Dry and Cooler

50's BY FRIDAY MORNING:
The fantastic weather continues across Middle TN. We have another treat for you coming up overnight this evening into Friday morning. I expect our temperatures will drop into the middle 50's by sunrise Friday morning. That'll be one of the coolest mornings yet of our summer. Hard to believe we were in the 90's just four short days ago.

SUPER THURSDAY:
Looking at this afternoon's forecast, expect highs around 83° with a slight northerly breeze. Very comfortable day!

WEEKEND OUTLOOK:
Expect temperatures this weekend to warm a few degrees with highs in the middle to upper 80's, but with no big increase in humidity. The dry pattern hangs on as we see no chance for rain over the 7-day forecast period. Overnight lows will range from the lower to mid 60's.

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Chamber of Commerce Weather Returns

NICE WEEK AHEAD:
Love this morning's temps? Get used to them for a while as we'll see lows in the 60's all week. Highs should be quite warm in the upper 80's.

*Latest Local Forecast*

HURRICANE CHANCES:
Looks like Tropical Storm Danielle is churning in the Atlantic. A great source to keep up with all things hurricanes is the National Weather Service's National Hurricane Center.

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 87.8°
Yesterday's low: 70.1°
Normal High: 86°
Record: 100° in 2007  
Normal Low: 62°
Record: 47° in 1956
Last Year: 76° and 59°
1.20" of rain fell on this date in 1966
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Super Nice Sunday

The Upcoming Week's Outlook:
Cooler tonight with lows mainly in the middle 60's. A very refreshing change compared to most nights during the summer. Expect sunshine throughout the week and dry with highs mainly in the upper 80's and lows in the middle 60's. I do expect even cooler nights come Thursday into Friday where lows could drop into the upper 50's!

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Warning...

This could affect our area in the next hour or so...

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
758 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
MACON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 756 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THE STORM WAS NEAR FOREST SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
LAFAYETTE AROUND 825 PM...
RED BOILING SPRINGS AROUND 830 PM...

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Strong Storms near Nashville

627 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUING IN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. ACTIVITY IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
SOME STORMS WILL HAVE STRONG WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS ACTIVITY IS JUST AHEAD OF A FRONTAL
SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHWEST MIDDLE
TENNESSEE SHORTLY.

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Comfortable Start, Becoming Quite Warm

Awesome Morning:
Have been outside early this morning? Temperatures were in the 60's to start, just after sunrise. We'll rise through the 70's this morning to a high of 90° by late this afternoon. Some areas, especially low-lying and around bodies of water, are dealing with dense fog. Nice weekend coming, but rain is set to return late Saturday night into Sunday.

Rainfall Measurements:
Some incredible numbers are coming out concerning the rain from Tuesday and Wednesday. The map below is clickable and shows amounts across Tennessee and a closer look across the Middle TN section.  Map number 3 is the 24-hour rainfall amount. Some amazing numbers.

Several of you have asked me and I can confirm that we received more rain in a shorter period of time from this system than the devastating floods from last September. I'll have more information to share in the coming days.


Putnam County Rainfall This Week:
CoCoRaHS Stations showed we received as little as 3.25" up in Monterey to 5.66" in southeast Cookeville up to 7-8" northeast of town to 11-12" north of Cookeville. The highest amount was station TN-PM-19 with 12.49". They are located 6.5 miles northwest of the courthouse square. The most severe damage in the county was out that way. CoCoRaHS is so valuable and you can join completely free with a nominal cost for the rain gauge. E-MAIL ME for more information or visit the CoCoRaHS website.

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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 86.6°
Yesterday's low: 69.1°
Normal High: 87°
Record: 101° in 1936
Normal Low: 63°
Record: 53° in 1940
Last Year: 84° and 69°
1.76" of rain fell on this date in 1988
10.57" this month at COOP station is new record for August
Daily rainfall records were set on two days this past week.

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Message from Cookeville High School

Parent/Guardian,

Fisk Road will be closed through Friday, August 20th due to a train
derailing. An alternate route will be Washington Ave.

Cookeville High School

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Nice Day Later

It will be a good day to assess damage from yesterday's storms. We expect highs to reach around 88° this afternoon. Can't rule out some morning showers.

