Heat Wave Persists Over the Central U.S.; Significant Flooding Expected in the Northern Mid-Atlantic Tuesday

Dangerous and extreme heat will remain across portions of the Central U.S. this week, persisting across the Mid to Lower Mississippi Valleys, Gulf Coast, Southern Plains and portions of Texas. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late this week. Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding will spread from the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast the next few days. Read More >

Prentice Cooper RAWS site information

This TN Division of Forestry site is located in Prentice Cooper State Forest in east-central Marion County, Tennessee. It's located around ten miles northwest of Chattanooga atop Walden's Ridge (part of the Cumberland Plateau) at an elevation of 1920 feet MSL. This station is in a grassy clearing on a high part of the ridge. The site is cleared of trees in most directions, except for the northerly direction. There is a 100 foot fire tower just to the west of the RAWS equipment, with the anemometer located around 80 feet up the tower (just underneath the observation deck) on an arm extending out to the south. To the north and northeast, the terrain is fairly level. About a third of a mile to the southeast, a steep slope drops off towards the Tennessee River (elevation 650 feet) a mile to the southeast. About a mile to the west is a less rugged valley. Three fourths of a mile to the southwest, the elevation is about 1500 feet in the creek valley. The Sequatchie valley lies around four miles to the west. The most common wind direction for this site is from the southwest up the Tennessee River and smaller creek valley.

Topographical map of the Prentice Cooper RAWS site.