Rain Continues for Wednesday

*WEDNESDAY MORNING NOTES*
Carbon copy Tuesday's weather for today. Chance of afternoon thunderstorms with a nice morning. Highs in the 80's! Wondering what June holds? The Climate Center from NOAA has the prediction. Thanks to Nashville WX for posting about it.

FYI, we are nearing the 9" mark in rainfall for the month of May...*amazing*...It is the 4th rainiest May since records have been kept (dating back to 1914).

GREAT NEWS ALERT-We have a dry weekend coming up!

*Latest Local Forecast*

Weather History for This Date
May 27th

1896-The Great St. Louis Tornado killed 137 in St. Louis and 118 in East St. Louis, IL. It is the 3rd deadliest US tornado ever.


1973...
Crossville measures 6.29" of rainfall -- its greatest one-day rainfall ever.

1991...
Cheatham Lock & Dam measures its greatest one-day rainfall, with 5.85".

2000...
F3 tornado hits Houston County, moving through Tennessee Ridge and Erin. Damages are estimated at $1.3 million. Roofs and walls of some well constructed homes are torn off. Many trees are snapped and blown down along with power lines. The Betty Ligon Pavillion in Erin is flattened. Fifty people require shelter at Erin. A storage trailer is moved 50 feet at Tennessee Ridge. Fortunately, there are no injuries or fatalities.

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