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Decatur County, TN Weather and Power Outages

Weather, outages, alerts, rivers, lakes and air quality for Decatur County, from official sources and updated every few minutes.

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Decatur County on the map

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Outages, stations, gauges and lakes on this page, placed on the map.

Weather

Weather in Decatur County right now

68°FSlight Chance Rain Showers, Weather Service forecast for Decatur County this hour
66°FCloudy, measured at Jackson airport (KMKL), 12:40 am ET (11:40 pm CT)
64°FOvernight: Chance Rain Showers, 31% rain chance
78°FSaturday: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy, 31% rain chance

The Decatur County figure is the National Weather Service hourly forecast for the grid square, about 1.5 miles across, at the center of Decatur County, issued Oct 2, 11:31 pm ET (10:31 pm CT). It is a forecast, not a thermometer reading. The measured reading comes from the Jackson airport station (KMKL), 45 miles from the center of Decatur County. Airport thermometers sit over open pavement and grass and can differ by a few degrees from nearby neighborhoods. All Tennessee weather.

Alerts

Weather alerts for Decatur County

Source updated Oct 3, 1:04 am ET (12:04 am CT) · Retrieved Oct 3, 1:10 am ET (12:10 am CT)

The National Weather Service had no alert in effect for Decatur County at the time of this reading.

Power

Power outages in Decatur County

0Mapped outages in Decatur County
0Customers affected

No outage on the KUB, NES or MLGW outage maps was in Decatur County at the time of this reading.

KUB, NES and MLGW publish a map point for each outage; distances are measured from that point and placed in counties using simplified Census boundaries. Retrieved: KUB 1:05 am ET (12:05 am CT), NES 1:05 am ET (12:05 am CT), MLGW 1:05 am ET (12:05 am CT). Other utilities publish totals only, on their own pages. An outage disappears from this page when the utility closes it.

None of the utilities with an outage page on this site lists Decatur County in its service area. All Tennessee outages by utility.

Water

Rivers and lakes near Decatur County

Nearest river gaugesDistanceStageFlowStatusReading
Tennessee River at Perryville4 mi355.35 ftBelow flood stageOct 2, 11:30 pm ET (10:30 pm CT)
Buffalo River near Flat Woods18 mi2.07 ft144 cfsBelow flood stage12:00 am ET (11:00 pm CT)
Buffalo River near Lobelville23 mi2.83 ft294 cfsBelow flood stageOct 2, 11:30 pm ET (10:30 pm CT)
Tennessee River at Savannah28 mi357.15 ftBelow flood stageOct 2, 11:15 pm ET (10:15 pm CT)
Tennessee River at Johnsonville28 mi354.87 ftBelow flood stageOct 2, 11:00 pm ET (10:00 pm CT)
Big Sandy River (KY) at Bruceton30 mi3.64 ft77 cfsNo flood stage set12:00 am ET (11:00 pm CT)

Nearest lakes

LakeDistanceElevationReading
Pickwick Lake38 mi412.40 ft12:00 am ET (11:00 pm CT)

Also nearby

Air quality, earthquakes and fires near Decatur County

12PM2.5 AQI, Good (Jackson, 39 mi)
13Earthquakes within 100 miles, last 30 days (largest 2.19)
0Fires listed within 40 miles

Air quality · Earthquakes · Wildfires and drought

Questions about Decatur County weather and outages

What is the temperature in Decatur County, Tennessee right now?

The National Weather Service hourly forecast for the center of Decatur County is 68°F and slight chance rain showers (forecast issued 11:31 pm ET on Oct 2) this hour. The nearest measured reading was 66°F at the Jackson airport station (KMKL), 45 miles away, at 12:40 am ET on Oct 3.

What is the forecast for Decatur County?

National Weather Service forecast for Decatur County: Overnight 64°F, chance rain showers, 31% chance of rain; Saturday 78°F, chance rain showers then mostly cloudy, 31% chance of rain; Saturday Night 62°F, mostly cloudy then slight chance rain showers, 20% chance of rain.

Is the power out in Decatur County, Tennessee?

No outage on the KUB, NES or MLGW outage maps was in Decatur County at the latest reading. Statewide outages by utility are on the power page.

Are there any weather alerts for Decatur County, TN?

The National Weather Service had no watch, warning or advisory in effect for Decatur County as of 1:10 am ET on Oct 3.

What river and lake levels are near Decatur County?

The nearest river gauge, Tennessee River at Perryville, 4 miles away, read 355.35 ft (below flood stage) at 11:30 pm ET on Oct 2. The nearest lake, Pickwick Lake, 38 miles away, was at 412.40 ft above sea level at 12:00 am ET on Oct 3.

What is the air quality in Decatur County today?

The nearest AirNow reporting area, Jackson, 39 miles away, read PM2.5 AQI 12 (Good) as of 1:10 am ET on Oct 3. AirNow readings are preliminary.

How often does this Decatur County page update?

Readings are checked every 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the source. Each figure on the page carries the time it was retrieved, in Eastern time with Central in parentheses.

Where the data for Decatur County weather and outages comes from

Every reading is credited to its source, with the time it was taken. Corrections and source questions go to the sources page.

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