We're waking to the coolest morning in a week. This morning's temps bottomed out at 60.7° here in Cookeville. Yesterday was the first day in a week that we didn't hit 90° (our high was 89°). We've now gone 8 days without any rainfall. The heat, however, is returning and will be robust for the next week. Below are some alerts and advisories here in Tennessee.
AIR QUALITY ALERT:
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has issued an AIR QUALITY ALERT for each of the major metro areas across the state. This is a 'Code Orange' Health Advisory. The general public is likely to not be affected, but active children and adults along with people with respiratory problems shuch as asthma should limit their outdoor exposure and limit exertion.
HEAT ADVISORY:
All of west Tennessee is under a heat advisory for Saturday where heat index readings will range from 105° to 109°. These conditions are expected to persist through 10 pm Saturday night. Prolonged exposure without taking the proper precautions in this kind of heat is dangerous. Frequent rest breaks in shade or an air-conditioned environment are recommended.
HEAT CONTINUES:
Temperatures will remain hot throughout the next 7-10 days with highs mainly in the 90's and lows mainly in the middle to upper 60's. Any chances for rain will be slight and very much isolated as a strong ridge of high pressure is firmly in charge across the southeastern United States.
Cookeville's Daily Almanac
June 4, 2011
Saturday morning's low: 60.7°
Friday's high: 88.9°
Friday's low: 64.9°
Last Year: 86° and 67°
Normal High: 82°
Normal Low: 58°
Records: 97° in 1925 and 40° in 1924
24-hour precip total: 0.00
2.42" of rain fell on this date in 1983
TENNESSEE WEATHER HISTORY:
On June 4, 1985...
Softball-sized hail is reported in Davidson County. This is the largest known hail ever to fall in Tennessee's history.
Softball-sized hail is reported in Davidson County. This is the largest known hail ever to fall in Tennessee's history.
On June 4, 1998...
Lightning strikes the 108-year-old St. Patrick Catholic Church on Second Avenue South in Nashville. The resulting fire significantly damages the roof and steeple.
On June 4, 2002...Lightning strikes the 108-year-old St. Patrick Catholic Church on Second Avenue South in Nashville. The resulting fire significantly damages the roof and steeple.
Storms sweep through East Tennessee producing quarter-sized hail and $200,000 in property damage.
WEATHER HISTORY ACROSS AMERICA:
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