[BNAWX] Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1137 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

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1137 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

A MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST MIDDLE
TENNESSEE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE
POTENTIAL FOR DEVASTATING LONG TRACK TORNADOES.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWEST
MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THIS INCLUDES CLARKSVILLE...DOVER AND CAMDEN.
THEE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER FOR CENTRAL SECTIONS
INCLUDING THE NASHVILLE METRO AREA. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR
SEVERE WEATHER ON THE PLATEAU AND ADJACENT AREAS...INCLUDING
COOKEVILLE AND MANCHESTER.

THE SEVERE THREAT WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TENNESSEE RIVER LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS AREA COULD HAVE VERY LARGE
HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS...POWERFUL WINDS AND STRONG TORNADOES.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE MID STATE THROUGH
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE STORMS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY...BUT
COULD STILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA INCLUDING STRONG WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS COULD FLARE UP AGAIN ON THURSDAY...MAINLY EAST OF
INTERSTATE 65. LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL ARE THE MAIN
CONCERNS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FROM
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

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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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