Fri
Apr 23 2010
12:58 pm
By: R. Neal
From the National Weather Service:
.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT
A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS... DEVELOPING OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THIS EVENING... IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY LATER TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS WITH THIS COMPLEX MAY BECOME SEVERE LATER TONIGHT... BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARDS INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ON SATURDAY... TRIGGERING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER... INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF NUMEROUS SUPERCELL STORMS... IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL (AROUND THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL OR LARGER)... DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES (SOME POSSIBLY STRONG AND LONG-LIVED) WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CREATE FLOODING OF SOME AREAS.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY... WITH SOME STORMS POSSIBLY BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL.
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Glad I got the yard mowed and
Glad I got the yard mowed and tomatoes planted yesterday. Although the tomatoes could get pounded by hail, I guess.
That golf ball sized hail is
That golf ball sized hail is just the ticket for a new roof, if you have a good insurer, that is.
We had a six-month old car
We had a six-month old car get hammered by big hail in FL. The insurance co. totaled it and got us a new one.
you forgot Earthquakes
There's also Monday's weather bonus.
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What a beautiful morning! We went to the Ijams plant sale as did lots of people. It was just wonderful to be out and about.
We have a question for Rachel. We also dropped by the Island Home park on the river. What happened to all of the pine trees near the tennis court? They are all dead or dying. I just loved the look and shape of those pine trees.