[BNAWX] Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
503 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

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503 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE
AROUND THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 WILL BE THE
PRIMARY FOCUS FOR THIS SEVERE WEATHER.  WHILE THE TORNADO THREAT
WILL NOT BE ZERO...THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS AND HAIL. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR MOST OF
MIDDLE TENNESSEE. TORNADOES...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL ARE ALL
POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE STATE.
DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS APPEARS TO BE THE MAIN THREAT AT THIS
TIME FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO A THREAT.
2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. VERY HIGH RAINFALL RATES
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS THEREFORE...SOME FLASH
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE BEST CHANCES MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED THROUGHOUT
THIS ACTIVE PERIOD. A FULL MTEARS AMATEUR RADIO ACTIVATION IS
LIKELY SOMETIME DURING THE DAY MONDAY A WELL.

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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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