Cold front could bring damaging wind gusts, strong storms to Nashville on Wednesday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — UPDATE (11-24-20)

FOX 17 News is in a Code Red Weather Alert for a small threat of severe weather Wednesday as a cold front passes through parts of Middle Tennessee.

Wednesday afternoon into evening, a few isolated storms are expected to develop. Damaging winds and pockets of rain remain the biggest threat with a low end chance for a brief spin up tornado.

The bursts of rain will be hit and miss, but the wind has the potential to pack 30-45 mph gusts.

The entire Middle Tennessee area is now under a marginal risk in the Severe Weather Outlook.

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FOX 17 News is in Code Red for a small threat of severe weather on Wednesday as a cold front passes through the Nashville area.

The threat level -- currently at 1/5 -- will have some impacts like damaging wind gusts and heavy rain, which could create messy roadways for the busiest travel day of the year. A brief spin up tornado is also possible, but not likely.

Rainy conditions will persist for much of the day Wednesday, with a window of strong storms from noon to 6 p.m.

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