Category: wake low

Wake lows… and how low will they (temps) go?

November 25, 2025

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Erik Proseus

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holiday, Thanksgiving, wake low, weather 101

A fairly unusual weather event happened last night in the metro. And we look ahead to the Holiday weekend forecast.
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“Wake low” causes wind damage across the metro Saturday morning

April 30, 2016

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Erik Proseus

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wake low, weather 102

For the second day in a row, a line of thunderstorms dissipated over the metro region. Both times a ‘wake low’ formed over the area. Saturday morning’s was much stronger and produced the most impact. It made its appearance known in the form of high wind that occurred between about 10am and noon, starting in…
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“Wake low” wind causes power outages in three states

January 10, 2013

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Erik Proseus

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damaging wind, education, wake low

Though it didn’t necessarily form in the classic sense, a “wake low” developed this afternoon and moved across north MS. The northern edge of the feature brushed the Memphis metro. So what is a wake low and what did it do? Wake lows occur infrequently and bring strong and gusty wind to the area affected.…
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“Wake low” impacts areas north of Memphis with damaging wind

July 27, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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education, wake low

A line of thunderstorms moved south to north through the Mid-South and Memphis area late last evening. The line, termed a mesoscale convective system (MCS), was trailed by light to moderate steady rain. It reached the TN/MS state line around 10pm and continued north, collapsing after 11pm into an area of rain. While Severe Thunderstorm…
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