Rain Sunday night and a potential for severe weather Tuesday

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Weather Update: 8:40 PM Sunday

Today was another beautiful afternoon. Spring-like conditions continued with temps reaching into the low 70s! Winds were gusty for everyone even if the county wasn’t in the Wind Advisory.

We are expecting to keep the mild temperatures again overnight. Lows are still expecting to stay in the low 50s. Rain is starting to develop along the front. Showers are expected to continue to make their way though West Tennessee overnight. This is with the first of two cold fronts. Though, not a lot of rain is expected with this line. Rainfall totals will be between 0.1″ and 0.3″ by noon on Monday. Current models are showing that most of the rain sets up along and south of I-40 tonight.

Monday will be similar to what we had today. We get mostly rain-free conditions during the afternoon but the chance for rain will return late on Monday and into Tuesday morning. Afternoon highs will be a bit cooler than Sunday but still above normal for this time of year. High temps are expecting to reach into the low 60s.

Tuesday is under an Enhanced Risk for severe weather. (Image Below) We could see severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and a few tornadoes. Flooding and hail are also a risk but they are a lower risk at this point.

TIMING for Tuesday storms: We could have an isolated thunderstorm in the morning, ahead of the cold front. Most of the activity will develop behind the front, west of the Mississippi River during the late morning and early afternoon hours.

As the front pushes into West Tennessee we could start to see activity as early as 3 PM. The majority of the line that will push through is timing to be at its peak of severity between 6 PM-8 PM. The tail end of the system could last until 9PM.

If you will be on your commute home from work or school between 5 PM – 6 PM just make sure you have some way of getting alerts. The VIPIR 7 Storm Team will keep you as updated as we can!

Behind the front, much cooler (but seasonal) air will arrive. Overnight lows for Tuesday are expected to fall back into the 30s. Afternoon highs by Wednesday remain in the 40s.

Chelsea Ambriz
Storm Team 7 Meteorologist
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