2 products issued by NWS for: Nashville TN
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1042 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-220000- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON- HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE- SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS- WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE- CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE- GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN... WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON... MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE... LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD... FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO... WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE... TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER... WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 1042 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...TORRENTIAL RAIN AND STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE... AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AREA AND THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. ONE OF THESE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES WILL MOVE INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45MPH. SCATTERED STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. HOWEVER...THE BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE MAINLY TOWARDS DAWN WEDNESDAY AS SEVERE STORMS DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND MARCH EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH MIDDLE TENNESSEE VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH STRONG WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT...AND AT THIS TIME...A TORNADO THREAT LOOKS VERY LOW. IT SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED THAT ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT AFFECT MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL NOT NEARLY BE AS SIGNIFICANT AS WHAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY IN OKLAHOMA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN ROUGHLY 3AM AND 8AM NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER...WITH STORMS WEAKENING AS THEY MOVE FURTHER EAST. A THREAT FOR STRONG STORMS WILL STILL EXIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION. $$ AL
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 750 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-221300- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON- HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE- SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS- WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE- CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE- GILES- 750 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM WAYNESBORO TO SPRINGFIELD. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SWING ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID STATE TODAY...WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS SPREADING INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AS THE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREATS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND STORMS...WITH THE BIGGEST THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING ACROSS NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TODAY INTO TONIGHT. $$ SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA... TORNADO FUNNEL CLOUD FLOODING HAIL >= 1/2 INCH WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED) STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN 55