[BNAWX] Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
816 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR SATURDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. NEARLY ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE IS UNDER A
MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE STORMS.

THIS ACTIVITY WILL DEVELOP AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION...AND
A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.

THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY EVENING
AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY
HAZARD...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

WIND DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR BEFORE THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE. STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...WITH
WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5 INCHES MAY
RESULT IN LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING AND RIVER RISES.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

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

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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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