Some Sunshine But Chilly For Saturday - Warmer Weather Ahead

We'll begin the process of warming up around the Cookeville area. For today (Saturday), highs will be in the lower 40's with skies becoming partly cloudy and somewhat sunny. We started in the 20's this morning and there are a few slick spots on side streets from yesterday's cold rain and overnight freezing fog. For Saturday night and early Sunday morning, skies will be clear to partly cloudy with a low of 26°.

TEMPS RISE THIS WEEK
The warm up begins in earnest on Sunday with a high into the lower 50's. Rain chances enter the picture for Sunday night (although a low chance - just 30%) and a low of 41°. The slight rain chance continues for both Monday and Monday with temp ranges of 62° down to 49°.

The best day should be Tuesday with a partly cloudy sky and a high of 66°. Thunderstorms become likely on Tuesday night and Wednesday with a low of 52° and a high of 58°. Chilly weather returns for Wednesday night through Friday.

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Warming Up

NICE AND SUNNY:
If you like warmer weather in the winter, you'll love the next couple of days. I expect plenty of sunshine and temperatures to be 60° today (Monday) across the Highlands of Tennessee. On Tuesday, expect even warmer temperatures with highs near 65° in Cookeville coupled with increasing clouds along with gusty southerly winds.

CHANGES TO THE BLOG:
Your eyes are not deceiving you...I do have some changes to the blog in terms of color, font, and small change to the layout. We'll have more changes in the coming days.


RAIN RETURNING:
Rain shows up on Tuesday night and will hang around all the way through the early weekend as a pattern change will affect our weather.

ARCTIC AIR TO MAKE IT'S RETURN:
In Saturday's post we discussed the very cold air in Alaska and this will eventually filter it's way down to the mainland of the United States and affect our weather.  We do think temperatures will go back to more seasonal highs for winter as we get to the weekend with the possibility of a return to winter-type conditions. That, however, is a quite a distance out and things do change in Tennessee quickly.

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SPOTTER TRAINING CLASS:
Next Saturday, February 4th is the 2012 SkyWarn Spotter Training Class in Cookeville. It will be held at the TTU College of Nursing Auditorium located at 10 W. 7th Street in Cookeville. The class is free and expected to last around 2 hours. Both the beginner and intermediate classes will be taught so if you've never been through training or if you've not attended in a couple of year, I encourage you to go!

Another Great Day; Rain Comes Mid-Week

CLEAR SKIES FOR TUESDAY:
Expect sunshine and a high of 85° in Cookeville today with a light west northwest wind. Partly cloudy skies overnight with a low of 59° by daybreak. For Wednesday, showers will increase with best chances for rain after lunch and a high of 86°. Rain chances around 30%. Rain and cooler for Thursday, high of just 71° and then sunshine returns on Friday, high 72°.

WEEKEND OUTLOOK:
Sunny skies and highs in the middle 70's for Saturday and near 80° on Sunday with lows in the 50's.

SKYWARN SPOTTER TRAINING:
Are you interested in becoming a storm spotter? Training is coming up for this very informative class on Thursday, October 20th at the First Baptist Church in Jamestown, TN. They are located at 306 East Central Avenue. The class is open to the public and is FREE of charge. Please allow 2 hours for the class, which begins at 6 pm.


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Storm Chances and Hot

STORMS POPPING
The National Weather Service says it is a stormy and sizzling Saturday. Look for mostly sunny skies with a 50% chance of thunderstorms today and a high of 90° for Cookeville and vicinity. Tonight, a 50% of showers and thunderstorms continues, low of 67° by sunrise on Sunday. Then it appears we back out of the 90's for Sunday and beyond as highs will mainly be in the middle to upper 80's.

SPEAKING OF HEAT:

• First 10 days of June have averaged 91.9°. Highest since records have been kept (late 1890's)
• Just 2 days below 90° in June, both of those were highs of 89°
• Only 1 record high set for Cookeville and that was on June 1st
• 162 daily records across TN set since June 1st
• Back in 2003, we went 22 consecutive May/June days with COOLER than normal temps! 

