[BNAWX] Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
442 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

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442 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

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

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN PARTS OF THE MID
STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT...A FEW OF WHICH COULD BECOME
SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ISOLATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HEAVY RAINS...ARE POSSIBLE AS FAR WEST AS
CLARKSVILLE...NASHVILLE...AND COLUMBIA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS MAY
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING...AND URBAN...AREAS

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

EXCESSIVE HEAT IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AS A DOME OF
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR PARTS OF THE MID STATE WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...
WHERE HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL LIKELY TOP 105 DEGREES. HOT WEATHER
SAFETY WILL BE IMPORTANT...AND IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUT IN THE HEAT
YOU SHOULD LIMIT YOUR TIME IN THE SUN TO AVOID HEAT RELATED ILLNESS
AND EXHAUSTION. REMEMBER TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND USE
SUNSCREEN WHENEVER SPENDING TIME IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ALTHOUGH ANY SEVERE WEATHER THAT DEVELOPS TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOULD
BE BRIEF...REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED.

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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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