Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Nashville, TN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
915 AM CST TUE MAR 18 2003

HAVE UPDATED ZONES TO MENTION TORNADO WATCH UNTIL NOON FOR EAST HALF
OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

MOST OF THE ACITIVTY WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
INTO THE AFTERNOON. WESTERN AREAS NO LONGER HAVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
BUT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP AS HEATING TAKES
PLACE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.BNA...TORNADO WATCH FOR EAST HALF OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE UNTIL NOON.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
530 AM CST WED MAR 19 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY
AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE PLAINS, THE ATMOSPHERE
IS DE-STABILIZING OVER THE MIDSTATE. EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOLD DIMINISH
MARKEDLY BY TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER TO THE MIDSTATE THE THREAT
OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LITTLE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AND BEYOND. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS
SHOULD A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WATCH BE ISSUED FOR THE AREA
TODAY.

JLM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE,TN
1109 AM CST WED MAR 19 2003

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1105 AM    SILVER POINT              TN   .75 INCH HAIL
03/19/03   PUTNAM

1108 AM    SOUTHWEST SECTION         TN   WIND DAMAGE
03/19/03   DEKALB                         BARN DESTROYED OFF FOUR
                                          SEASONS RD. REPORT WAS BY
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

1128 AM    6 EAST COOKEVILLE         TN   TORNADO
03/19/03   PUTNAM                         *** 1 INJ ***
                                          1PERSON INJURED... MOBILE
                                          HOME BLOWN OVER....NUMEROUS
                                          HOMES DAMAGED...BARN BLOWN
                                          DOWN...NUMEROUS TREES AND
                                          POWER LINES DOWN OFF OF
                                          BUFFALO ROAD BY PUTNAM CO
                                          EMA

JAO

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE,TN...CORRECTED FOR FATALITY
1109 AM CST WED MAR 19 2003

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1105 AM    SILVER POINT              TN   .75 INCH HAIL
03/19/03   PUTNAM

1108 AM    SOUTHWEST SECTION         TN   WIND DAMAGE
03/19/03   DEKALB                         BARN DESTROYED OFF FOUR
                                          SEASONS RD. REPORT WAS BY
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

1128 AM    6 EAST COOKEVILLE         TN   TORNADO
03/19/03   PUTNAM                         *** 1 FATALITY ***
                                          1 FATALITY IN MOBILE HOME
                                          BLOWN OVER....NUMEROUS
                                          HOMES DAMAGED...BARN BLOWN
                                          DOWN...NUMEROUS TREES AND
                                          POWER LINES DOWN OFF OF
                                          BUFFALO ROAD REPORTED BY
                                          PUTNAM CO EMA

MED