First Alert Weather Day: Strong storm threat into holiday weekend
It is important to stay weather-ready this weekend.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - First Alert Weather Days remain in effect for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday due to the risk of strong to severe storms across parts of the Mid State.
FRIDAY
Some strong to severe storms are expected to develop across the Mid State as early as late this morning and into the afternoon.
Keep an eye on the sky and stay weather-ready with any storm capable of producing flooding downpours, damaging wind gusts, and maybe some small hail. The tornado threat is very low, but I wouldn’t say it was zero.
Highs today will top off in the upper 70s and lower 80s. These storms will mostly be based on the heat of the day so by the evening we’ll see them fizzle out.
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MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Unsettled weather will continue into the holiday weekend, BUT you do not need to cancel all of your plans
Some spotty showers and storms can be expected to develop throughout the area on Saturday. The severe threat has dropped off across the Mid State for Saturday, but a First Alert Weather Day continues because any storm could produce heavy downpours and frequent lightning.
Again, these storms will be very much hit or miss so you DO NOT need to cancel your plans, just keep an eye on the sky for the day. Highs on Saturday will be in the mid-80s.
A First Alert Weather Day is in effect on Sunday. A big round of strong-to-severe thunderstorms will be possible with damaging wind, large hail, localized flooding, and isolated tornadoes all possible. Storms will start to fire up as early as the start of our afternoon, but we’re eyeing up the evening for the more widespread severe weather threat.
Make sure you have a plan in place with your family about where to go in the case of a tornado warning.
The weather will try to dry out some during the day on Memorial Day. There will still be some pop-up showers, but it should all be much more isolated. Highs on Memorial Day will stay in the mid-80s and we’ll even get some sunshine back.
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday will be dry and mostly sunny with cooler air working its way back into the Mid State. Highs all three days will be in the upper 70s to near 80.
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