SKYWARN TRAINING CLASS
Speaking of storms, our next Storm Spotters Training Class is coming up on July 14th at 6 pm at Tennessee Tech University in the School of Nursing Auditorium. Make plans now to attend this extremely informative class. Upon completing this class, you'll receive a Skywarn Spotter Certificate and Skywarn Spotter Card.

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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Our morning low: 65.2°
Yesterday's high: 93.8°
Yesterday's low: 64.6°

Last Year: 84° and 68°

Normal High: 83°

Normal Low: 60°

Records: 95° in 1925 and 41° in 1988

24-hour precip total: 0.00
4.24" of rain fell on this date in 1998

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Storm Spotter Class

Excellent time at the Spotter's Training Class today. Tom Johnstone, from the Nashville office of the National Weather Service, taught our class. Saw some old friends and made some new friends!

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Weather History for This Date
On March 13, 1993...
Storm of the Century brings heavy snow to the Cumberland Plateau. Crossville sets a station record with an 18" accumulation. Allardt sets its own one-day snowfall record, with 14.1", as well as Winchester, with 10½".
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More Rain

RAIN REDEVELOPS TODAY: Same ol' story as we'll see more rain develop later this morning and we'll keep rain chances in the forecast the rest of the weekend. Highs only around 50° this afternoon. It'll be the first time in about a week that we've been below our normal high temperature.

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Spotter's Class Today: At 10 o'clock this morning (Saturday) in Cookeville, TN is the annual Storm Spotters Training Course. It will be held at the new Emergency Operations Center which is located on Willow Avenue near the famous Pink Elephant. 

Spring Forward: Don't forget to set your clocks forward tonight when you go to bed! Otherwise, you'll be late to church on Sunday. 

CoCoRaHS March Madness: In college basketball, this time of year is known as March Madness. For the precipitation measuring program, it is March Madness, too. We need volunteers for the CoCoRaHS program. To learn more, click here! 

Sunny Sunday (March Madness & Skywarn)

SUPER SUNDAY FORECAST: For many across Middle TN, highs will reach into the 60's today after a morning start in the lower to mid 20's. I expect even a warmer day on Monday. Rain enters out picture by Tuesday and hangs around through the weekend as the weather pattern becomes more active.

• MARCH MADNESS: CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network) is holding their annual March Madness. This doesn't have anything to do with basketball. It has to do with recruiting. We are on a mission to have 20,000 volunteers measuring rainfall across the nation. Here in Putnam County, we need YOU to help us. Go to the CoCoRaHS web site for much more information. Need to ask a specific question that isn't answered?? E-mail me!
• SPOTTER TRAINING: Coming up on March 13th in Cookeville, TN at the Emergency Services Building just off Willow Avenue is the Spotter Training Class. The course starts at 10:00 am and no advanced reservations are necessary. Also, this class is open to the public. So come a little early and get a great seat. 

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SUNDAY MORNING CHURCH: Last and certainly not least on the list are the 8:30 am and 10:30 am (CST) church services at Trinity Assembly in Algood, TN. If you cannot join us in person, feel free to look in on our LIVE, streaming service by going to our web site. 


Enjoy this beautiful Sunday!!
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Warmest Day In A While

MORNING FROST AND SUNSHINE: It is a gorgeous Friday for you today in Cookeville, Tennessee and the Upper Cumberland region. We start out at 22° as of 7 o'clock this morning with frost. Looking at a daytime high of 54°. The last time we went over 50° was January 25th. I expect we'll see 50° plus over the next four days. The last time that happened was January 18th through January 21st. Don't get to used to the nice weather as we have another system poised to enter our area on Sunday evening. This will give us some rain, but behind it will much colder temperatures. Enjoy this stretch of warm weather! Be sure to check out my INFO 101-Severe Weather Awareness Week news article at Examiner.

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TRAINED STORM SPOTTER: Are you interested in a free class that teaches you how to properly recognize storms and the potential for severe weather? If so, take the Storm Spotter Class taught by the Nashville office of the National Weather Service. The class for the Cookeville area is on Saturday, March 13th at 10 am. It will be held at the new E.O.C. building on South Willow Avenue. E-mail me for more information. A complete location and times list of classes can be found here.


