Monday's Midstate Storms May Spawn Tornadoes

NASHVILLE, TN -- A round of severe storms will push into Middle Tennessee late Monday morning and spread across the region through the afternoon and evening bringing a possibility of tornadoes, the National Weather Service says.

Rain will begin in the Midstate late Sunday night and persist into Monday morning before the storms begin rumbling. The NWS emphasizes that the prime tornado threat is south of Middle Tennessee, but can't be ruled out, and that nevertheless, hail is a strong possibility.

Western Middle Tennessee will begin seeing storms between noon and 3 p.m.. The central band of counties - including Davidson and Williamson - can expect storms to begin between 1 and 5 p.m., the eastern counties - including Rutherford - between 3 and 7 p.m. and plateau counties between 5 and 9 p.m.

The Storm Prediction Center says the prime time for tornadoes will be late afternoon.

Don't like storms? No worries. They'll push out overnight Monday and behind them, something totally different.

"On its heels will be an open upper level wave which will push across the (area) on Tuesday afternoon. At that time, rain showers will again be likely and will continue into Tuesday night. Freezing levels will drop sufficiently for some snowfall late Tuesday (night) across northern Middle Tennessee. Will therefore include a transition from rain to a rain and snow mix," forecasters said in Sunday's discussion.

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