Laura McKay

From our dear friend and NashSevereWx founder, David. Well they did it again. Tophats pulled that giant rat from its cage and thrust him in front of gathered media. Conclusion 6 more weeks of winter. That poor rathog doesn’t even know what a shadow is. Did the tophat see his shadow? Same effect. Now media all over the USA will tell people the key to forecasting a meteorological constant is a Pennsylvanian rodent. other states have their own Phil. I hope one day the rodents take over and each Feb 2 they gather and pull a scientist out of his or her house and thrust them in front of a computer to do forecasting. This has been my annual Groundhog Day rant. Justice for Phil.

@HeatherMorozov From the blog: "Besides an outside chance of some flurries, maybe some light snow, on Friday – we will remain dry throughout the forecast. Any talk of another winter storm headed for our area is completely and entirely false."

Cold and lots of Sun today. High today is 18°. Worse, single digit lows for the few nights. Warming shelters remain open in both counties. Don't be afraid to use them. Power slowly coming back as crews work tirelessly. Give tree and power crews some room and check in friends and loved ones.

- Potential Ice Storm To Unfold Later Today and Sunday - Ice Accumulations of 0.5 - 0.75" To Cause Possible Power Outages/Tree Damage - Prolonged Dangerous Cold To Follow, Wind Chills Values Near -10° Early Next Week New blog here nashvillesevereweather.com/2026/01/24/pot…

Current expectations: Snow north of 840. Sleet S of 840. Sleet line will creep north for the next 3-4 hours. Transition to liquid freezing rain this evening (booo) for all of us. This is where real trouble begins for trees/electrical infrastructure. Surface temps *may* warm just above freezing in S and SE Williamson 4-10 am Sunday, other wise freezing rain continues until early afternoon Sunday. These expectations are *current expectations*. We'll see how things evolve.

We'll be live at 5:00 pm with the latest for Davidson and Williamson Counties as well as talk about ways to prepare for the impacts we face over the course of this storm. Link: youtube.com/live/xt9S4ZZ9q…

So as we wrap things up for the night i want to dive in to some forecast notes. We continue to have high confidence in a winter storm. Warning lasts through the weekend. Do weather models agree on anything? Some form of frozen precip very likely to fall. Here are snapshots from the NAM and HRRR models at 10am and 6pm on Saturday. Remember, guidance not gospel.

To continue what we talked about in the thread this morning...a couple of new visuals from NWS Nashville. One graphic shows the drop in chances of snow accumulations over 6 inches. The other is much more concerning and highlights our two counties as the highest freezing rain threat, currently. We're entering that phase where details are beginning to emerge and things happen fast. Stay connected to this forecast as changes take place.

Let me clear the air on something that has come up more than once in the past hour. It has been suggested by some that we're stringing you along on lack of forecast details and/or clearly concerned about ad revenue/clicks on the website. To have to address this implies a clear misunderstanding of how this organization works, and maybe you'r new here. Welcome! Never once in my 11 years have I or anyone else at NSW left out details to string you along. Ever. And we never will. We will tell you what we know and what we don't, full stop. Secondly, we are 100% supported by donations, using two methods Patreon and Paypal. The website costs us money every single month and has never generated a penny. Now that that's behind us, back to regularly scheduled programming. And, thanks for being here. Really.

High of 35° in the sun today. I am Football and Chili.

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Open Table Nashville is in full-on winter mode taking care of vulnerable fellow Nashvillians. With a few clicks, you and I can be part of their efforts! They'll be busy every night this week. Let's make this happen, fam! amazon.com/gp/registry/wi…

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Anyone see it tonight?

Northern lights visible from NE Williamson Co with phone cam… 7:40 pm

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@NashSevereWx Any chance of aurora viewing? (If it arrives here) Or is there too much smoke?

*Our sub 90° streak will probably end over the next couple of days *We finally(!!) get some dry days strung together, Mon. - Wed. *Smoke that is currently making for a cool sunset will stick around for another couple of days * "Those attending outdoor events [this weekend] will need to be prepared for heat, humidity, and sun interrupted at times by lightning and heavy downpours" says NWS Nashville. Deets here nashvillesevereweather.com/2025/06/01/sub…

Full-circle moment! @Coach_Lea is coming back to where it all began. We’re thrilled to welcome @VandyFootball head coach and MBA class of 2000 alum Clark Lea as our 2025 commencement speaker.🎓#RollRed

A Tennessee business owner, who is blind, is sounding the alarm over a bill that could potentially cause his company, and dozens of others, to go out of business. newschannel5.com/news/we-cant-c…