Scattered Storms Possible on Wednesday
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Weather Update – 11:00 p.m. Tuesday
Mainly clear skies will continue through the night with temperatures dropping to the upper 60s and low 70s by sunrise at 6:27 a.m. Wednesday morning. Patchy fog is possible at daybreak tomorrow. Tomorrow will be just as hot but a cold front will bring less humid and cooler air our way for the end of the week.
WEDNESDAY
While the day should start with mostly clear skies, it may not end that way. A sunny start is forecast across West Tennessee with more heat and humidity that we had today. Temperatures will warm up to the lower and middle 90s with the humidity making it feel like upper 90s at the warmest point of the day.
By the afternoon and evening, scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible though it doesn’t currently appear that everyone in West Tennessee will be getting rain. Areas north of I-40 are most likely to get rain Wednesday afternoon and evening.
REST OF THE WEEK
As the cold front moves south, scattered showers will remain possible Thursday morning. Behind the cold front, winds will be blowing from the north at 10-15 miles per hour with gusts up to 20 mph. It will still be breezy on Friday but with sunny skies, low humidity, no rain, and highs in the lower 80s.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
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 night!
Tom Meiners
Storm Team 7 Chief Meteorologist, CBM
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TROPICAL WEATHER UPDATE – – – 11 p.m. CDT August 30, 2016
At 10:00 p.m. CDT, Tropical Depression 9, was located about 415 miles southwest of Tampa, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico. This storm is forecast to gradually move north, and ultimately northeast through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida Coastline by the 1st of September – this Thursday. A Hurricane Watch is in effect from north of Tampa to east of Panama City and a Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for West of Indian Pass to the Walton/Bay County line.
From the National Hurricane Center: Hurricane conditions are possible over portions of the Hurricane Watch area by Thursday afternoon. Tropical storm conditions are possible over portions of the Tropical Storm Watch area by Thursday afternoon. 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 possibility of life-threatening inundation within the next 48 hours along the Gulf coast of Florida from Aripeka to Indian Pass. For a depiction of areas at risk, please see the Prototype National Weather Service Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic. Persons located within these areas should be prepared to take all necessary actions to protect life and property from rising water. Promptly follow any instructions from local officials.
The depression is expected to produce additional rain accumulations of 3 to 5 inches over western Cuba through Wednesday, with maximum storm total amounts up to 20 inches. These rains could cause life-threatening flash floods and mud slides. Storm total rainfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches are possible over much of the Florida peninsula through Friday morning, with isolated maximum amounts of 15 inches possible. This rainfall may cause flooding and flash flooding.
At 11:00 p.m. CDT, Tropical Depression 8, was located about 70 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in the western Atlantic Ocean. There are no longer any tropical storm warnings in effect. This storm will continue to bring windy conditions, strong rip currents, and rough surf to the area through Wednesday evening.
