[BNAWX] Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
324 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-030000-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...
MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...
LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...
FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...
WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...
TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER...
WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
324 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY AND DURING THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT...
...A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE TODAY AND TONIGHT...
...MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND POSSIBLY
STRONG LONG TRACKED TORNADOES...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL PUSH NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH THROUGH THE MID STATE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS
ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS EASTERN
PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONTAL
PASSAGE...ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL BECOME VERY FAVORABLE FOR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.

LOWER LEVEL ATMOSPHERIC WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH A WARM FRONT MOVING WELL NORTH OF THE
ENTIRE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A MUCH WARMER
AND MOISTURE RICH AIRMASS TO BE ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE MID STATE
BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NEAR RECORD HIGHS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR
MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. BREAKS IN CLOUD COVERAGE TODAY
WILL ALLOW FOR DAYTIME HEATING TO AID WITH ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY
AND LIFT. ADDITIONAL INSTABILITY AND LIFT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE
APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT. THUS...ALL THE INGREDIENTS NEEDED
FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ON A LARGE SCALE WILL BE IN
PLACE...MOISTURE...INSTABILITY...AND LIFT. THE BEST OVERALL TIME
FOR SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL ACROSS THE MID STATE WILL BE FROM
NOON IN WESTERN LOCATIONS TO MID EVENING IN EASTERN LOCATIONS.

PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOUR SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLANS ARE IN PLACE
FOR BOTH YOUR RESIDENCE AND BUSINESS. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE SURE
THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A RELIABLE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...SUCH AS NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL
MEDIA OUTLET. INFORMATION CONCERNING NOAA WEATHER RADIO
TRANSMITTERS AND THE LOCATION THAT THEY SERVE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
CAN BE FOUND ON THE NASHVILLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB
PAGE...AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE UNDER WEATHER SAFETY.

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