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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1028 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

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1028 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL BE MOVING INTO THE MID
STATE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TODAY. A FEW COULD BE
BRIEFLY SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TENNESSEE
RIVER. HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER AND BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 60
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WIND
SHEAR. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL
BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR ALL OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE MONDAY. CLUSTERS OF SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL
AS A SQUALL LINE ALONG THE COLD FRONT. FOR AREAS WEST OF
INTERSTATE 65...MOST OF THE SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR MONDAY MORNING.
FOR AREAS TO THE EAST OF I 65 INCLUDING THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...THE
SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL COULD LINGER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE. ALSO...HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I 40 WHERE THE
GROUND REMAINS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND
MONDAY.

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SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA...
TORNADO
FUNNEL CLOUD
FLOODING
HAIL >= 1/2 INCH
WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED)
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN

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