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23-04-2025
- Climate
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What is the windiest month of the year in Tennessee?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Have you noticed that it's been very windy lately? Whether it's been stormy or sunny, the Volunteer State can't seem to escape the wind this time of year. According to Nashville National Weather Service Meteorologist Matt Reagan, we are indeed in the windiest months of the year. Reagan looked back at the wind data recorded at Nashville International Airport and found that March was the windiest month of the year. The second windiest month is February, then April, and January. Middle Tennessee's first 90° day of 2025 could be here before you know it It all has to do with the jet stream, according to Reagan. 'This is when the jet stream is getting further south and that supports the surface low pressure systems that we have that come through the area, and that and creates what we call pressure gradient — that's the difference between the lowest pressure and the highest pressure,' Reagan told News 2. 'And the wind wants to go from the high pressure to the low pressure.' The jet stream is the river of strong winds that occurs high in the atmosphere where jets fly. Think of the jet stream as a highway for storm systems. When the jet stream is over Tennessee, we tend to see strong storm systems that produce high winds. However, the jet stream is not always over us. During the summer, it retreats to the northern United States and Canada. Meanwhile, in the winter, the jet stream can drop to the Deep South. Spring and fall is when the jet stream is typically seen over Tennessee. Record rainfall has eliminated drought across Middle Tennessee But why are Tennessee's windiest months in the spring and not fall? In the fall, the state sees an increase in storms and winds, but it's not on the same level as the spring. This is because the jet stream is much stronger during the spring. The main driving force behind the jet stream is the temperature gradient between the tropics and the poles. The temperature difference between the tropics and the Arctic is the largest in the spring. If you are tired of the wind, we are entering our least windy time of the year. During the summer, there are very few breezy days. The only time we typically see wind during the summer is within thunderstorms. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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03-04-2025
- Climate
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How many warnings did National Weather Service issue in Tennessee for April storms? Over 140
Tennessee had more than 140 weather warnings issued from 7 a.m. Wednesday through the overnight hours to about 10 a.m. Thursday as rain, wind and hail pummeled the state. There were 53 tornado warnings issued throughout all of Tennessee, according to Iowa State University's Iowa Environmental Mesonet, which tracks weather warnings. There were 20 flash flood warnings and 70 severe thunderstorm warnings, according to the data. Several outdoor tornado siren site batteries were drained in Nashville because of extended use as power outages prevented them from recharging immediately, according to the Nashville Office of Emergency Management. Tennessee severe weather: Tornado watch issued as flooding concerns remain in Nashville "That's a rare event to have that many storms like that all (wanting) to put tornadoes down and the biggest challenge is staying on top of them, and I think we did a pretty good at that," said Jacob Bruss, a meteorologist at the Memphis office. More rain and storms are expected into the weekend as flooding will become a chief concern, according Nashville National Weather Service meteorologist Faith Borden. The weather service is still "dealing with active flooding," and didn't expect the Nashville office to send personnel out until Monday to evaluate tornado touchdowns. Borden said. Some areas could still see 6-8 more inches of rain through the end of the week, Borden said. 10:32 p.m., April 2: Stewart County. 11:06 p.m., April 2: Houston and Stewart counties. 12:27 a.m., April 3: Hickman, Humphreys, Perry counties. 12.56 a.m.:, April 3: Dickson, Hickman and Humphreys counties. 1:06 a.m., April 3: Hickman, Lewis, Perry and Wayne counties. 1:40 a.m., April 3: Hickman, Lewis and Perry counties. 2:02 a.m., April 3: Dickson, Hickman, Maury and Williamson counties. 2:36 a.m., April 3: Cheatham, Davidson, Williamson counties. 2:54 a.m., April 3: Sumner, Wilson, Williamson and Davidson counties. 3:21 a.m., April 3: Hickman, Lewis and Perry counties. 3:25 a.m., April 3: Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale and Wilson counties. 3:33 a.m., April 3: Davidson, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties. 3:38 a.m., April 3: Davidson and Williamson counties. 3:42 a.m., April 3: Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Maury and Williamson counties. 3:56 a.m., April 3: Davidson, Sumner and Wilson counties. 4:09 a.m., April 3: Davidson, Williamson, Hickman and Maury counties. 4:35 a.m., April 3: Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties. 4:36 a.m., April 3: Hickman, Maury, Lewis and Williamson counties. 5:12 a.m., April 3: Williamson and Maury counties. 6:35 a.m., April 3: Lewis, Hickman, Maury and Williamson counties. 9:40 a.m., April 3: Trousdale, Wilson and Smith counties. Reach Andy Humbles at ahumbles@ and on X, formerly known as Twitter @ AndyHumbles. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NWS issues 140 warnings for Nashville, Tennessee storms
