Lelan's afternoon forecast: Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Lelan's afternoon forecast: Tuesday, August 25, 2020

LET'S GO TO LELAN.Lelan: THANK YOU.RIGHT NOW IN NASHVILLE, GOT AMIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS.HERE IN THE MUSIC CITY, WE'VEGOT A CURRENT TEMPERATUREREADING OF 86 HERE ATNEWSCHANNEL 5.IT'S HUMID OUT THERE.THE FEELS LIKE IS AT 91.LET'S SHOW YOU WHAT'S HAPPENINGFROM AROUND THE MIDSOUTH FROMSMYRNA TO HOPKINSVILLE.FROM CLARKSVILLE TO BOWLINGGREEN, NOT MUCH GOING ON WITHTHE AREA, BUT YOU SEE SOME OFTHE RAIN DOWN TO THE SOUTH.THAT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF DRIFTINGNORTHWARD A BIT.HERE IN NASHVILLE, A 20% RAINCHANCE BUT THOSE CHANCES AREHIGHER ALONG THETENNESSEE-ALABAMA BORDER.AN UPDATE ON THE TROPICS.MARCO IS NOW A TROPICALDEPRESSION.IT MADE LANDFALL LAST EVENING.HURRICANE CENTER IS AS OF THISMORNING NO LONGER ISSUED UPDATESON MARCO.IT WILL DRIFT OFF TOWARD THEWEST GOING INTO THE AFTERNOON.NOW THE BIG STORY, LAURA.THIS MORNING JUST AFTER 7 A.M.,IT BECAME A HURRICANE, CATEGORY1 STORM WITH WINDS AT 75 MILESAN HOUR.THERE IS THE BIG VIEW AND THEPROJECTED PATH.LET'S GO IN CLOSER TO GIVE YOUMORE DETAIL.SEE THOSE AREAS OF ORANGE ANDPINK?THOSE ARE HURRICANE WATCHES ANDWARNINGS THAT ARE NOW OUT FORLOUISIANA AND TEXAS.HURRICANE CENTER INDICATING THISCOULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE,WHICH IS CATEGORY 3 OR ABOVE, BYTOMORROW.LANDFALL WOULD COME TOMORROWEVENING EARLY INTO THURSDAY.AS IT MAKES ITS WAY NORTHWARD,IT WOULD GO INTO ARKANSAS BYFRIDAY MORNING AND THEN BYFRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAYNIGHT, MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS PARTSOF TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY.THAT'S WHEN WE NEED TO KEEP ANEYE TO THE SKY HERE FOR THEPOSSIBILITY OF SOME STRONGSTORMS, EVEN SEVERAL AREAS COULDPICK UP 2 TO 4 INCHES OFRAINFALL IN THE THURSDAY THROUGHEARLY SATURDAY MORNINGTIMEFRAME.THIS AFTERNOON A FEW SCATTEREDSHOWERS TRY TO POP UP.THEY'LL DIE DOWN TONIGHT.WE'LL SEE A LITTLE MORE FIREBACK UP FOR US TOMORROW.AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, AMIX OF SUN A