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Brinley Hineman
| Nashville Tennessean
Severe storms and some tornadoes are possible in Nashville and much of Middle Tennessee on Sunday night, ending a month of dispersed weather that has already made the region more vulnerable to flooding.
The National Weather Service predicts that “a line of severe storms” will arrive in the middle of Tennessee between 6 pm and midnight, and the western half of the state will be under tornado surveillance until 10 pm. Even in areas without tornadoes, storms are expected to bring harmful winds up to 60 mph and an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain.
Current notices and clocks
Severe storm warning until 7:45 pm: Sumner, Macon, north of Trousdale and southeast of Robertson counties
At 7:15 pm, heavy storms were located along a line that stretches from near Westmoreland to near Gallatin and Millersville, moving east at 72 km / h.
Severe storm warning until 7:30 pm: Davidson, Dickson and Sumner counties are under severe storm warning until 7:30 pm
Dickson, Ashland City and most of Nashville are on alert with a wind speed of 60 mph.
Flash flood warning until 10 pm: Cheatham, northwest of Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, north of Sumner, Stewart counties.
Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain fell. The flood is underway or is expected to start soon. Turn around, don’t drown when you find flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. A flash flood warning means that the flood is imminent or is occurring. If you are in the warned area, move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and streams must take immediate precautions to protect lives and property.
There is a considerable threat, the NWS reported.
Watch Tornado until 10pm: The western half of Tennessee is affected.
Severe storm observation until 10 pm Much of Middle Tennessee is under heavy storm surveillance until 10 pm, where gusts of 70 mph are possible.
Flash flood observation until Monday morning: Middle Tennessee is affected.
Storm effects
Flash floods were reported across Stewart County around 7:15 pm
Nashville Weather Radar
Middle Tennessee Forecast
Rain can lead to flash floods in areas with poor drainage and is likely to swell streams and streams immediately and cause large rivers to rise in the coming days, said meteorologist James LaRosa.
“Everything is already very wet, not only because of the rain we had, but also because of the snow,” said LaRosa. “The snow and ice that have melted really saturated our soil, so any rain that we receive flows very quickly.”
On Sunday morning, the weather service predicted that there was a 5% chance of a tornado in a 40-kilometer radius from anywhere in much of Middle Tennessee and across western Tennessee. Both Nashville and Memphis fell into this area of forecasting.
The weather service predicted a lower risk of about 2% reaching the east to around Claiborne County.
La Rosa said Sunday storms are likely to start in the Clarksville area, which can cause heavy rain and possible flooding during the day. Nashville and neighboring counties are unlikely to see heavy rain until late at night.
He asked the Tennesseans to guarantee a way to monitor the weather conditions at night, when the storms will be at their worst.
“Have a plan to receive weather information overnight, either with your phone or weather radio,” said LaRosa. “The time is not good – the hours of the night are when people are sleeping, so they are not aware of the weather – so make sure you have the option to get information about the weather.
Most storms are expected to end by Monday dawn, although some areas are likely to have prolonged rains in the morning, LaRosa said. The forecast is for the weather to dry on Monday night, followed by a chance of 30% to 50% of more rain on Tuesday, then partly sunny skies and generally clear skies on Wednesday.