Rain chances build for Alan Jackson show, Pride festivities

Whether you're donning your best shoes for Nashville Pride or Alan Jackson's last Nashville concert — the two biggest events in downtown Nashville on June 27 — be ready to get a little wet.

The Saturday morning Nashville Pride Parade brought out the rainbows without the rain, despite looming clouds.

However, evening revelers at the Pride vendors and concerts at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, as well as the growing crowds for Alan Jackson's sold-out Nissan Stadium farewell show, should be more wary.

Much of Middle Tennessee is currently under a severe thunderstorm watch, with storms anticipated to roll in during the evening hours and continuing through the night, according to the Nashville Weather Service.

While the tornado risk is currently low, NWS warns that there is a high chance of heavy rain and the possibility of damaging winds.

In appropriate reflection of Alan Jackson's song "Rainy Day in June," Nashville, along with the northern parts of Middle Tennessee, remains under a flood watch until Sunday morning.

And unfortunately — not in respect of Jackson's tribute cover of the song "Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell" — it will only get hotter next week, with much of Tennessee under an Extreme Heat Watch until the evening of Thursday, July 2.

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