High: 101°F RealFeel®: 105°F
Partly sunny with near record temperatures; extreme heat can be dangerous
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 744 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-170015- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON- HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE- SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS- WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE- CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE- GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN... WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE... LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO... COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...LINDEN... LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD... COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE... SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA... MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...TRACY CITY...ALTAMONT...COALMONT... SPENCER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 744 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 ...ANOTHER HOT DAY IN STORE FOR THE MIDSTATE... TEMPERATURES AROUND THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO OVER 100 DEGREES IN MANY AREAS WITH MID 90S IN THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. THE RECORD TEMPERATURE AT NASHVILLE AIRPORT FOR THIS DATE IS 104 DEGREES SET IN 1954. THE RECORD TEMPERATURE FOR CROSSVILLE AIRPORT IS 96 DEGREES...ALSO SET IN 1954. WE HAVE BROKEN THE RECORD FOR THE MOST DAYS AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES IN AUGUST. THE OLD RECORD WAS 7 DAYS IN AUGUST 1954. IF PREDICTIONS FOR TODAY COME TRUE...THEN WE WILL HAVE HAD 9 DAYS AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES. COMBINED WITH THE HEAT IS THE LACK OF RAINFALL. THE NASHVILLE AIRPORT IS CURRENTLY 13.60 INCHES BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL. WE ARE CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED AS HAVING AN EXTREME TO EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS. THE LATEST 6-10 DAY PROGNOSIS FROM CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER CONTINUE TO INDICATE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. DURING THE HEAT WAVE...SOME PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND. STAY INSIDE TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE...PREFERABLY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED SPACE. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...DRINK FLUIDS FREQUENTLY... WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING WITH A HAT...AND STAY IN THE SHADE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. $$ END
(From Ch 5)
Lelan's Forecast for Thursday, August 16, 2007
We had one of the hottest afternoons on record across the area yesterday. Our SkyNet weather station in downtown Columbia reached 108. At the Nashville zoo it hit 107. Another blistering hot day is coming today with highs again over 100. There is a small rain chance tonight and then again Sunday. It appears that there is little change coming to our hot and dry pattern into next week.
Today: Partly Cloudy High: 103 Wind: W 5-10
Tonight: Partly Cloudy,20% shower/storm chance Low: 74
Ths heat can and will kill you. Do not allow yourself to become a victim. Find someplace with AC; libraries, malls, cooling centers, etc and STAY PUT. I'll sure be glad to see fall roll in......
