Special Statement, Air Quality Alert
Statement as of 1:51 PM CDT on June 27, 2012
...Triple digit temperatures beginning Thursday...and continuingthrough the weekend...with no significant rain in sight...
A rapid warm up is forecast to continue into the weekend. A large dome of
high pressure is forecast to build eastward out of the
plains...across the Tennessee Valley...and put middle Tennessee
into the pressure cooker.
High temperatures west of the Cumberland Plateau...including the
Nashville area...will continue to warm into the upper 90s on
Thursday to between 102 and 104 degrees by Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile...high temperatures along the Cumberland Plateau will
climb from the lower 90s Thursday...to the upper 90s by Friday
afternoon.
Triple digit temperatures expected late this week will be near the
record. The high at Nashville on Thursday is expected to be 101 degrees
which is just 3 degrees short of the record of 104 degrees set
back in 1952. This will be the first triple digit heat in
Nashville since August 3rd of last year when the temperature hit
102 degrees. Friday...a high of 103 degrees is forecast which
would tie the record high of 103 degrees set back in 1952. 106
degrees on June 30th 1952 is the hottest temperature ever recorded
in the month of June. Triple digit heat will continue through the weekend but
may back off a little from triple digits Monday and Tuesday.
Even folks along the normally cooler Cumberland Plateau will not
escape the heat this week. The high at Crossville on Friday is
expected to hit 98 degrees...which...if it occurs...would shatter the
old record for that date...of 92 degrees...set back in 1988.
Hot weather safety will be very important this week. Avoid long
term exposure to the heat...by remaining indoors during the
hottest part of the day. If you have to be outside in the heat...slow
down...drink plenty of non alcoholic fluids...and wear light weight...
loose fitting clothes.
Rainfall across middle Tennessee continues well below normal with
many areas now in a moderate to severe drought. Farmers and
gardeners are in much need of rain. Area lakes are below normal
levels. The driest areas have been across northwest middle
Tennessee and in the southeast. There is no significant rain in
sight through July 4th.
Tb12
653 PM CDT Tue Jun 26 2012
...Triple digit temperatures beginning Thursday...and continuing
through the weekend...and no significant rain in sight...
A rapid warm up is forecast for the latter half of the week. A
large dome of high pressure is forecast to build eastward out of
the plains...across the Tennessee Valley...and put middle
Tennessee into the pressure cooker.
High temperatures west of the Cumberland Plateau...including the
Nashville area...will warm from the mid 90s on Wednesday to between
101 and 103 degrees by Friday afternoon. Meanwhile...high temperatures
along the Cumberland Plateau will climb from the upper 80s
Wednesday...to the middle 90s by Friday afternoon.
Triple digit temperatures expected late this week will be near the
record. The high at Nashville on Thursday is expected to be 100
degrees which is just 4 degrees short of the record of 104 degrees
set back in 1952. This will be the first triple digit heat in
Nashville since August 3rd of last year when the temperature hit
102 degrees. Friday and Saturday a high of 102 degrees is forecast
which will be near the record high of 103 degrees on Friday set
back in 1952...however the record high for Saturday June 30th is
106 degrees set also in 1952. The 106 degrees on June 30th 1952
is the hottest temperature ever recorded in the month of June.
Triple digit heat will continue on Sunday July 1st but back off a
little from triple digits Monday and Tuesday.
Even folks along the normally cooler Cumberland Plateau will not
escape the heat this week. The high at Crossville on Friday is
expected to hit 95 degrees...which...if it occurs...would break
the old record for that date...of 92 degrees...set back in 1988.
Hot weather safety will be very important this week. Avoid long
term exposure to the heat...by remaining indoors during the
hottest part of the day. If you have to be outside in the heat...slow
down...drink plenty of non alcoholic fluids...and wear light weight...
loose fitting clothes.
Rainfall across middle Tennessee continues well below normal with
many areas now in a moderate to severe drought. Farmers and
Gardners are in much need of rain. Area lakes are below normal
levels. The driest areas have been across northwest middle
Tennessee and in the southeast. Theres no significant rain in
sight through July 4th.
Boyd
259 PM CDT Tue Jun 26 2012
...Code Orange alert in effect for the Nashville area for Wednesday...
The Tennessee department of environment and conservation has issued a
code Orange health advisory for the Nashville area...for Wednesday.
A code Orange air quality alert for ozone has been issued. Ground level
ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy
standards. The general public is not likely to be affected. Active
children and adults, and people with a respiratory disease such as
asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
Detailed Conditions and Forecast Information:
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