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...Stormy Weather...

A northwesterly flow aloft on the back side of the eastern trough has
lived up to its reputation since yesterday, producing a couple of
powerful thunderstorm complexes that migrated southeastward towards
Alabama. The storms weakened a bit before reaching Alabama, but not
before bringing 70 mph wind gusts to parts of middle Tennessee.

MORE STORMS TODAY: Additional showers and storms will develop this
afternoon. Some of those could be strong to severe again.
Temperatures should warm into the lower 90s generally. We could see
another storm complex overnight, bringing another round of storms with
high winds and heavy rain.

THURSDAY: Thunderstorms may still linger into Thursday morning, with
clearing around lunchtime. It will be warm and muggy, with highs
topping out around 90 degrees.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: High pressure will begin to build in at the
surface by Friday, putting a stop to the Northwest Flow, although
scattered afternoon storms will be in store. High temperatures will
heat back up into the lower and middle 90s as we heard into the weekend.

TROPICS: A tropical wave about 1,200 miles east of the southernmost
Windward Islands has been the best looking disturbance of the year so
far in the Atlantic. This system could slowly develop over the next
couple of days as it steams west northwestward. It does need to
separate itself from the ITCZ, that band of disturbed weather just
north of the equator. It is in an area of very low wind shear and sea
surface temperatures are slightly above normal in the area where the
disturbance is located. The GFS and Canadian models do develop a
tropical cyclone this week and carry it to a point north of the Lesser
Antilles late in the weekend, steering it around the periphery of the
Bermuda High, which is fairly far east for this time of year.

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ON THIS DATE IN 1980: Hurricane Allen was one of the most intense
hurricanes ever observed in the Atlantic. On this date, the hurricane
reached Category 5 status for the first of 3 times during its long
path across the Atlantic as reconnaissance aircraft measured a 911 mb
pressure in the eastern Caribbean while south of Puerto Rico. Later
this day, Allen would slash across Haiti, ruining much of the
country's coffee crop and killing 220 people. Follow my weather
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TODAY
Partly sunny and hot. Scattered mainly afternoon thunderstorms. More
storms possible overnight.
Afternoon High 93
WIND: W 7-14

THURSDAY
Mostly morning thunderstorms, otherwise hot and humid.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny. A slight chance of a storm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 5-10

SATURDAY
Hot again, with a small chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Hot and humid with widely scattered afternoon storms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 6-12

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