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Weather

Nashville neared 4 inches of snow Friday. Here’s how that stacks up with previous years.

By Caroline Eggers

January 9, 2025

Snowfall has been mixed in recent years. The city got nearly 8 inches last year, no snow in 2023 and more than 13 inches in 2022. 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: snow, Weather

Nashville issues 7th heat advisory this summer

By Caroline Eggers

July 30, 2024

Heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S. and globally. Heat can strain organs in bodies as people try to cool down, worsening conditions like heart disease, diabetes and asthma.  Heat risk communication like heat advisories, however, varies across the country.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, Extreme weather, fossil fuels, heat, heat advisory, Weather

Nashville just had its 2nd-hottest spring on record

By Caroline Eggers

June 5, 2024

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“We have seen a lot of these warming trends, especially in those nighttime temperatures,” says Wil Tollefson, Tennessee’s assistant state climatologist.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, heat, Weather

A huge solar storm is slamming into the Earth. Scientists say you should look up.

By Geoff Brumfiel, NPR

May 10, 2024

An aurora could be visible as far south as Northern California. Experts say the storm could disrupt some communications and navigation systems like GPS.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, NPR, solar, space, Weather

Hypothermia, frostbite and falls: What to watch for as Tennessee winter storm continues

By Catherine Sweeney

January 18, 2024

Middle Tennessee is entering yet another windchill advisory — meaning it will feel like sub-zero temperatures outside. That means even higher risk for frostbite and hypothermia.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, Weather

Tennessee weather in 2023 was defined by winter heat, destructive winds and drought

By Caroline Eggers

January 5, 2024

In 2023, the year started hot and it ended as Nashville’s hottest year on record.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, December 2023 tornadoes, drought, heat, Weather

Has Nashville been hot or just…average…in 2023?

By Caroline Eggers

August 7, 2023

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In Nashville, the first seven months of the year have been warmer than average. But the reason why has been easy to overlook.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: heat, Weather

Climate change has made ‘100-year storms’ four times more likely in Nashville

By Caroline Eggers

July 20, 2023

Flooding risks are based on probability, but the standard equations may be outdated — or at least misunderstood.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, First Street Foundation, flood, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, rain, severe weather, Weather

What Nashville can do about climate change

By Steve Haruch

June 27, 2023

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Climate change is already affecting our city, and the time to do something about it is running out. How is Nashville preparing to become more resilient and more sustainable?

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: climate, climate change, Weather

Metro opens extreme cold weather shelter as overnight temperatures drop below freezing

By Blaise Gainey

November 13, 2022

With overnight temperatures below freezing over the weekend, Metro is opening its extreme cold weather shelter again Sunday night. And the city is providing multiple ways to reach it.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Government, Weather, WeGo, winter weather

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