Severe Thunderstorm Warning 251, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

May 17, 2003, 1:30 AM CDT (06:30 UTC)

Expired

May 17, 2003, 2:15 AM CDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Perry County, TN, Wayne County, TN

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 170630
SVRBNA
TNC135-181-170715-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
130 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  PERRY COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  WAYNE COUNTY IN TENNESSEE

* UNTIL 215 AM CDT

* AT 124 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 18 MILES WEST OF LOBELVILLE TO 20
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLLINWOOD...OR FROM 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  LEXINGTON TO 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH...MOVING EAST AT 30
  MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE...NEAR
  CLIFTON AROUND 135 AM CDT
  LINDEN AROUND 150 AM CDT
  WAYNESBORO AROUND 155 AM CDT

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE
FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3501 8790 3544 8804 3551 8796 3562 8803
          3572 8803 3585 8795 3581 8785 3583 8773
          3567 8775 3561 8766 3550 8773 3540 8758
          3501 8762

$$

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NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 16, 5:00 PM CDT, 8 hours 30 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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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.