Across America
March 20th
(courtesy of: WeatherForYou.com/history)
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Another wonderful day across Middle Tennessee for your Sunday as we expect highs locally in the Cookeville area to be around 72°. There is an ever so slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. They will be the exception rather than the rule.
THIS WEEK:
Looking ahead over the next few days, I have great news.
Monday - 75 (sunshine)
Tuesday - 79 (sunshine)
Wednesday - 71 (chance of showers)
LAST WEEK IN REVIEW:
Thursday's high was a nice 76° while Friday's high was 80°. It was the first time we saw 80° since late in October. A span of almost 5 months. With a high of at least 70° today, it'll be the first time we've been this warm for that many consecutive days since November 9th to the 13th. We had an 8-day run of 70°+ during the early part of October.
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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
This morning's low: 45.7°
Yesterday's high: 69.5°
Yesterday's low: 52.8°
Normal High: 61°
Record: 85° in 1982
Normal Low: 36°
Record: 14° in 1923
Last Year: 70° and 38°
2.29" of rain fell on this date in 2000
3.5" of snow fell in 1996
4.0" of snow on the ground in 1996
Weather History Across America
March 20th
(courtesy of: WeatherForYou.com/history)
- 1924 - A late winter storm in Oklahoma produced nearly a foot of snow at Oklahoma City and at Tulsa. (David Ludlum)
- 1948 - The city of Juneau received 31 inches of snow in 24 hours, a record for the Alaska capitol. (20th-21st) (David Ludlum)
- 1984 - A severe three day winter storm came to an end over the Central Plains. The storm produced up to twenty inches of snow in Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas, and left a thick coat of ice from eastern Kansas across northwestern Missouri into Iowa. (Storm Data)
- 1987 - A storm produced blizzard conditions in Wyoming and eastern Nebraska, and severe thunderstorms in central Nebraska. Snowfall totals ranged up to 12 inches at Glenrock WY and Chadron NE. Thunderstorms in central Nebraska produced wind gusts to 69 mph at Valentine, and wind gusts to 76 mph at Bartley. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
- 1988 - Squalls in the Great Lakes Region left up to eight inches of new snow on the ground in time for the official start of spring. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the western U.S. Seven cities reported new record high temperatures for the date, including Tucson AZ with a reading of 89 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
- 1989 - Snow and high winds created blizzard conditions in western Kansas to usher in the official start of the spring season. Thunderstorms produced severe weather from east Texas to Alabama and northwest Florida, with nearly fifty reports of large hail and damaging winds during the afternoon and evening hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
- 1990 - The northeastern U.S. was in the midst of a snowstorm as spring officially began at 4:19 PM. Snowfall totals in the Green Mountains of Vermont ranged up to thirty inches, and up to 15 inches of snow was reported in the Catskills and Adirondacks of eastern New York State. Totals in eastern Pennsylvania ranged up to 12 inches at Armenia Mountain. The storm resulted in one death, and forty-nine injuries. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
WOW Weather Alert
Do you love warm weather with sunshine filled skies? Well, I've got just that kind of weather for you over the next couple of days. Thursday will be awesome with a high of 72° and Friday will be fantastic with a high of 78°, however it will be windy on Friday. Enjoy these next couple of days!
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Flood Safety Awareness Week is March 14-18th, 2011.........
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Warming Trend Coming Up
Rain showers should wrap end by noon today and clouds will hang around. Look for highs to only get into the mid and upper 50's for most of us.
Chilly tonight with a low of 38° and a bit warmer tomorrow with a high near 60°.
For Thursday, sunshine and a high near 70 and Friday's high is expected to be around 76°!
Enjoy your Tuesday...
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Chilly tonight with a low of 38° and a bit warmer tomorrow with a high near 60°.
For Thursday, sunshine and a high near 70 and Friday's high is expected to be around 76°!
Enjoy your Tuesday...
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Nobody's Complaining
You never hear a peep from folks when the National Weather Service's forecast misses the high temp by 7° like today. Originally, we had a forecasted high of 60°, but hit 67° at 3:49 pm. I guess if this had been a wintry forecast with a high below 32°, we'd have seen a lot of gripes about missing it by 7°!
**REMEMBER, SPRING FORWARD**
In case you didn't do it last night and wondered why you may have been late to church or getting together with friends at an appointed time, clocks move one hour ahead last night. Here is a great way to remember..."Spring Forward and Fall Back"....Spring forward is a great time because we get more sunlight in the evenings after work for 'fun things' such as yard work and the ol' honey-do list.
**RAIN IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE**
A look around Tennessee at this hour shows the warmer temperatures in the east and in the west parts of the state with the cooler readings around Nashville. Rain is mainly confined from a line just southwest of Clarksville extending eastward through Nashville and into Wilson and Smith Counties. We'll see mainly light amounts, if any, though the area.
**SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY**
A 40% chance of rain showers tonight with a low of 46°. Showers really ramp up Monday with a 90% chance and a high of 57°. A 90% chance of showers again on Monday night with a low of 49° and showers likely once again on Tuesday, high 60°. The rest of the week looks quite nice with 60's Wednesday, 70's on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! We'll take it!
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**REMEMBER, SPRING FORWARD**
In case you didn't do it last night and wondered why you may have been late to church or getting together with friends at an appointed time, clocks move one hour ahead last night. Here is a great way to remember..."Spring Forward and Fall Back"....Spring forward is a great time because we get more sunlight in the evenings after work for 'fun things' such as yard work and the ol' honey-do list.
**RAIN IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE**
A look around Tennessee at this hour shows the warmer temperatures in the east and in the west parts of the state with the cooler readings around Nashville. Rain is mainly confined from a line just southwest of Clarksville extending eastward through Nashville and into Wilson and Smith Counties. We'll see mainly light amounts, if any, though the area.
**SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY**
A 40% chance of rain showers tonight with a low of 46°. Showers really ramp up Monday with a 90% chance and a high of 57°. A 90% chance of showers again on Monday night with a low of 49° and showers likely once again on Tuesday, high 60°. The rest of the week looks quite nice with 60's Wednesday, 70's on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! We'll take it!
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Saturday's Warm Temps
Reviewed some temperature history and found the last time we were warmer than yesterday's high of 72 was back on November 25th when we hit 74.
Pray for the people of Japan as they deal with the aftershocks following their strongest quake in 500 years. In addition to the aftershocks, the devastation from the tsunami is almost unbelievable. Add the issues with a number of their nuclear facilities and you have a recipe for one of the greatest disasters in history.
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Rain Chances on The Increase
Look for a slight chance for rain today and a high around 60. Best chances for rains come Monday.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Chamber of Commerce weather
Enjoy a gorgeous day across Tennessee on this Saturday with plenty of sun & warm temps. It will be windy with gusts to 20 mph. Changes come tomorrow!
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Rain to snow
Look for a wet, cold day across Cookeville with steady temps around 40 degrees. Rain may mix with snow later.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Wind, Rain, and More
Very windy across the Highland Rim and Cumberland Plateau. Earlier this morning, we hit 44 mph. The rains move out as we head toward lunch, may see redevelopment later today and tonight with cooler weather moving in for Thursday. The full forecast is located in the link below, including what could be shaping up as a nice weekend.
Have a great morning and be safe!
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Monday, March 7, 2011
Cool Today, Warmer Tomorrow
Welcome to Monday folks!
Mostly cloudy skies across middle Tennessee with a high of just 50° this afternoon in the Cookeville area. Currently, at 6:45 am, we stand at 35.1°. Wear a decent jacket as you leave this morning. Overnight, the lows slide back into the upper 30's under a cloudy sky and for Tuesday, we'll have warmer weather, high 61° under a continued cloudy sky.
The rains return on Tuesday night through Thursday. As of now, the weekend looks nice! Enjoy your day.
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Mostly cloudy skies across middle Tennessee with a high of just 50° this afternoon in the Cookeville area. Currently, at 6:45 am, we stand at 35.1°. Wear a decent jacket as you leave this morning. Overnight, the lows slide back into the upper 30's under a cloudy sky and for Tuesday, we'll have warmer weather, high 61° under a continued cloudy sky.
The rains return on Tuesday night through Thursday. As of now, the weekend looks nice! Enjoy your day.
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
Back to Reality (Chilly Sunday)
For nearly a month, we've been spoiled by a warm pattern of temperatures. In fact, the last time our high was only in the 30's occurred on February 10th. Today, 30's return for highs across the Cookeville, as cold air is firmly in place for the next 24 hours.
WARM-UP IMMINENT:
Thankfully, the cold air gives way to sunshine and warmer temperatures on Monday as we'll reach the middle 50's. The nicest day will likely be on Tuesday with a high of 62°. Thunderstorms reappear on Wednesday and we'll watch for possible severe storms as well.
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WARM-UP IMMINENT:
Thankfully, the cold air gives way to sunshine and warmer temperatures on Monday as we'll reach the middle 50's. The nicest day will likely be on Tuesday with a high of 62°. Thunderstorms reappear on Wednesday and we'll watch for possible severe storms as well.
DID YOU SEE IT????
- Some snow flurries were reported across the Highlands of Tennessee, especially on the Cumberland Plateau around Jamestown and Crossville. Snow in March is rare, but does happen from time to time.
RAINFALL MEASUREMENT:
- On Saturday, we recorded 1.99" of rainfall ending at midnight. For the two-day period, including today, our total was 2.24". For the year, we stand at 12.06". Since February 24th, we have recorded 7.64" (that is just a ten-day period!)...
