After severe weather, cold front hits Nashville area: 'A little taste of winter again'

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16-03-2025

After a bout of severe weather hit Middle Tennessee leading to tornado warnings, flash flooding and strong thunderstorms, the National Weather Service in Nashville says temperatures are expected to drop to near or below freezing as the region dries out.
Tennessean's can often be heard saying, 'If you don't like the weather, wait a few minutes'.
And that seems to be the case this week, as the region moves from a severe weather system to freezing temperatures at night and dry conditions later this week.
Flash floods have been reported across the region Sunday after a significant weather system brought anywhere from half an inch to 6.5 inches of rain recorded in Bedford County, the National Weather Service in Nashville said.
Between 1.26 inches and 4.39 inches of rain were recorded in the Nashville area.
Flooding concerns continue to linger Sunday morning.
'Several of our rivers and creeks are still in flood stage, so we still have several flood warnings and flood advisories out for those across the Midstate,' NWS Nashville Meteorologist Caleb Cravens said.
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The National Weather Service in Nashville deployed a survey team Sunday morning to assess if any tornadoes touched down in Middle Tennessee over the weekend. Across the U.S., the severe weather led to at least 30 deaths in five states.
Nearly three dozen counties in Tennessee were under a tornado watch and at least one warning was issued for parts of Rutherford County on Saturday.
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A wind advisory was issued ahead of the storm front Friday.
Wind speeds were recorded as high as 61 mph in Bedford County and 51 mph winds were reported in Williamson County.
'Through the day today as our team goes through the counties where we issued those warnings, where we have reports of damage, we'll be able to make that decision if there was anything confirmed,' Cravens said.
Good news? We're past the severe weather, he said.
'We're actually going into some relief," he said.
As a cold front moves into the region Sunday, temperatures will drop overnight.
'We're gonna get a little taste of winter again,' he said.
Temperatures near or below freezing are expected Sunday night.
'Right around 28-32 degrees (Fahrenheit) tonight across the whole Midstate as that cold front moves through today,' Cravens said.
Cooler temperatures are expected Monday morning, upper 50s to near 60 for the highs.
'But after that we warm up again,' he said.
Middle Tennessee can expect to see mid to upper 70s by Tuesday and Wednesday.
There's a chance of rain showers beginning Wednesday, but Cravens said the region will dry back out into the second half of the week with spring-like temperatures in the mid 60s.
As Middle Tennessee dries out from the severe weather weekend, a marginal fire concern may present in some areas on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.
'There will be a little bit of an elevated risk for fire weather … we just caution folks against burning outdoors and things like that,' he said.
Burn bans are issued at the county level based on individual, local criteria.
'That's going to be up to the cities on what they decide to do," he said. "It doesn't look quite that bad though, I don't think anyone will be doing anything like that.'
Contact local authorities for local restrictions and active burn bans in your area.
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This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Weather in Nashville: After storms, freezing temps, dry air ahead