NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The record warmth at the end of this week will aid in the risk of heavy rain and severe storms on Friday through Saturday morning. Damaging wind and flooding look to be the greatest threats for Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. Though tornadoes are a very low threat, it’s not zero, so it’s a good idea to be weather aware.
A Marginal Risk, level 1 out of 5, has been issued across Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky until 6 a.m. Saturday. This means isolated storms could be strong to severe.
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A Flood Watch has been issued for 6 a.m. Friday until noon on Saturday. Excessive rainfall could lead to flash flooding. The heaviest rain is likely this morning with more rain coming in overnight into Saturday.
FORECAST: Middle Tennessee & Southern Kentucky Weather
Forecast models are showing severe thunderstorms are possible but the timing and severity has changed. The main storm threat will be Friday morning. The Friday night into Saturday night system has become more of a flooding threat with heavy rain possible.
Friday morning, the first round of rain and storms are moving in. Thanks to increasing wind shear, these storms could be strong or severe for the morning commute. These storms look more intense with the latest model run. Most of the rain and storms should clear before the afternoon.
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After that there will be a dry spell before the second round arrives late Friday night into the overnight hours and pushing out by early Saturday afternoon.
The Excessive Rainfall Risk has pushed farther south and the Slight Risk, level 2 out of 5, for excessive rainfall barely clips southeastern counties. Rainfall amount have gone down, but localized spots could see two to two and a half inches of rainfall accumulation.
Gusty winds are another important part to the forecast for the next 36 hours. Gusty winds will continue this morning before the calm in the afternoon. A cold front is following rain exiting the region tomorrow afternoon. Wind gusts get more aggressive going into Saturday and breezy conditions continue tomorrow afternoon.
Stay tuned in the coming days for updates on this forecast.
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