Two Saturday Tornadoes Confirmed In Fentress, Cumberland
National Weather Service Officials confirmed two EF0 tornadoes touched down in Cumberland and Fentress counties Saturday night. Officials said the first tornado touched down at 6:21 p.m. near Grapevine Road in Bledsoe County before moving northeastward into Cumberland County. Officials said the storm reached peak winds of 75 mph and traveled a path length of […]
EMA Director Urges Caution Amid Nighttime Thunderstorms
Emergency Management gearing up as heavy rainfall and high winds are a possibility through early Wednesday morning across the region. Overton-Pickett County EMA Director Chris Masiongale said the biggest threat involves a lot of rain falling very quickly. Masiongale said water can surround people before they realize the danger, potentially displacing trees, debris and even […]
El Niño Could Mean Pattern Change For The Upper Cumberland
A rainy Memorial Day weekend will help the Upper Cumberland, but it may also signal a change coming to our unusually dry spring. UC Now Chief Meteorologist Rob Carolan said a strengthening El Niño pattern in the Pacific Ocean is expected to bring more moisture out way. Carolan said this warming process has been developing […]