Weather History for This Date
February 19, 1960 - Sparta receives it greatest one-day total of snowfall ever with 10"

Daily Weather Story
Q: How much snow have we had and how does that compare to normal?
A: Through today, we've received 12.5" for the season. In a typical winter, we would average right at 8". Winter isn't quite done with us either. Expect at least one more accumulating snowfall before spring.


Cookeville's Daily Almanac
This morning's low: 21.3° at 5:41 am
Yesterday's high: 45.9° at 4:27 pm
Yesterday's low: 21.7° at 5:49 am
Normal High: 51°
Record: 75° in 1939
Normal Low: 28°
Record: -8° in 1958
Last Year: 69° and 31°
1.56" of rain fell on this date in 1991
2" of snow fell in 1979
7" of snow on the ground in 1960
Our daily high is 12.2° below normal for February
We are most than 16° below last February's average
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Finally Back Home (Snow!)

We made it back from Louisville, KY just a bit ago.  Went in and out of rain/snow about 9 times.  The cold air chased us all the way back.  Didn't see any accumulation until we got here.  Would call it a dusting.  The heaviest of the snow is quickly moving through our area right now (9:40 pm).

Heard a report of 77 people at the Storm Spotter's Training Class today! AWESOME..having that many folks trained to watch the sky during severe weather is a valuable asset for our community.  Big thanks to all who made it.  Go take your test online and get your ID card.

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Cold Sunday with a slight chance of flurries early.

If you can't get to church tomorrow, check out mine by clicking here for Trinity Assembly!  You can view the services live at 8:30 am and 10:30 am...

Warm Valentines Day (Rain Moving Out)

Happy Valentine's Day to all my readers.  I appreciate each of you. It'll be quite nice today with highs in the middle 50's here in the Cookeville area.  Most of the rain has moved on to our east.

Received several very nice comments concerning the newspaper article on the Storm Spotters Class .  Some made wisecracks..but that is ok, too!  Will have an announcement put at the top of the page on the Spotter Class Information through next Saturday.

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THIS WEEK IN WEATHER HISTORY
(courtesy of: Bill Murray)
Birth of a Weather Service...
1870: After a deadly season of storms on the Great Lakes in 1868, Professor Increase Lapham of Milwaukee thought something needed to be done.  He believed that a warning system was feasible. He proposed it to Congressman Halbert Paine. A bill was introduced to create a weather observation and warning service, to be operated by the U.S. Army Signal Corps. The bill passed and was signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on February 9th, 1870. Twenty-four stations transmitted their first observations by telegraph on November 1, 1870. Civilians hired by the Corps produced the first forecasts. The U.S. National Weather Service was born from this inauspicious beginning!

1985-A building falls in Western Michigan due to the snow pack being so heavy

Middle TN Weather History for Feb. 14th

On February 14, 1902...
Nashville receives 8" of snow.
On February 14, 1905...
Temperature drops to a frigid -23 at Hohenwald, and -22 at Tullahoma, establishing all-time record lows at both spots.On February 14, 1948...
The Buffalo River at Lobelville reaches its highest stage ever recorded -- 26.0', which is 16.0' above flood stage. The Duck River at Columbia reaches its highest stage ever recorded -- 51.8', which is 19.8' above flood stage. The Duck River at Hurricane Mills reaches its highest stage ever recorded -- 30.7', which is 6.7' above flood stage.

Nice Friday Ahead (Rain Later)

Highs around 60° today!  Skies will cloud up as we anticipate rain tonight and again on Saturday.

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NWS-Nashville survey on Fentress County/Clarkrange tornado
(includes pictures of damage, too)

Don't forget about Storm Spotters Training Class next Saturday (Feb 21st) from 11 am - 2 pm at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.  See post below this one for more info.

Severe Weather Awareness Week is Feb. 22-27 (pdf format)

This Date in Weather History for Middle TN...

