Excessive Heat in Macon, Tennessee
Excessive Heat June 30, 2023 · Macon, Tennessee
What the National Weather Service wrote
A weather station in Red Boiling Springs measured a maximum heat index value of 119 degrees.
The wider storm
The first part of the day on June 30, 2023, was characterized by dangerous hot and humid conditions across most of Middle Tennessee as heat index values soared to 115 to 125 degrees. With these hot temperatures, an abundant amount of instability was in place across the area. With a mesoscale convective system (MCS) developing over Illinois and Indiana and diving southward, it moved into an environment that was favorable for severe thunderstorms. Damaging winds were the main hazards with this line of thunderstorms with several wind damage reports received through the evening hours.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1098037. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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