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Saturday, March 5, 2011
Blustery Day with Storms Coming
Another round of storms is on tap for Middle Tennessee as a strong cold front is poised to march through our area this afternoon and evening. Flood watches are up for much of the area. Along with the storms, we'll have a very windy day with gusts to 30+ mph.
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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
This morning's low: 52.8°
Yesterday's high: 65.8°
Yesterday's low: 53.7°
.07" of rain this morning
.07" for March thus far (average = 4.70")
9.89" precipitation for 2011 (7" of snow in 2011)
Historical Data for March 5th
Last Year: 48° and 20°
Normal High: 56°
Record: 82° in 1976
Normal Low: 32°
Record: 1° in 1960
1.84" of rain fell on this date in 1983
4" of snow in 1943
So far for March 2011, temperatures are 7.2° above normal
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Flooding Potential High
Areal Flood Watch
Statement as of 4:00 AM CST on March 04, 2011
...Flood Watch in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday
evening...
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Flood Watch for a portion of middle Tennessee...including the
following counties...Bedford...Benton...Cannon...Cheatham...
Clay...Coffee...Cumberland...Davidson...De Kalb...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.
* From Saturday morning through Saturday evening
* two to four inches of rainfall is expected across middle
Tennessee Saturday.
* Considering recent rains and high soil moisture...the rain
forecast on Saturday will cause flooding in low lying areas...
creeks and streams. River flooding is also 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.
Statement as of 4:00 AM CST on March 04, 2011
...Flood Watch in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday
evening...
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Flood Watch for a portion of middle Tennessee...including the
following counties...Bedford...Benton...Cannon...Cheatham...
Clay...Coffee...Cumberland...Davidson...De Kalb...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.
* From Saturday morning through Saturday evening
* two to four inches of rainfall is expected across middle
Tennessee Saturday.
* Considering recent rains and high soil moisture...the rain
forecast on Saturday will cause flooding in low lying areas...
creeks and streams. River flooding is also 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.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Heavy Rains Late Friday Into Saturday
Looks like more rain is on our way. Right now the estimates are from 1" to 3". Throw that in on top of the nearly 5.5" we received in the last 5 days of February and we have a big recipe for flooding.
I recommend that you stay weather aware between late Friday, overnight Saturday, and most of the daytime hours on Saturday. I'll have much more in a morning update.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Welcome to March
March is coming in like a lamb today as conditions will be much quieter than yesterday's strong storm outbreak. The work week ahead promises to be quiet as well. Next rain is this weekend.
WEATHER CLAIMS TWO LIVES:
Here in Tennessee, one man was killed in a tornado to our south in Franklin County and another man was killed on Interstate 24 near Murfreesboro when he lost control of his box truck slamming into a tractor-trailer. The rain, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, was a factor in that accident.
YESTERDAY'S RAINS:
Today, we'll see highs in the upper 50's in the Cookeville area and vicinity. We have another big shot at heavy rains coming up this weekend, but we'll get to that later. Speaking of rains, we recorded 2.16" yesterday. That gave us 6.44 inches for the month of February, which is 37% above the normal of 4.70" for this month. For the year of 2011, we are standing at 9.82" while the normal for the first two months is 9.81"!
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POTENTIAL RAINS THIS WEEKEND:
Looking at the extended forecast, we have another big shot at rains coming up this weekend. See the rainfall potential image below.
MARCH OUTLOOK:
March appears that it will be normal in both temperature and precipitation. A graphic from the Climate Prediction Center below. The 'B' and the corresponding blue color represents below normal temps while the 'A' and corresponding orange color represents above average temps for March. Note that Tennessee is shown as 'EC', which is Equal Chances and that equates to average temps.
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WEATHER CLAIMS TWO LIVES:
Here in Tennessee, one man was killed in a tornado to our south in Franklin County and another man was killed on Interstate 24 near Murfreesboro when he lost control of his box truck slamming into a tractor-trailer. The rain, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, was a factor in that accident.
YESTERDAY'S RAINS:
Today, we'll see highs in the upper 50's in the Cookeville area and vicinity. We have another big shot at heavy rains coming up this weekend, but we'll get to that later. Speaking of rains, we recorded 2.16" yesterday. That gave us 6.44 inches for the month of February, which is 37% above the normal of 4.70" for this month. For the year of 2011, we are standing at 9.82" while the normal for the first two months is 9.81"!
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POTENTIAL RAINS THIS WEEKEND:
Looking at the extended forecast, we have another big shot at rains coming up this weekend. See the rainfall potential image below.
MARCH OUTLOOK:
March appears that it will be normal in both temperature and precipitation. A graphic from the Climate Prediction Center below. The 'B' and the corresponding blue color represents below normal temps while the 'A' and corresponding orange color represents above average temps for March. Note that Tennessee is shown as 'EC', which is Equal Chances and that equates to average temps.
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