Severe Thunderstorm Warning 231, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

May 11, 2003, 1:54 AM CDT (06:54 UTC)

Expired

May 11, 2003, 2:25 AM CDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Hickman County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Perry County, TN

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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WUUS54 KOHX 110654
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TNC081-085-135-110725-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
150 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  HICKMAN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  PERRY COUNTY IN TENNESSEE

* UNTIL 225 AM CDT

* AT 146 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR NORTH CENTRAL DECATUR COUNTY...OR 18 MILES
  SOUTH OF CAMDEN...MOVING EAST AT 50 TO 60 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  IN WESTERN HICKMAN COUNTY BY 210 AM CDT

.WEAK, SHORT LIVED TORNADOES MAY OCCUR ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER, THE MAIN THREAT IS DAMAGING 
WIND. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM 
OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS.

.A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING 
FOR MUCH OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3588 8812 3571 8807 3585 8730 3606 8737

$$
GIRODO

NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 10, 8:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 9 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
845 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003

UPDATED ZONE PACKAGE TO REMOVE TIME SENSITIVE WORDING AND DO SOME
MODEST RE-WORDING. SLIGHT TO MODERATE RISK SEVERE EVENT TONIGHT
WITH STORMS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN CWA BY 1-2 AM. LATEST MESOETA
SHOWS RAIN LEAVING SERN PORTION OF CWA AFTER 1 PM TOMORROW.

OTHERWISE NO CHANGES.

.BNA...NONE.

JLM

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075>080-093>097-110500-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
353 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING

YOU CAN EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATE
TONIGHT...SOME OF WHICH WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE...WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. YOU SHOULD STAY TUNED TO A RELIABLE SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT...AND BE READY TO TAKE ACTION
IF SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. THE
THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL ALSO LINGER INTO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...PROBABLY UNTIL AROUND 900 AM OR SO.

RIVER FLOODING WILL ALSO REMAIN A PROBLEM INTO THE NIGHT FOR SEVERAL
COUNTIES IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...WITH RIVERS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THROUGH TONIGHT RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE AROUND ONE-QUARTER TO ONE HALF
INCH...WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN ISOLATED STRONGER STORMS.

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

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...AND ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD REMAIN ALERT
THROUGH TONIGHT AND BE READY SHOULD ACTIVATION BE REQUIRED.

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