On February 13, 1880...
Nashville records greatest one-day rainfall for February, with 5.20". This caps off a three-day total of 7.65", another Nashville record.
On February 13, 1899...
McMinnville sets its all-time record low with a reading of -26 degrees, along with Byrdstown at -19. Nashville's -13 sets a record low for February, as does Clarksville, at -14.
On February 13, 1952...
F4 tornado tears through Moore and Franklin Counties, moving through or near Lois, Marble Hill, Beech Hill, Marble Plains, and Decherd. There is damage to 109 farms. Hundreds of trees are downed in Lois and Marble Hill. Over a hundred homes are damaged or destroyed in Franklin County. A church, a school, a store, and a home are destroyed at Beech Hill. Two people are killed in Marble Plains, and one more in Dechard. Storm continues into Grundy County, producing an F2 which rips a path from Monteagle to Tracy City. The damage in Monteagle is estimated at $110,000, and $90,000 in Tracy City. About 150 buildings are affected. One person is injured in each town. A total of 4 fatalities are reported in the three counties, with 46 injuries. Overall, 5 tornadoes are reported across Middle Tennessee.
On February 13, 1962...
Temperature at Nashville reaches 84, setting a record high for the month. Crossville's reading of 79 sets a February mark there, as well.

Warm Winter Day Ahead!

How does temperatures near 60° sound on this February 12th day?  Not too bad!  It is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.

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Many storm reports came in from yesterday's strong winds and brief, heavy rainfall.  Here is a list

STORM SPOTTER TRAINING CLASS
This is a good opportunity to talk about the upcoming Storm Spotter's Training Classes.  For those of you who live in the Putnam County area, our training will take place on Saturday, February 21st from 11 am-2 pm at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.  No registration is necessary.  You may call the Emergency Management Office for more information at 931-528-7575 or show up that day at CRMC.  Go in the outpatient entrance and follow signs to the Education Room!

Turning Bitterly Cold Tonight (Snow Coming!)

More snow is on it's way today to the Cookeville, TN area.  Snow, in advance of a cold front, will be with us most of the afternoon and into the evening.  Very cold temperatures are on tap for us tonight as lows will drop to the mid teens.  Combine the cold with blustery winds and we'll see wind chills in the ZERO degree range.

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Minor accumulations can be expected with this snow event for today and tonight.  We'll watch the road conditions closely for any slick spots.

News 2 post about cold air coming
Jackson (TN) Weather post concerning cold

After we get past this cold spell, 50's and 60's are on tap for us on Friday and Saturday.  Any snow we receive will be short-lived.

Have a safe Tuesday. I'm off to visit with our Emergency Operations Center Director about the upcoming Storm Spotters Training Class that will be held at Cookeville Regional Medical Center on February 21st.

Beautiful Thursday

LOTS OF SUNSHINE!
A gorgeous day ahead here in Cookeville, TN.  Temperatures are expected to hit 50° under a bright, sunny sky!  We will see even warmer temperatures on Friday as highs reach 57°.  The next expectation for rain or snow comes around Monday night into Tuesday.  It is a little too far out in the forecast to be precise with what type or amount of precipitation!

VERY WARM
Go out and enjoy this beautiful day.  It will be our warmest day since January 10th.  Tomorrow will be our warmest day since January 4th when we hit 67°.  January 23rd's record high here in Cookeville is 58°, so we may have a shot at tying or breaking that record!

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WEBSITE VISITS
January 2009 has been a huge month here at The Weather Guy.  We are on pace to have the biggest month ever.  In fact, it will exceed the biggest month ever by more than 30%!  I am very appreciative that many of you have chosen this web site as your 'go to' place for weather information.  I never tire of hearing from you all through comments, e-mails, and face-to-face encounters in public.  It is humbling.

SPOTTER CLASSES COMING
If you live in Middle TN, your spotter class training is coming to a city near you very soon.  Check out the schedule by going to the NWS-Nashville Spotter Information Page and see if your town has it's class scheduled.  The importance of attending these classes cannot be overemphasized.

Local CoCoRaHS Weather Story

Our local newspaper, the Herald-Citizen, ran a story recently about CoCoRaHS. It featured one of our volunteers, Alfred (pictured above), who is doing a GREAT job. I'm thankful for the publicity.

Today, they ran a story from a hydrologist who works for the NWS in Nashville. Hopefully, they'll post it online so that I can link to it.

Spotter Training Classes are coming up. For our area, it will be this coming Saturday, March 29th at the Rescue Squad Building on Carlen Drive in Cookeville. Let the Putnam County Emergency Management Agency know you're coming by calling 931-528-7575.

Excellent post at NashvilleWX.com today about the Red Flag Warning and what it means.