Short post this morning due to travel. Over the past two mornings, my rain gauge total is 8.31" INCREDIBLE. I've heard a 13" report just to the north of Cookeville. Hope to verify that later today. I'll be speaking with someone from the National Weather Service later today to verify whether our rainfall amount yesterday set an all-time single day record in Cookeville.

In the midnight to midnight 24-hour period period, we measured 6.72".

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Flood Watch Statement

Event cancelled.

Flash Flood Watch from 8/18/2010 9:09 PM to 8/19/2010 7:00 AM CDT for Cookeville, TN.

More information at http://inws.wrh.noaa.gov/weather/alertinfo/647992

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Putnam County Schools Closed

Just in...due to flooding.

(Closings and Delays Alert)

Putnam County Schools: Closed
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NWS Statement

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
233 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN U.S. CONTINUE
TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. FOR THE TIME BEING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NASHVILLE'S WEB SITE CAN BE VIEWED AT...

WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/BNA

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iNWS Alert

New Flood Warning.

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From: wr.mobile.alerts@noaa.gov

Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:12:30 -0600

To: <admin@cookevilleweatherguy.com>

Subject: iNWS Alert

New event. Flash Flood Warning from 8/18/2010 1:12 PM to 8/19/2010 1:15 AM CDT for Cookeville, TN. More information.

Bridge Out

Pippin near Plunk Whitson west of Cookeville.

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Warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE... FENTRESS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JAMESTOWN... OVERTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LIVINGSTON... PICKETT COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BYRDSTOWN... NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 1215 PM CDT * AT 914 AM CDT...DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN THE WARNED AREA. * NUMEROUS WATER RESCUES AND ROAD CLOSURES HAVE OCCURRED AND WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS MORNING...DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
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Willow at Jackson

Thought you might want to add this to your page too. Will and Chuck took this. Be safe out there.

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Willow and spring.

Rescue...

Flooding- Willow @ Spring Streets in Cookeville...many other roads impassable.

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*Breaking*..Flood Warning..

Use common sense while driving today...very dangerous conditions...

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
WILSON...EASTERN SUMNER...MACON...CLAY...PICKETT...FENTRESS...
OVERTON...JACKSON...TROUSDALE...SMITH...PUTNAM...NORTHERN DEKALB AND
NORTH CENTRAL CANNON COUNTIES...

AT 828 AM CDT DANGEROUS FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WARNED AREA.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 7 INCHES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. THIS HAS LEAD TO
DANGEROUS FLOODING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. MANY ROADS ARE FLOODED AND HAVE BECOME IMPASSABLE...AND
REPORTS OF WATER RESCUES ARE BEING RECEIVED. THIS DANGEROUS
SITUATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN
ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...
DONT DROWN.

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Heavy Rains

VERY HEAVY RAIN TODAY:
We are headlined with a FLASH FLOOD WATCH through this evening with flooding rains possible. We've already seen big amounts of rain fall since 5 am. Here at my station, I've had 3" in just the last two hours. I reported 4.31" to CoCoRaHS in the past 24 hours ending at 7 this morning. A station near Carthage, TN reported 5.43" since 7 am yesterday.

Expect these rains to continue today with some storms containing very heavy rain. We are currently under a FLOOD WARNING in Cookeville until 11 o'clock this morning. Rain chances continue over the next 7 days. You can see the latest forecast below.

*Latest Local Forecast*

Jeff Ray, with News2 and NashvilleWX.com, has some graphics in his latest post on just how much we may see.

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 86.8°
Yesterday's low: 70.5°
Normal High: 87°
Record: 100° in 1936
Normal Low: 63°
Record: 52° in 1979
Last Year: 88° and 68°
2.17" of rain fell on this date in 1930
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Flash Flood Warning Cookeville

PUTNAM TN-JACKSON TN-OVERTON TN-
143 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN OVERTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LIVINGSTON...
PUTNAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COOKEVILLE...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 139 PM CDT...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WERE
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 2 INCHES HAVE
OCCURRED IN MANY AREAS BETWEEN BAXTER...COOKEVILLE AND LIVINGSTON.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS...
WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CAUSE
STANDING WATER ON ROADS...AND WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SMALL
STREAMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.


