Expect Some Thunder Boomers!

A 70% chance for thunderstorms tonight with a low of 67°. Some storms may become strong!

Check out the story about the 101 year-old who has logged 84 years as a volunteer weather observer. He never missed a day. #NoExcuses
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2014/20140721_hendrickson.html

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NOAA Weather Radio Day

Public Information Statement Statement as of 5:08 AM CST on February 22, 2013

...Today we look at NOAA Weather Radio and the emergency alert system...

NOAA Weather Radio all hazards...the voice of the National Weather Service...provides continuous weather information around the clock. The nationwide network of weather radio stations is the fastest and most reliable source of up to date life saving weather information directly from the National Weather Service.

You need a special radio to receive the NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts which originate from your nearest National Weather Service office, a radio that is capable of receiving signals in the very high frequency (vhf) public service band. In Tennessee 162.400, 162.425, 162.450, 162.475, 162.500, 162.525 and 162.550 megahertz are the frequencies set aside for weather radio.

Broadcasts may vary, but generally include area forecasts, present weather conditions, short-term forecasts, weather radar reports, climatic data, river and lake stage forecasts and other specialized information. The broadcasts are updated continuously to provide the most current information possible.

NOAA Weather Radio is useful anytime, but it is most important when severe weather threatens. During periods of severe weather, routine programming is interrupted, and the focus shifted to the local severe weather threat. In an emergency, a warning alarm tone is broadcast that activates specially designed receivers to turn on automatically, and to produce a visual or audible alarm. In this way...your weather radio becomes your personal tornado Siren for your home...school or business.

Commercial radio, television and cable television companies are encouraged to make use of NOAA Weather Radio, and may feel free to rebroadcast the weather radio broadcasts.

Another great source of life saving weather information is the emergency alert system. The eas is a system of communications links that utilize data in a digital form.It is a reliable means of linking the National Weather Service,emergency management agencies and the radio and television broadcast media together. The eas will help participating radio and television stations receive and relay weather warnings and other emergency information in a timely manner.

For more information on NOAA Weather Radio, check out our website...weather.Gov/Nashville

Cookeville Severe Weather Workshop

A big announcement from the Nashville office of the National Weather Service. Cookeville has been chosen to host a Severe Weather Workshop on Saturday, March 2, 2013.

Registration is required for this free event

The Severe Weather Workshop will be at the Tennessee Tech Nursing and Health Services building located at 10 West 7th Street.

The list of events include the following:
Basic Spotter Class
Workshops
Keynote Speaker
2012 Year in Review
Advanced Spotter Training Class
The future of Storm Spotting
and
MUCH, MUCH MORE

Registration is required, so don't delay and sign-up right now.

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More Rain, More Showers, More Thunderstorms

8:10 AM

Rain started falling, heavy at times, this morning and more than 1/2" has accumulated.

MORE TODAY; HEATING UP REST OF WEEK:

Look for more rain over the Upper Cumberland today with highs around 83°. We are still under a Flash Flood Watch until noon. With the .78" since 7 am yesterday, we are now up to 2.34" for the month of July. Most of our county received much more rain than did I. Measurements ranged from 1.62" down to 1.26". Across TN, there was one location that exceeded 4" in the last 24 hours. Expect a lower chance of storms tonight, low 70° and then we'll hit the 90's for the rest of the week.

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MIDDLE TN WEATHER HISTORY:

July 13, 1956 - An F1 tornado touches down briefly at Cedar Springs, near Monterey. No injuries are reported. 

Cookeville's Daily Almanac 

This Morning's low: 70.0°

Rain since yesterday at 7 am: .78" (July total-2.34")

Yesterday's high: 86.2° 

Yesterday's low: 70.4° 

Normal High: 88° 

Record: 102° in 1936

Normal Low: 65° 

Record: 53° in 1945

Last Year: 86° and 67° 

2.45" of rain fell on this date in 1915

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Last Hot and Dry Day For A While?

VERY HOT AND DRY AGAIN:
Expect temperatures to zoom upward quickly once again today as highs will reach into the middle 90's for most of us west of the Cumberland Plateau. As we've warned so many times, take special precautions if you're working out of doors. Those precautions include, but are not limited to, drinking plenty of water - dressing in light-colored clothing - taking frequent breaks - finding shade whenever possible - and knowing your own body and the signals it is giving you.

CHANGES IN THE AIR?:
It appears we'll transition into a more unstable pattern for the rest of the week. The great news about that is temperatures will cool a few degrees during daytime highs AND we'll see the chances increase for pop-up showers and thunderstorms. For the places that see those storms, you'll see temperatures cool as much as 20° during that event. This will be a huge welcomed relief for many!

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National Lightning Safety Week:
The week of June 20-June 26, 2010 is observed as National Lightning Safety Week. Lightning kills, on average, approximately 58 people annually in the United States. Most of these deaths are completely avoidable. Most of the deaths occur in June, July, and August. The National Weather Service operates a lightning safety web site that is packed full of information designed to help you stay safe in a thunderstorm. Check it out by going here and take the time to get educated about the avoidable, in most cases, killer. Finally, nine lightning-related deaths have occurred in 2010. Each are a very tragic story, including a young lady who was struck while hiking to a spot where her boyfriend was going to ask her to become his wife.

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Major Southern Snowstorm

A very rare map indeed. Notice the snow in the south for Friday?

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Three More Nice Days Ahead

Quite a nice morning to start out here in Cookeville, Tennessee as you can tell by this morning's webcam shot that was taken at 6:41 am.  Our weather will match this shot for at least a few more days.  

We'll see three mostly sunny days ahead as highs will be in the mid 60's each of those days.  Then a front swings through bringing rain for Thursday night through Saturday night.  Sunday clears out but remains cool.  Look at (in the map above) the weather action (including thunderstorms, snow, flooding) going on in the middle of the country.  Below, is a link from NOAA and the NWS that you can visit to see weather in the entire U.S.  Back to our area, the local forecast is next.

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Want to check out weather for the ENTIRE United States?  Check out weather.gov, that is main NOAA National Weather Service page.  From there you can see whatever you like.  Plenty of great links to all things weather.

Tennessee In The News

NOAA prints a newsletter for the people who participate in the National Weather Service's COOP Observers Program. Our great state of Tennessee was featured in the first couple of pages. Our own Ralph Troutman of the Nashville NWS and head of our CoCoRaHS program for Tennessee wrote the article.

Thanks to my good friend, Kevin Shaw, for passing me this newsletter.

Newsletter Link here