We are currently under a Red Flag Warning until 7PM:

“RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY…LOOK FOR MIN RH VALUES IN THE 20-25 PERCENT RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.”

We also are under a Hazardous Weather Outlook for both today and tomorrow:

“DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 25 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED. ALSO, A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FORESTRY DISTRICTS 4 AND 5 IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 700 PM. THE HIGH WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER. .

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY… THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP THROUGH THE MID STATE DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP, AND A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE, WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS.”