[BNAWX] Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1138 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

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1138 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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...

A MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED FOR THE MID STATE
MONDAY. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA UNDER
A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING DAMAGING
WINDS...HAIL AND TORNADOES. CLUSTERS OF SEVERE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED 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 WILL LINGER
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITIONAL TO SEVERE WEATHER...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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