[BNAWX] Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
411 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

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411 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
ALONG A COLD FRONT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...AND WILL BRING INTENSE
RAINFALL RATES AT TIMES TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
TOTAL ONE TO THREE INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

THIS MUCH RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON SMALLER CREEKS AND
STREAMS...AS WELL AS PRODUCE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS.
THERE ARE SEVERAL RIVER FLOOD ADVISORIES IN EFFECT AS WELL AS AREAL
FLOOD WARNINGS BLANKETING MUCH OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE WEST OF THE
PLATEAU.

IN ADDITION...A FEW STRONGER STORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COLD
FRONT AS IT CONTINUES MOVING EAST ACROSS THE MID STATE. A FEW CELLS
HAVE SHOWN SOME PERSISTENT ROTATION...SO WE CANNOT RULE OUT
ISOLATED...BRIEF TORNADOES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR
BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
REPORT HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS WELL AS ANY SEVERE THREATS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE.

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