Sunday, 15-MAR-2026, Severe Weather Update
Good morning,
–Changes since last briefing: Coffee County has been upgraded to an Enhanced Risk (3 out of 5)for severe storms overnight tonight. The timing has generally remained the same.
SEVERE WEATHER SUMMARY
–What changed? Mainly an increase in the risk of tornadoes, some of which could be strong, in addition to large hail.
–Main hazards: scattered damaging wind gusts 60-70 mph, a few tornadoes (a couple could be strong) and large hail (up to 1” or greater).
–Timing: earliest arrival of 3 AM CT, with most likely arrival from 4-7 AM CT.
SEVERE WEATHER OVERVIEW: A squall line will race through our region overnight tonight. The squall line itself will have the potential to bring damaging wind gusts and a few isolated brief embedded tornadoes. If any supercells develop in advance of the squall line, then stronger tornadoes and medium-large hail could be expected.
As this is an overnight event please make sure you have multiple, reliable ways to receive weather alerts.
LATE SEASON FROST/FREEZE SUMMARY
–Behind the storms, cold air will revisit us again for a few days. Tuesday morning looks to be windy with wind chills in the 20s, with temperatures right below freezing. Wednesday morning will feature another freeze but light to calm winds will keep the wind chills bearable. Later in the week temperatures rebound with plenty of sunshine.
GL
Grant Lyons
Director,
COFFEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
