Strong Wind Gusts Expected Saturday

Weather Update – 10:35 p.m. – Friday, October 25th

After showers arrived right on schedule in West Tennessee, rain has been falling for over 12 hours and is likely to continue overnight! In fact, a tropical system named “Olga” will become a part of our forecast tomorrow enhancing the potential for 2-4″ of rain across the area, with 4-6″ possible near the Mississippi River! Wind gusts could also become very strong in the area tomorrow morning and afternoon.

TONIGHT
Rain is likely to continue overnight in West Tennessee, and an isolated thunderstorm or two cannot be ruled out. There’s a small risk for flash flooding overnight but for most of the region the rain will be slow and steady enough that flooding isn’t a big concern. Temperatures will end up rising overnight too so that we start Saturday morning in the upper 60s.

Showers will gradually leave the area throughout the afternoon tomorrow but with STRONG wind gusts around the time the rain leaves. Winds may gust between 30 and 40 miles per hour at mid day with some isolated gusts over 40 mph near the Tennessee River. Temperatures will peak in the upper 60s and lower 70s tomorrow afternoon. Winds will relax tomorrow night with temperatures falling down to the middle 40s under partly to mostly cloudy skies by sunrise Sunday morning. Lighter winds and clear skies may result in dense fog Sunday morning. Stay tuned to WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News for the latest forecast and keep up with Storm Team Weather online too for more updates.

Tom Meiners
Storm Team 7 Chief Meteorologist, CBM
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