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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
553 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

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

A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE POTENTIAL FOR DEVASTATING LONG
TRACK TORNADOES.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS NORTHWEST MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. THIS INCLUDES CLARKSVILLE, DOVER, AND CAMDEN. THERE IS A
MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS CENTRAL PARTS OF THE MID
STATE, INCLUDING THE NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN AREA. THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND ADJACENT
AREAS, INCLUDING COOKEVILLE AND MANCHESTER.

THE SEVERE THREAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER DURING THE
EARLY EVENING. THIS AREA COULD HAVE LARGE HAIL THE SIZE OF
GOLFBALLS, POWERFUL WINDS, AND STRONG TORNADOES. THE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE MID STATE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. THE STORMS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY, BUT MAY STILL POSE A
SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA.

.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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