TENNESSEE — Meteorologists are closely monitoring the possibility of severe weather developing across parts of the Mid-South on Sunday, March 15, with new model forecasts highlighting a growing risk corridor stretching from Arkansas and Mississippi into western and middle Tennessee.
While the Storm Prediction Center’s official Day 4 outlook has not yet highlighted Middle Tennessee, several research and university forecast models are beginning to flag the region as an area worth watching for potential severe storms.
Cities including Memphis, Jackson, Clarksville, Nashville, and Columbia sit within the zone that meteorologists say could experience thunderstorms if the developing storm system evolves as currently projected.
Research Forecast Models Highlight Middle Tennessee
One of the graphics being closely examined comes from Colorado State University’s Day 4 severe probability forecast, which shows a corridor of elevated severe weather potential extending from the Lower Mississippi Valley through Tennessee and into parts of the Ohio Valley…