[BNAWX] Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
742 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
742 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 HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE NASHVILLE METROPOLITIAN AREA...
FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...
...A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF
MIDDLE TENNESSEE FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...
...MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND POSSIBLY
LONG TRACKED STRONG 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.

QUICK ACTION MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN DURING THIS SEVERE WEATHER
OUTBREAK TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. ACTIONS MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN
NOW FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED TO BE SURE THAT THEY HAVE
PROPER TIME TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER. 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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