The thunderstorms over Tennessee tonight have given me a reason to stay up late and indulge in reading Douglas Brinkley's masterpiece, "The Great Deulge." The book arrived on Friday and I have been mesmerized ever since, reading the historian's behind the scenes account of Hurricane Katrina.
It is ironic to read of the total ineptness of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin during the storm on the night that he won re-election. Hopefully, the lessons learned will help prepare him for the next "Big One." Hopefully, there won't be another "Big One" for awhile.
But the storms over Tennessee seem to be slowly weakening early this morning. Even as I write that, they seem to flare just a bit as they cross I-65 near Columbia, Tennessee. They will probably hold together enough to brush the Tennessee boreder counties of North Alabama. They may produce torrential rains, lightning, gusty winds and even some small hail, but significant severe weather is not expected.
Power was reported out across western Lewis County in Central Tennessee. A severe thunderstorm warning continued for Coffee and Grundy Counties.
The severe thunderstorm watch continues until 2 a.m. CDT for the Northeast part of Alabama. No word from the NWS on whether a new watch will be issued.
One thing to note. This thunderstorm complex will lay down a boundary across North Alabama from about Huntsville over to Fort Payne that may be important in storm formation later today.
It is ironic to read of the total ineptness of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin during the storm on the night that he won re-election. Hopefully, the lessons learned will help prepare him for the next "Big One." Hopefully, there won't be another "Big One" for awhile.
But the storms over Tennessee seem to be slowly weakening early this morning. Even as I write that, they seem to flare just a bit as they cross I-65 near Columbia, Tennessee. They will probably hold together enough to brush the Tennessee boreder counties of North Alabama. They may produce torrential rains, lightning, gusty winds and even some small hail, but significant severe weather is not expected.
Power was reported out across western Lewis County in Central Tennessee. A severe thunderstorm warning continued for Coffee and Grundy Counties.
The severe thunderstorm watch continues until 2 a.m. CDT for the Northeast part of Alabama. No word from the NWS on whether a new watch will be issued.
One thing to note. This thunderstorm complex will lay down a boundary across North Alabama from about Huntsville over to Fort Payne that may be important in storm formation later today.