The remnants of Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, are expected to bring heavy rainfall and gusty winds to Middle Tennessee over the weekend.
According to the National Weather Service office in Nashville, rainfall totals of one to three inches are possible across parts of the region, accompanied by wind gusts of 30 to 45 mph.
Rain and thunderstorm activity is expected to increase during the morning of Oct. 10, with the greatest potential for widespread rainfall occurring throughout the afternoon and evening.
The highest rainfall totals are expected along and south of Interstate 40, added the weather service.
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Aflood watchis in effect from 1 a.m. Oct. 10 to 7 a.m. Oct. 11.
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strongest winds are also forecast during the afternoon and evening hours, with southern Middle Tennessee facing a 30% to 60% chance of wind gusts exceeding 45 mph, which could result a few power outages, said the weather service. Awind advisory is in place from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 10.
While the tornado threat remains low, forecasters say brief spin-up tornadoes cannot be ruled out, especially areas along and east of Interstate 65.
The system is expected to exit the region during the afternoon or evening of Oct. 11. As storm activity ramps up, here's how to track Isaias in Tennessee.
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Where is Hurricane Isaias? Follow the storm's path into Tennessee
This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time.
Hurricane Isaias spaghetti models
The illustration includes an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal. The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest-performing models to help make its forecasts, and not all of them are publicly available.
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\Diana Leyva covers trending news and service journalism for The Tennessean. Contact her at Dleyva@gannett.com.
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