[BNAWX] Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
242 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

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242 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AN INTENSE SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AND REACH THE TENNESSEE RIVER AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...THEN RACE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE BEFORE EXITING THE
AREA FRIDAY MORNING.

THE MAIN THREATS WITH THIS LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...BUT A COUPLE OF TORNADOES
CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD FOR SEVERE WEATHER
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SQUALL LINE WILL EXIST WEST OF THE INTERSTATE
65 CORRIDOR...BUT SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

BEHIND THE OVERNIGHT SQUALL LINE...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THE MAIN
AREA OF CONCERN FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE EAST OF
INTERSTATE 65 THROUGH THE NOON HOUR ON FRIDAY.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY...AND A WIND ADVISORY MAY
BE NEEDED FOR MUCH OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

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SPOTTERS CAN MAKE REPORTS VIA TWITTER USING HASHTAG #TSPOTTER

TO MAKE A REPORT VIA FACEBOOK GO TO:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.NASHVILLE.GOV

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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