NWS Nashville, TN will be conducting a required and scheduled update to their Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) on Monday Morning, May 19, 2025, through approximately Wednesday Evening, May 21, 2025. The NWS uses the AWIPS computer system to display and integrate weather and water information, and to send life-saving information, such as weather and water warnings, to the public. 

During this downtime, forecast operations will be conducted by our service back-up office in NWS Knoxville/Morristown, TN. No impacts to our core services of forecast products and weather watches, warnings and advisories are expected during this period. 

However, some impacts will occur to the following services: 

• All NOAA Weather Radio transmitters maintained by NWS Nashville will be off the air through the entire time of the install. This includes the following transmitters in Middle Tennessee: Clarksville, Waverly, Nashville, Centerville, Lobelville, Clifton, Lawrenceburg, Hickman, LaFayette, Cookeville, and Spencer.

• Local graphical forecast, climate, and probabilistic maps that are hosted in numerous places on weather.gov/Nashville will not be updated. This includes all maps on the Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook and Probabilistic DSS webpages.

NWS Nashville, TN will remain open and staffed 24/7 throughout this upgrade period for public and partner phone calls and additional functions that can be completed without AWIPS. If there are any further questions, please contact NWS Nashville’s Meteorologist-in-Charge Krissy Hurley at Krissy.Hurley@noaa.gov.

The opening night of the 2025 Downtown @ Sundown concert series, originally scheduled for Friday, May 16 and featuring Who's Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Experience, has been canceled due to the forecast of severe weather. 

The Montgomery County events team and sponsors were excited to kick off another season of free live music at the Downtown Commons however, the safety of attendees, performers, vendors, and staff remains the top priority. After discussing the weather forecast with the National Weather Service for this evening, May 16, the risk for unpredictable weather exceeds their public safety threshold.  

The Downtown @ Sundown concert series will continue as scheduled with the next show on Friday, June 6, featuring Kid Kentucky, a high-energy tribute to Kid Rock.

All concerts take place at Downtown Commons, a vibrant community space managed by Montgomery County Parks and Recreation. Attendees can look forward to food trucks lining Main Street, drinks available for purchase from TriStar Beverage, and nearby dining at Wolf Down. Concert goers are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets but are reminded that pets, coolers, smoking/vaping, and outside alcohol are not permitted.

Downtown @ Sundown is presented by TriStar Beverage and F&M Bank, with support from Waste Connections of Clarksville.

For weather updates and the full concert lineup, visit: downtowncommons.org. 

Last Edited: May 15, 2025 @ 2:00 pm

The Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization is hosting its annual Memorial Day Ceremony at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 26, at the William O. Beach Civic Hall, located in Veterans Plaza, 350 Pageant Lane.

City and County officials, as well as MCVSO staff, will give remarks, with a keynote address given by LT Russell "RJ" Natherson, United States Navy. Musical selections will be presented by Stella McKnight and the Carnival and Encore Choirs from Clarksville High School, with the posting of the colors by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard. Area Veterans Service Organizations will conduct a wreath-laying ceremony.

For more information, contact the Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization at 931-553-5173 or email Stacey Hopwood at srhopwood@mcgtn.net.

The Montgomery County Veterans Service Office (MCVSO) will be closed Monday, May 12, to implement crucial system upgrades. These upgrades are necessary to ensure that the MCVSO continues to deliver exceptional service to veterans, eligible dependents, and surviving spouses. 

For more services from MCVSO, visit https://mcgtn.org/vso

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Montgomery County Government, in coordination with the City of Clarksville Street Dept and Parking Authority, will be closing 3rd Street between Commerce and Franklin Streets starting at 6:00 AM on Saturday, May 10, 2025, to complete the replacement of a cooling tower on the Montgomery County Courts Center Facility.

 A crane and all associated equipment that will be used to accomplish this replacement will block this segment of the street and parking for this important project for the County. 

Parking meters will be bagged at the end of the day on Friday, May 9, to prevent vehicles from parking overnight and blocking the road closure beginning early Saturday morning.  

Drivers should be aware of this closure downtown and plan driving routes to avoid 3rd Street.

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