Strong Storms Possible Sunday
Saturday Update
Late Night Saturday Forecast Update for March 5th:
*A Lower End Severe Threat For Sunday Afternoon Into Monday Morning*
Scattered showers will move through overnight. A cold front will move close to northwest Tennessee by Sunday afternoon with showers and storms becoming more concentrated in coverage over mainly northwest Tennessee in the afternoon so we’ll want to be weather aware especially in northwest Tennessee in the afternoon tomorrow for those storms. The cold front will move southward through the rest of the area late Sunday night into Monday morning with strong storms with potential to become severe again late Sunday into Monday morning. We’ll have some heavy downpours and cloud to ground lightning lingering at the bus stop early Monday before storms push out late morning giving way to a colder evening Monday.
TIMING:
A few strong storms will likely move over northwest Tennessee earlier in the afternoon Sunday with another round of potentially severe storms along the cold front expected to move southward through the rest of the viewing area late Sunday night into Monday morning. The rain will move out by early afternoon Monday and cooler weather will settle in.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FUTURECAST:
Storms will ride along through northwest Tennessee in the afternoon with rounds of heavy downpours, cloud to ground lightning, and potential for flooding. People over the general Lake, Obion, Weakley, Dyer, north Gibson, north Carroll and Henry county areas will want to stay weather aware in the afternoon for flooding and strong storms.
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING:
Storms will continue over northwest Tennessee through much of the afternoon and evening. The cold front will swing on through southward late Sunday night and storms will drift southeast through the the rest of the area with the greatest shower and storms over the area Monday morning around sunrise. Again, These storms will have the best chance of being severe with damaging wind.
TODAY:
Showers And Storms (mainly northwest Tennessee) in the afternoon with highs in the upper 70’s. Areas along I-40 and points south will likely get a good break in the the rain and storms late morning into at least early afternoon. Storms will push southeast along the cold front into Monday morning bringing out rain chances up to around 70% by late Sunday night and 90% by Monday morning.
We will pick up between .5 and 1 inches of rain over the area by Monday morning so be sure to monitor closely for flooding that could occur along the lower elevations and waterways.
Tuesday will be back to cold weather as we start off in the lower 30’s Tuesday morning with partly sunny skies Tuesday afternoon and highs only in the lower to mid 50’s. More showers will return on Wednesday with a morning start in the upper 30’s. Wednesday afternoon will be back to mild weather with highs in the lower 60’s. Thursday looks dry and yet more showers return again late Friday which could mix with some snow showers by Friday night as we plunge into the mid 20’s here in March!
As with any severe weather and being we area moving into severe weather season and a more active time of year for storms and severe storms. It’s always a good time to review some weather safety tips.
TORNADO SAFETY:
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Develop & communicate a safety plan for wherever you are (e.g. home, work, school)
Identify a safe place!
Practice your safety plan & going to your safe place
Have way(s) to receive watches/warnings 
Watch- Be Prepared. Be ready to put your plan in place & go to your safe place.
Warning- Take Action! GO to your safe place!
LIGHTNING SAFETY:
With storms returning this weekend, and as we get closer to the heart of severe weather season in West Tennessee, here are some interesting facts about lightning that you might not have known in the graphic below. Also, did you know that there are multiple types of lightning? For example, there’s “intra-cloud” and “cloud-to-ground” flashes. Cloud-to-ground lightning can either have a positive or negative charge depending on what part of the cloud it comes from! Visit weather.gov/safety/lightning-science-types-flashes for more info on lightning science.
FINAL THOUGHT:
We are still in the middle of winter here in West Tennessee and we currently could see more rounds of winter precipitation in the coming weeks. There will be more chances for severe weather though too as we get going into the Spring. So you need to stay weather aware to changing weather patterns and monitor the forecasts closely. We got you covered in the WBBJ 7 Storm Team Weather Center as always.
For tips on preparing for the storms, click here. To download the WBBJ 7 Weather app, click here.
Brian Davis
Storm Team 7 Meteorologist
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Email – Badavis@wbbjtv.com