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Flash Flood Warning

115 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN FENTRESS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 108 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. WATER WAS
SEVERAL INCHES DEEP OVER NUMEROUS ROADS IN THE CLARKRANGE AREA.
RADAR INDICATED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN.

* MORE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA BEFORE 100 PM. AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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Rain Chances Increasing

LIKELY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH FRIDAY:

We will see our rain chances increase today through Friday at gulf moisture will be pumped up into much of Tennessee. Here in Cookeville, our best chances for wet weather are Wednesday and Wednesday night. For today, a 50/50 shot at storms with a high of 'just' 88°.

*Latest Local Forecast* 

WEATHER HISTORY:

On this date in 1969 (August 17), the Mississippi Gulf Coast was pounded by Hurricane Camille. It was the 2nd most destructive hurricane (behind Katrina, which hit the same area) in American history. Living in south Mississippi in the early 70's and seeing the destruction shaped my interest in weather.

Camille Links: 

Nat'l Hurricane Center 

Maritime Museum

Wikipedia

Home video of destruction

More home footage

Cookeville's Daily Almanac 

Yesterday's high: 89.3° 

(breaks streak of 90° days)

See post from last night 

Yesterday's low: 73.5° 

Normal High: 87° 

Record: 102° in 2007

Normal Low: 63° 

Record: 50° in 1979

Last Year: 88° and 66° 

2.76" of rain fell on this date in 1944

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Finally below 90°

STREAK BROKEN:
After 8 straight days of soaring above 90° (average daily high was 96°), we finally failed to reach 90° this afternoon. Today's high was 'just' 89.3° at 3:30 this afternoon.

WHEN DO HIGHS OCCUR:
Typically during the summer you'll see our highs occur later in the afternoon hours. Generally, they are from 4:00 to 5:00 pm.

HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE
Our outlook over the next 7 days is for cooler temps (lows tonight in the lower to mid 60's across the region) with rainfall moving in for both Tuesday and Wednesday. Best chance for heavy rain is on Wednesday. We'll stay in the upper 80's to near 90° for the period.

Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Nashville Tn
612 PM CDT Mon Aug 16 2010

...Record warm low temperatures at Crossville...

This summer's heat spell has produced some of the warmest low
temperatures ever observed at Crossville. Since record-keeping
began there in 1954, there have been three times when the daily
low temperature was 77 degrees. Two of those occurrences have been
this month, on August 4th, and again on August 11th. The only
other instance of a 77-degree low temperature happened on August
19, 1975.

In addition, of the five warmest low temperatures ever observed in
Crossville, four of them have occurred this summer. Low temperatures
of 76 degrees were observed on July 25 and August 3.

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Cooler Weather

ONLY NEAR 90:
You read the headline right! We'll see some 'cooler weather' compared to the last few weeks as highs today will fight to get to 90° today. Expect upper 80's on Tuesday and the same Wednesday with an increase in shower/storm chances. We've recorded 2.69" of rain during August.

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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
Yesterday's high: 91.1°
Yesterday's low: 70.5°
Normal High: 87°
Record: 102° in 2007
Normal Low: 63°
Record: 50° in 2004
Last Year: 90° and 65°
3.57" of rain fell on this date in 1964
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August 2010 Weather Facts:

• 5° above normal
• Rainfall above normal
• Just 2 days, so far, with highs in the 80's
• Hit 100° once
• 13 of 15 days in the 90's
• Lows in the 60's just three times
• Average temperature just .1° below all-time record

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Cookeville NOAA Weather Radio Down

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE COOKEVILLE NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WXK-61...IS STILL OFF THE
AIR. SERVICE WILL BE RESUMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...
OTHER TRANSMITTERS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY OFF THE AIR ARE NOW UP
AND OPERATIONAL.

THE COOKEVILLE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER SERVES THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...CLAY...CUMBERLAND...
DE KALB...FENTRESS...JACKSON...OVERTON...PICKETT...PUTNAM...
SMITH...VAN BUREN...AND WHITE COUNTIES.

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Heat Advisory..

Not for Putnam County, but it will still be hot...

