Severe Thunderstorm Warning 250, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

May 16, 2003, 10:55 PM CDT (03:55 UTC)

Expired

May 16, 2003, 11:45 PM CDT

In force

50 min

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Benton 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 170355
SVRBNA
TNC005-170445-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1051 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BENTON COUNTY IN TENNESSEE

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 1048 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES WEST OF CAMDEN...OR 3 MILES NORTHEAST
  OF HUNTINGDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
  HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THIS SEVERE STORM.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CAMDEN AROUND 1115 PM CDT
  BIG SANDY AROUND 1120 PM CDT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN BE AS DESTRUCTIVE AS A TORNADO. FOR
YOUR SAFETY, GO TO A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH
LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3605 8852 3588 8845 3592 8802 3633 8799

$$
BOYD

NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 16, 5:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
500 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003

SINCE MODELS (AND CURRENT TRENDS) INDICATE A LULL IN ACTION FOR A
WHILE...WILL UPDATE TO TIME CONVECTION FOR MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.BNA...NONE.

MAG

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075>080-093>097-171030-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
530 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG...WITH GUSTY
WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. HOWEVER...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

 SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...YOU CAN EXPECT A CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MOST NUMEROUS OVER THE
WEEKEND...ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WHEN ISOLATED STORMS COULD
BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND HEAVY
RAINFALL. THURSDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE DRY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE
NEEDED AT SOME POINT DURING THE NEXT SIX DAYS...ESPECIALLY OVER
THE WEEKEND.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR
WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BNA.

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