5/2/25: SEVERE WEATHER ALERT! Thunderstorms Dance Through Nashville

by Weather Write | May 2, 2025 | The Daily Drizzle, Weather | 0 comments

WEATHER ALERTS

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 2 at 9:59AM CDT until May 2 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
209 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 38 COUNTIES

IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE

BEDFORD CANNON CHEATHAM
CLAY COFFEE CUMBERLAND
DAVIDSON DE KALB DICKSON
FENTRESS GILES GRUNDY
HICKMAN HOUSTON HUMPHREYS
JACKSON LAWRENCE LEWIS
MACON MARSHALL MAURY
MONTGOMERY OVERTON PERRY
PICKETT PUTNAM ROBERTSON
RUTHERFORD SMITH STEWART
SUMNER TROUSDALE VAN BUREN
WARREN WAYNE WHITE
WILLIAMSON WILSON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALLARDT, ALTAMONT, ASHLAND CITY,
BRENTWOOD, BYRDSTOWN, CARTHAGE, CELINA, CENTERVILLE, CLARKSVILLE,
CLIFTON, COALMONT, COLLINWOOD, COLUMBIA, COOKEVILLE, CROSSVILLE,
DICKSON, DOVER, ERIN, FRANKLIN, GAINESBORO, GALLATIN,
GOODLETTSVILLE, GORDONSVILLE, HARTSVILLE, HENDERSONVILLE,
HOHENWALD, JAMESTOWN, KINGSTON SPRINGS, LA VERGNE, LAFAYETTE,
LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LEWISBURG, LINDEN, LIVINGSTON, LOBELVILLE,
MANCHESTER, MCEWEN, MCMINNVILLE, MOUNT JULIET, MURFREESBORO,
NASHVILLE, NEW JOHNSONVILLE, PALMER, PEGRAM, PULASKI,
SHELBYVILLE, SMITHVILLE, SMYRNA, SOUTH CARTHAGE, SPARTA, SPENCER,
SPRINGFIELD, TENNESSEE RIDGE, TULLAHOMA, WAVERLY, WAYNESBORO,
AND WOODBURY.

Alert in effect from May 2, 2025 2:59 PM until May 2, 2025 10:00 PM

Weather Alerts

Listen up, folks, the thunder rolls over Nashville, and it ain’t playing around. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is hanging in the air like a ghost, alive and restless until 5 PM CDT. Keep your ears peeled and your eyes wide, because the skies are brewing, and you’ll want to stay weather aware as Mother Nature shifts gears.

Current Weather: Turbulent Skies Above

It’s currently 10:00 AM in Nashville, TN, with 68°F temperatures and severe weather thrumming in the atmosphere. The humidity’s a thick 94%, wrapping around you like a warm, damp blanket on a sticky morning. It feels almost electric outside, as if the air is charged with wild energy. Winds, calm for now, cradle the city, holding their breath before the chaos. The sky, a bruised canvas, towers overhead with dark clouds swirling like a frenetic jazz band holding onto a crescendo, each moment pregnant with potential.

Weather Changes Coming

But don’t get too comfy, because changes are sweeping through, baby. The temperature’s on the rise, maxing out at a balmy 80°F later, but that steam lurking in the air will only thicken as the storms roll in. The humidity will weigh you down, making each breath feel like sipping from a full glass of water. You might find that calm winds shift suddenly, whipping up and weaving through the streets, bringing a chill under their wild dance. Prepare for that sudden chill as the storm approaches like a train roaring down the track—fast and furious.

Today’s Outlook

As the day unfolds, the clouds thickening above will move like restless souls. Expect rain, possibly heavy, to drench the sidewalks a little after noon, followed by rolls of thunder that will keep you low and looking for cover. The temperature will yo-yo—cooler breezes slicing in as the sun tussles with shadows. Keep that umbrella handy, folks, because it’s gonna be a rollercoaster ride today under those sweeping, dark clouds.

Nashville, TN
May 2, 2025

68°
H:80°
L:59°

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Wind
10 mph SW

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Humidity
94%

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Conditions
severe weather

24-Hour Forecast

Today
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80°
|
59°
Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Saturday
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67°
|
51°
Showers And Thunderstorms

Sunday
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65°
|
45°
Chance Rain Showers

Monday
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65°
|
46°
Mostly Sunny

Tuesday
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71°
|
52°
Sunny

Wednesday
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73°
|
56°
Chance Rain Showers

Thursday
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74°
|
55°
Chance Rain Showers