835 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010


...HEAT ADVISORY FOR MOST OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE SUNDAY...

.HOT TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AFTERNOON
HEAT INDICES FROM 103 TO 108 DEGREES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL
MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY.


...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* ADVISORY AREA IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU.

* DANGEROUS HEAT LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. YOUNG CHILDREN...ELDERLY
PEOPLE...THOSE WITH ILLNESSES OR HEART CONDITIONS...AND THOSE
WHO WORK OR PLAY OUTDOORS ARE MOST AT RISK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE
A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE
PLENTY OF FRESH WATER.

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Right Now-Storms coming

759 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.NOW...
A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE...AND COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WILL BE
BETWEEN A TENTH OF AN INCH TO HALF AN INCH...WITH AMOUNTS OVER
ONE INCH LOCALLY. MOVEMENT IS TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.

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Heavy Rains

Strong storms are located back to the west of Cookeville and are slowly making their way east. For the directionally challenged, that would be towards us. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for much of the area until 11 PM. Putnam County is NOT in the watch area.

If they hold together this evening, we have a chance of seeing some frequent lightning and heavy rains here later tonight. Expect the hot weather to stick with us!

*Cookeville Radar*

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Heat Continues

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
114 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

...HEAT ADVISORY FOR MOST OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS WEEKEND...

.HOT TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AFTERNOON
HEAT INDICES FROM 103 TO 108 DEGREES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL
MIDDLE TENNESSEE OVER THE WEEKEND.

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Heat Advisory

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* DANGEROUS HEAT LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. YOUNG CHILDREN... ELDERLY
PEOPLE...THOSE WITH ILLNESSES OR HEART CONDITIONS... AND THOSE
WHO WORK OR PLAY OUTDOORS ARE MOST AT RISK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE
A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE
PLENTY OF FRESH WATER.

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Statement from Nat'l Weather Service

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES WILL CONTINUE THEIR UPWARD TREND,
WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS TOPPING OUT IN THE UPPER 90'S MOST PLACES
WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. HEAT INDICES WILL LIKEWISE HIT
TRIPLE DIGITS IN MANY AREAS, WITH WESTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE UNDER A
HEAT ADVISORY, WHERE THE HEAT INDEX IS EXPECTED TO TOP 105 DEGREES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MID STATE AT LEAST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES RUNNING IN THE MID AND UPPER
90'S MOST LOCATIONS WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. A FEW SPOTS
MIGHT EVEN HIT TRIPLE DIGITS AS HIGH PRESSURE PRODUCES A HOT,
STAGNANT AIR MASS.

HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL ROUTINELY EXCEED 100 DEGREES DURING
AFTERNOON HOURS, AND SOME LOCATIONS WILL EVEN SEE HEAT INDICES
RISE ABOVE 105 DEGREES. AS A RESULT, THE HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN
EXPANDED FOR TUESDAY TO INCLUDE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE
65.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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Heat Advisory Possible

...HEAT ADVISORY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...

HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED MONDAY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE 100 DEGREE MARK ALONG AND
WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN
THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE.

TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE WARMER. A HEAT
ADVISORY IS LIKELY. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO
BE IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE WEST OF THE PLATEAU.

...HEAT WAVE SAFETY TIPS...

IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTDOORS...

* REDUCE OR ELIMINATE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES.

* DRESS IN LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING.

* DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

* STAY IN THE SHADE IF POSSIBLE.

* NEVER...EVER LEAVE A CHILD IN A CAR...NOT EVEN FOR A MINUTE.
TEMPERATURES CAN SOAR TO DEADLY LEVELS QUICKLY.

* MAKE SURE PETS HAVE PLENTY OF FRESH WATER AND ARE IN A COOL
PLACE.

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Storm Report Cookeville

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
228 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0215 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S COOKEVILLE 36.10N 85.51W
08/05/2010 PUTNAM TN TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN ON BAXTER ROAD.

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SVR Thunderstorm Warning

WHITE TN-DEKALB TN-PUTNAM TN-
135 PM CDT THU AUG 5 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN PUTNAM...NORTHEASTERN DEKALB AND NORTHWESTERN WHITE
COUNTIES...

