Looks like Middle Tennessee Might Get Some Play

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
243 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-032200-
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-WILSON-
243 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007

...DRAMATIC CHANGES IN THE WEATHER COMING TO THE MID STATE...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER NORTH AND WEST OF
NASHVILLE FROM 6 PM CDT TO MIDNIGHT...AND A SLIGHT RISK ELSEWHERE.
THE AIR MASS ACROSS THE MID STATE WILL MOISTEN AND DESTABILIZE
QUICKLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT
WILL BE LARGE HAIL...ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS WITH AN ISOLATED
TORNADO POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NASHVILLE
AREA JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT...ENDING THE THREAT ACROSS WESTERN AREAS
OF THE MID STATE...BUT CONTINUING IN EASTERN AREAS AND PLATEAU UNTIL
ABOUT 2 AM CDT.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE MID STATE HAVE AVERAGED 15 TO 20 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL SINCE MARCH 20TH...NEARLY TWO WEEKS. THE LAST FREEZING
TEMPERATURE WAS ON MARCH 18TH. TEMPERATURES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MORNING...APRIL 5TH...WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 30S.
TENDER VEGETATION IN EARLY GARDENS...SUCH AS TOMATO AND PEPPER
PLANTS...AND FLOWERS WILL BE SHOCKED BY THE COLDER TEMPERATURES.
IT WOULD BE WISE TO PROTECT THESE YOUNG PLANTS...AND VEGETATION IF
POSSIBLE. LATE NIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR BELOW FREEZING
FRIDAY...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. AFTER AN UNUSUALLY WARM PERIOD WITH
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES THE LAST HALF OF MARCH...AND THE FIRST FEW
DAYS OF APRIL...WE NOW GO TO THE OTHER EXTREME...WITH NEAR RECORD
COLD TEMPERATURES THROUGH EASTER WEEKEND.

THE AVERAGE DATE OF THE LAST FREEZE IN NASHVILLE IS APRIL 6TH.

NASHVILLE HAD ITS 6TH WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD THIS YEAR...AND THE
WARMEST SINCE 1946. IT WAS ALSO THE DRIEST MARCH SINCE 1988 AND THE
14TH DRIEST ON RECORD. WEATHER RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1870 IN
NASHVILLE.

Daily Observation and Forecast for Middle TN

As of 8:20am CDT

Sunny.
Temperature: 63 degrees F
Winds: S 9 mph
Barometric pressure: 30.28″ (1024.5 mb)

Today’s Forecast: 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Looks like it’s going to be fairly nice out today.  Tomorrow night seems to be the best chance for thunderstorms.  I’ll keep ya posted.

Holy cow! Check out last night in Tornado Alley!

Jesse Farrell shows us the outbreak going on last night in his blog. Final tally was 65 (!!!) tornados that touched down in the midwest area !

I hope everyone is safe and well.

Daily Observation and Forecast for Middle TN

At 6.45am CDT

Dense fog advisory in effect for middle TN.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING.

Temperature: 62 degrees F.
Winds: calm
Humidity: 100%
Barometric pressure: 30.17″ (1020.7 mb) S

Forecast for today: 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Not really looking for tstrms today.  Best chance of tstrms looks to be Saturday.

Most of middle TN skipped by rain event

Now isn’t THAT a bummer?  The temps have cooled, but there’s still no real rain to speak of to the south of Interstate 40.  Models are showing that we can expect some rain and/or light snow into tomorrow, but I’m not holding my breath.

Cold Front Stall

Looks like the cold front that’s bringing the huge winter weather dump to the midwest has stalled out, making a heavy dump of rain in Tennessee a good possibility.  The NWS in Nashville has advised spotters to keep an eye on things for the next few days as the very real possibility exists for flooding.  Those in low-lying areas should keep a good headsup on the weather conditions for the next few days, just to be sure that they’re not going to get flooded out.  If evacuations are imminent, get out.  Your stuff can be replaced -  you can’t.

Whoa. SNOW in Southern California??

Check out Jesse’s snow pics! Holy cow! It doesn’t often snow in Southern California, (as a dear friend of mine who lives there has pointed out to me), and when it does, it makes for a noteworthy occasion.

Local weather today is forecast as follows:

(Local is Murfreesboro, TN. For the weather forecast in your local area, Check out AccuWeather or The Weather Channel )

50% chance of rain for this afternoon and tonight. Lows in the low to mid 50s. Winds from the south at 10-15mph with gusts up to 20mph.

Tomorrow doesn’t look much different, though the chance of rain is pushed to 80% with heavy rain expected. Keep an eye out for local flooding. Expect a high of around 62 degrees F with an expected low of around 52 degrees F.

Update for winter?

I have to admit, I love winter weather. Snow and ice make me happy, despite the havoc that it creates for us all. It’s beautiful and dammit, it’s fun. Be a kid for a day or so.

So when I caught wind of the January 10 post of Jesse Ferrell I became ecstatic! If this is true, then coldness will come in for at least a few days, and we might even have a winter!

As if winter hadn’t been brutal enough for certain parts of the midwest and hey, Denver isn’t thrilled, there could be more on the way. Gotta love that~if you’re me.

First Post

Welcome!  Glad to see you.

Today was  Tuesday January 9, 2007

High (recorded at Nashville Int’l Airport) :  37 degrees F

Low (recorded at Nashville Int’l Airport) :  26 degrees F

Overall summary:  Morning was overcast as lingering clouds from the previous day stuck around.  Sharp low pressure system moved in as night fell, bringing temps down and pushing below freezing with clear skies.  Frost expected for morning.