[BNAWX] Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
336 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

TNZ005>009-023>032-056>065-075-077>079-093>095-130500-STEWART-
MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-
DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-BEDFORD-
COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES-INCLUDING THE CITIES
OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...ERIN...WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...
NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...
GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...
FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...
WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...
MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...
PULASKI 336 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
...FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION...
AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 100 TO 105
DEGREES TOMORROW THROUGH SUNDAY...

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ACROSS
MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS A COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE MID STATE IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN
ESTABLISHED NORTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW PATTERN ALOFT. A COUPLE
OF STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU THIS EVENING BUT
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE OVERNIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS NORTH OF I
40 ARE MOST LIKELY TO SEE THESE STORMS. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WITH BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
THE THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS LOW BUT CANNOT
BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT.

AS THIS COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVES ACROSS AND
SOUTHEASTWARD OUT OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATER TONIGHT...IT WILL
LEAVE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES ACROSS THE AREA...AND ALONG WITH EXPECTED
UPPER LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW USHERING IN ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES
TO THE REGION. THIS COULD RESULT IN A REDEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS AT LEAST THE EASTERN HALF OF THE MID STATE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH AGAIN THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE UPPER CUMBERLAND REGION. WITH SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO OCCUR...DAMAGING WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE THE
MAIN CONCERN...WITH A SMALL CHANCE OF A TORNADO AND LARGE HAIL.
AGAIN...SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY
RAINFALL... RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING.

ALONG WITH THE ABOVE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL...AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX
VALUES TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM
100 TO 105 DEGREES FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU
REGION. THIS IS THE RESULT OF BUILDING UPPER LEVEL RIDGING
INFLUENCES FROM THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS BECOMING MORE
PRONOUNCED ACROSS THE MID STATE...ALONG WITH WARM...MOIST... AND
THUS HUMID AIR BEING USHERED IN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTION AND
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS IN DEALING WITH THIS HEAT. TAKE EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...
RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW
THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR
LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER. STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS...ESPECIALLY
THE ELDERLY...HOMELESS...OTHERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS...ALONG WITH
PETS. REMEMBER WHEN EXITING YOUR VEHICLE...TO CHECK THE BACK
SEAT FOR CHILDREN.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA...NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AND THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TENNESSEE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE FOR THE LATEST ON THESE DEVELOPING SEVERE
WEATHER AND AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUE SITUATIONS.

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