Becoming windy with occasional strong thunderstorms. Damaging winds, large hail and possibly a tornado with some storms. High 84F. Winds SSW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100%..
Thunderstorms, some strong during the evening will give way to partly cloudy skies after midnight. Damaging winds, large hail and possibly a tornado with some storms. Low 68F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Updated: June 10, 2026 @ 12:16 pm
Cattle graze under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
FILE – American Electric Power’s John Amos coal-fired plant in Winfield, W.Va., is seen from Poca, W.Va., March 22, 2026.
FILE – Solar panels operate April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
FILE – A train with coal pauses on the tracks in Grafton, W.Va., March 18, 2026.
FILE – Wind turbines are silhouetted against the sky at dusk May 15, 2026, near Cimarron, Kan.
Solar panels operate on a farm with cattle Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Christiana, Tenn.
Cattle graze under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
FILE – American Electric Power’s John Amos coal-fired plant in Winfield, W.Va., is seen from Poca, W.Va., March 22, 2026.
FILE – Solar panels operate April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
FILE – A train with coal pauses on the tracks in Grafton, W.Va., March 18, 2026.
FILE – Wind turbines are silhouetted against the sky at dusk May 15, 2026, near Cimarron, Kan.
Solar panels operate on a farm with cattle Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Christiana, Tenn.
Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power.
Data released Wednesday by global energy think tank Ember, along with a report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and analytics firm Wood Mackenzie, show the continued growth of solar and decline of coal in the United States despite federal policy. In May, for the first time, solar supplied more of the nation’s electricity than coal, or 12.8%, Ember said. Coal supplied 12.2%, its fourth-lowest monthly share ever.
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