Scattered Showers Possible Tonight, Tomorrow
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Weather Update – 11:00 p.m. Wednesday
Skies will gradually become partly to mostly cloudy overnight with temperatures dropping to the upper 60s and lower 70s by sunrise. We’ll remain under the chance for rain through tomorrow afternoon before clearer skies return to the region. Cooler and less humid air are in the forecast for West Tennessee for the start of the holiday weekend. Get ready for another taste of Fall!
THURSDAY
As the cold front moves south, scattered showers will remain possible Thursday morning and afternoon. Behind the cold front, winds will be blowing from the north at 10-15 miles per hour with gusts up to 20 mph. High temperatures will be lower than they were today by about 10°F with some areas peaking in just the middle to upper 80s thanks to the windy conditions and cloudy skies.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
It will still be breezy on Friday but with sunny skies, low humidity, no rain, and highs in the lower 80s. You might need a light jacket on Friday night with temperatures in the lower 70s at 7pm. Temperatures will drop to the upper 50s by sunrise on Saturday! Temperatures will start to warm up gradually through the weekend but dry weather is likely going to continue. Highs will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s Saturday through Monday under mostly sunny skies with a small chance for a pop-up shower or thunderstorm.
Have a great evening!
Tom Meiners
Storm Team 7 Chief Meteorologist, CBM
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TROPICAL WEATHER UPDATE – – – 11:00 p.m. CDT August 31, 2016
At 10:00 p.m. CDT, Tropical Storm Hermine, was located about 315 miles west-southwest of Tampa, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico. This storm is forecast to continue moving north-northeast through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida Coastline by late Thursday night. Hermine could become a hurricane before making landfall at that time. A Hurricane Warning is in effect along the Florida coastline from east of Panama City Beach to west of Cedar Key and a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect along the Florida coastline from east of Destin to north of Tampa which includes Panama City Beach.
From the National Hurricane Center:
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
WINDS: Hurricane conditions are expected to reach the coast within the warning area beginning Thursday night. Winds are expected to first reach tropical storm strength by Thursday afternoon, making outside preparations difficult or dangerous. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion. Tropical storm conditions are possible in the tropical storm watch area by Friday.
STORM SURGE: The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. There is a danger of life-threatening inundation within the next 36 hours along the Gulf coast of Florida from Aripeka to Indian Pass. The water could reach the following heights above ground if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide…Destin to Indian Pass…1 to 3 feet Indian Pass to Chassahowitzka…4 to 7 feet Chassahowitzka to Aripeka…2 to 4 feet Aripeka to Bonita Beach…including Tampa Bay…1 to 3 feet Florida-Georgia line to Cape Fear…1 to 3 feet.
RAINFALL: Hermine is expected to produce storm total rainfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches over portions of northwest Florida through Friday, with isolated maximum amounts of 20 inches possible. Rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches are expected across portions of the southeastern United States from southeast Georgia, central to eastern South Carolina and eastern North Carolina, with local amounts of 10 inches possible through Saturday. These rains may cause life-threatening flooding and flash flooding.
TORNADOES: A tornado or two is possible overnight near the central Florida coast. The tornado risk will increase through Thursday and spread into north Florida and southeast Georgia.
