Threat for Damaging Winds and Strong Thunderstorms Tonight

Weather Update – 10:30 p.m. – Wednesday, March 13th

Temperatures warmed up to the 70s area wide today – Lexington even reached a high of 77°F this afternoon! It was the warmest day in West Tennessee since we reached the lower 70s over a month ago in early February. Winds are currently gusting between 20 and 30 mph for most of the area with stronger winds expected tonight. A Wind Advisory remains in effect for all 21 counties in West Tennessee until 7 p.m. Thursday.

TONIGHT
Thunderstorms will gradually move through West Tennessee tonight, some strong at times, but we’ll continue to see wind speeds increase as it starts raining. A Wind Advisory for gusts over 40 mph is in effect for all of West Tennessee so winds will remain strong overnight. Flash flooding is also possible with 1-3″ of rain generally expected in the wettest areas overnight.

After some stormy weather tonight, we still have a chance for showers and thunderstorms Thursday morning and afternoon. It’ll be warm and windy again tomorrow with highs in the lower to middle 70s. There’s a slight risk (level 2 out of 5) for severe weather near the Tennessee River tomorrow where thunderstorms have the greatest chance for becoming strong.

Showers will taper off quickly tomorrow afternoon leaving us with some sunshine before the sun sets just after 7 o’clock. We’ve got colder weather coming in on Friday and over the weekend – the last weekend of Winter! Tune in to WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News tomorrow morning for the latest hour-by-hour forecast including an updated look at the potential for severe weather tomorrow, and keep up with Storm Team Weather Online too for more updates.

Tom Meiners
Storm Team 7 Chief Meteorologist, CBM
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