Tennessee Weather Alerts: Watches and Warnings | May 8, 2024

Sebastian Posey

May 8, 2024 at 10:31 AM·1 min read

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected Wednesday through Thursday morning in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky.

All modes of severe weather are possible including heavy rain leading to flooding, damaging wind gusts at 70mph+, large hail, and tornadoes (some could even be strong).

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The WKRN News 2 Weather Authority is tracking the storm threat. You can also track the storms on the News 2 interactive weather radar here.

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