Extreme Heat Wave in West Tennessee Through Saturday

Weather Update – 10:45 p.m. – Wednesday, July 17th

Showers and thunderstorms are moving south across West Tennessee tonight with a Flash Flood Warning in effect in Decatur county east of Hwy 641 and north of Hwy 412 until 1:15 Thursday morning. It’s also a very hot and humid night! This extremely humid and hot weather is likely to persist right into the upcoming weekend with only a slight chance for and rainfall.

TONIGHT
After the lingering showers and thunderstorms in the Mid-South dissipate late overnight, temperatures will only drop to the upper 70s under partly cloudy skies. It’s not going to be impossible for some areas of West Tennessee to remain in the 80s even at the coolest point of the night, but that should only be for a few spots.

A Heat Advisory is in effect for all of West Tennessee on Thursday with a heat index expected to be over 105°F from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow. Slow down: reduce, eliminate or reschedule strenuous activities until the coolest time of the day. Children, seniors and anyone with health problems should stay in the coolest available place, not necessarily indoors.

Showers are unlikely tomorrow, with a 20% chance for rain, so don’t expect wet weather to relieve the heat! We’ll see temperatures in the 90s feel like like they’re over 105°F at times over the next few afternoons, so stay with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News for the latest forecast heat index and keep up with Storm Team Weather online too for more updates.

Tom Meiners
Storm Team 7 Chief Meteorologist, CBM
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