[BNAWX] Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1252 PM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013

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1252 PM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR EASTERN
PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TN.

A WESTWARD MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE WESTWARD AND ACROSS
MIDDLE TN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID
AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE DROP...INSTABILITY LEVELS WILL
BE ON THE INCREASE. GIVEN THE SUFFICIENT LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE
ACROSS EASTERN AREAS...THE STAGE IS SET FOR ISOL TO SCT
DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS
THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND ADJACENT COUNTIES JUST TO THE WEST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

HOTTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE LAST HALF OF THE WEEK...WITH
AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EXPECTED TO
BE AROUND 100 DEGREES WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. HOT WEATHER
SAFETY WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

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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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