January 23, 2008 by ParsonsWeather.com.

On Wednesday…January 23 2008…at 930 am CST…the National Weather Service (NWS) weather forecast office (WFO) in Nashville Tennessee officially changed the minor…moderate…and major flood stages for the Tennessee River at Perryville in Decatur County, TN. These changes are the result of survey work done by the National Weather Service for Decatur County and Perry County emergency management to better assist them in the event of a flood.

The NWS defines flood stage as the river level that begins to impact life and/or property…and river flood warnings are issued when the level is forecast to reach flood stage. Flood stage for this location will be set to 365 feet. At this level…there is substantial low land flooding of campgrounds and boat launch areas that may be a risk to public safety. Moderate flood stage will be set to 368 feet…and flood waters may inundate access roads and structures near the river. Major flood stage will be set to 375 feet…at which point there is widespread flooding of the Tennessee River and its adjacent tributaries. Evacuations and significant property losses can be expected to begin at this level.

River forecasts for the Tennessee River at Perryville will be provided by TVA and the National Weather Service will issue warnings and statements based on these forecasts.

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December 24, 2007 by ParsonsWeather.com.

Public Information Statement from the National Weather Service:

Since the winter of 1884 and 1885…when snowfall records began in Nashville…snow has fallen 23 times on Christmas day. Only 9 have been a measurable amount. A measurable amount is one tenth of an inch or more.

From a statistical standpoint…there is a 19 percent chance of a trace or more of snow on Christmas day…and only a 7 percent chance of measurable snow.

The last time snow fell on Christmas was in 2002 when a trace occurred.

The last time measurable snow fell on Christmas was in 1993 when 0.3 inches occurred. 0.3 inches also fell on Christmas in 1992 in downtown Nashville…but 1 to 2 inches fell in the Joelton…and ridgtop areas. 1992 and 1993 is the only time that two consecutive christmases have had measurable snowfall.

The last white Christmas in Nashville was in 1969 when 2.7 inches of snow fell. A white Christmas is one or more inches of snowfall.

The warmest Christmas on record occurred in 1982…and the coldest in 1983.

The wettest Christmas on record was in 1987 when 2.37 inches of rain fell.

Christmas 1964…at 1150 PM…a tornado cut a million dollar damage path from the Whispering Hills section of Nashville…to near Una.

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June 27, 2007 by ParsonsWeather.com.

We now have a Photo Gallery section on the website.
You are invited to send in your weather related photos. Credit will be given for the author of the photo as well as where and when it was taken.

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May 16, 2007 by ParsonsWeather.com.

Welcome to ParsonsWeather.com’s Weather Blog.

We plan to use our blog to record local weather events and anything else weather related.
You are invited to register and add your comments to our blog if you like. We reserve the right to remove any comments that are not related to our discussions or are not appropriate.

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