AT 132 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED OVER NORTHWESTERN WHITE COUNTY...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
SPARTA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
OF THE INDICATED COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

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Severe T-storm Watch

New event. Severe Thunderstorm Watch from 8/5/2010 12:50 PM to 8:00 PM CDT for Cookeville, TN. http://bit.ly/9AUXeg

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Another Hot Day

MID TO UPPER 90's:

Expect another day with high temps. We're already up in the 80's this morning across the Cookeville area. Showers and storms move in later today and tonight with 'cooler' weather ahead for Friday and Saturday as highs will 'only' reach from near 90° to the lower 90's. By the way, computer forecasting models are showing the possibility of up to an inch of rain between late this afternoon and Friday morning. Enjoy your day!

DID YOU HEAR IT?

Overnight storms rumbled through Cookeville bringing .88" of rain to my station. There was frequent lightning strikes and loud thunder associated with the heavy rain. We had a 33 mph wind gust last night during one of the storms. 

DID YOU KNOW?

• Yesterday's high of 100° was the first time we hit the century mark since August 24, 2007.
• Speaking of hot weather, the first 4 days of August have had an average high of 96.5°
• The rainiest spot in TN this morning (so far), according to CoCoRaHS is my station with .88"

*Latest Local Forecast* 

Cookeville's Daily Almanac 

Yesterday's high: 99.8° 

Yesterday's low: 74.9° 

Normal High: 88° 

Record: 100° in 1930

Normal Low: 65° 

Record: 52° in 1929

Last Year: 89° and 66°

1.70" of rain fell on this date in 1993

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Cookeville Hits 100°

....HOT, HOT, HOT Wednesday....

The high temperature in Cookeville reached 100 degrees this afternoon at 4:33 pm. Today's high was the hottest temperature since we hit 100 degrees on August 24, 2007. Officially, at our National Weather Service COOP station located next to the water/sewer treatment facility in south Cookeville, our high for this date is 99° set way back in 1930.

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I expect we'll be close to the century mark once again on Thursday.

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100 today in Nashville

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
325 PM CDT WED AUG 4 2010

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

...NASHVILLE HITS 101 DEGREES...
...HOTTEST TEMPERATURE IN 3 YEARS...

THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 101 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AT 302 PM
CDT...WITH A HEAT INDEX OF 110 DEGREES. THIS IS THE HOTTEST
TEMPERATURE IN NASHVILLE...SINCE AUGUST 24TH 2007...WHEN THE MERCURY
SOARED TO 102 DEGREES. THE RECORD HIGH FOR TODAY IS ALSO 102
DEGREES...SET BACK IN 1947.

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Hottest Since 2007

VERY HOT WEATHER CONTINUES:
All sorts of heat warnings today across Middle TN. Here in Cookeville, we are under a Heat Advisory. From Lebanon westward into Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, and Oklahoma.

Expect highs here today to reach near 100°. The record this date is 99° from 1930. If you're outside for extended periods of time, it is imperative that you keep yourself hydrated with water or some sort of sports-type drink. This heat is very dangerous, especially since our society has become more indoor oriented.

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Hot July Stats

With highs expected to creep near 100° over the next two days, this is a good time to visit the month of July.

Did you know?

• Just 10 days where our high was less than 90°
• Once in last 15 days was under 90°
• More than 6" of rain fell in July
• Our average (between high and low) was 79.5°
• Hottest high - July 16 at 96.8°
• Coolest low - 56.8° on July 2

Today (August 3rd), the high hit 97.9°, the highest temperature since August 24th, 2007 when we hit 100°. During August 2007, we topped 100° three times. 

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Hot Week Ahead

HIGHS IN 90's:
Prepare for the hot weather to continue this week as we'll see highs in the 90's each day. In fact, out of the last 11 days, we've had just one (here in Cookeville) that hasn't 90+. We'll see thunderstorm chances increase by Wednesday, but they will be widely scattered. There are heat warnings for the southwestern sections of Middle TN.

Don't forget that summer heat is a major killer. You can get more information by going to the National Weather Service (Nashville office) website.

I'll post a month in review concerning the facts and figures about July. As you can imagine, the operative word for July 2010 was HOT!

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