Rain, storms, and wind continue from the remnants of Francine

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Francine made landfall 30 miles south of Morgan City, Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane around 5 p.m. Wednesday. The storm is now a post-tropical cyclone and will continue to impact Middle Tennessee through Saturday.

The threats from Francine include heavy rain, wind gusts, and possible spin-up tornadoes.

The latest Storm Prediction Center update through 7 a.m. Friday has a small sliver of our far southern counties in the level 1/5 Marginal Risk of severe storms. However, on Friday 7 a.m. through 7 a.m. Saturday, the southern & west-central Middle Tennessee is under a level 1/5 Marginal Risk of severe storms (specifically tornado risk). It is a low probability, but also possible anywhere else in Middle Tennessee & Southern Kentucky.

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Friday will be the day we need to watch especially late morning into the afternoon as we get more daytime heating. Spin-up tornadoes will be possible along with heavy rain. Saturday will not be severe, but rain and storm chances will continue.

There is a Flood Watch for multiple counties west and south of the Nashville area until 7 a.m. Saturday. Most areas could see 3 inches of rain with more than 5 inches possible, especially in our southern and western communities. However, due to the drought conditions, we are concerned about potential flooding too.

We will be keeping a close eye on this system.

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