NASHVILLE
The Cumberland River now down to 26.8 feet more than 13 feet below flood stage and sill falling. Flood stage is 40 feet. Nashville has received 13.57 inches so far in May, of course most of it during the historic flood. They have received 27.47 inches so far in 2010. (That is equal to a half-year supply for Birmingham!) In only two days (May 1, 2) Brownsville, Tenn., in Haywood County was flooded with an amazing 18.50 inches of rain. In Northeast Mississippi, Corinth received 10.81 inches in the same two days.
SEVERE WEATHER
A dreaded “moderate risk” now in effect in the center of the USA covering SE Kansas + Central and East Oklahoma. This includes such cities as Wichita, Topeka and Oklahoma City. Within the moderate risk is an even more feared HIGH RISK for NE Oklahoma, Extreme SE Kansas.
WATCH/WARNINGS
No watches in effect yet. The last warning was a Severe Thunderstorm Warning from the NWS in Cheyenne soon after midnight.
USA EXTREMES/LOWER 48
High Sunday 99 at Laredo, coldest this morning 15 at Doe Lake, Michigan. A question: What happened to those super powerful 100,000-watt AM radio stations that used to broadcast from just over the border but with a Del Rio and Laredo ID. I remember XEG and XERF. They could be heard in Alaska at night. This was before the days of FM radio and the max power allowed in the USA was 50,000 watts.
ALASKA EXTREMES
High Sunday 61 at Palmer and low this morning 3 above at Anaktuvuk Pass. 44 inches of snow on the ground at Whittier.
IF YOU REALLY LOVE COLD WEATHER
Present temperature at Vostok, Antarctica is 90 below zero and they are expecting the wind chill to drop as low as 128 below in the next 24 hours.
SNOW COVER
Less than 6 percenty (5.8%) of the Lower 48 now has a snow cover almost all of it in the higher elevations of the Mountain West. However, Herman, in Upper Michigan, got 8 inches of new snow over the weekend. One sample amount from the Mountain West: 121 inches on the ground at Pigtail Peak, Washington. (I continue to be intrigued with those strange place-names!)
