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Severe weather is expected Wednesday in Tennessee — with a possibility of tornadoes

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The National Weather Service estimated when storms will pass through Tennessee on Wednesday.
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Damaging winds, tornadoes and hail may hit Tennessee on Wednesday evening.

The National Weather Service forecast severe weather across the region, with the highest risk in West Tennessee and the northwestern portion of Middle Tennessee.

NWS warned folks to start being weather-aware on Wednesday afternoon, as isolated storms could develop before the main line of storms rolls through.

“These storms are going to move pretty quick,” said Josh Barnwell, a meteorologist with NWS Nashville. “These damaging winds and tornadoes can spin up really quickly.”

Severe weather is traveling from the west and is expected to cross Nashville from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

NWS issued a wind advisory with estimated wind gusts up to 50 mph through the evening for the following counties: Bedford, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Perry, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Wayne, Williamson and Wilson.

NWS is not expecting much rain, but, given some already saturated areas, the agency issued a flash flood watch for Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson and Stewart counties.

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Caroline Eggers, Environmental Reporter

Caroline Eggers covers environmental issues with a focus on equity for WPLN News through Report for America, a national service program that supports journalists in local newsrooms across the country. Before joining the station, she spent several years covering water quality issues, biodiversity, climate change and Mammoth Cave National Park for newsrooms in the South. Her reporting on homelessness and a runoff-related “fish kill” for the Bowling Green Daily News earned her 2020 Kentucky Press Association awards in the general news and extended coverage categories, respectively. Beyond deadlines, she is frequently dancing, playing piano and photographing wildlife and her poodle, Princess. She graduated from Emory University with majors in journalism and creative writing.

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