Severe Thunderstorm Warning 283, NWS Nashville, TN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
945 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2003

SAT SHOWS CONVECTIVE TREND DOWNWARD ON INTENSITY/COVERAGE FOR
ACTIVITY ALONG TN/KY BORDER. SPC JUST ISSUED SWOMCD DISCUSSING GOOD
CHANCE OF STRONG STORMS THIS AFTERNOON FOR US. INSTABILITY VERY HIGH
SO ATMOSPHERE PRIMED. SHOULD BE A GOOD FOCUS ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
NOW OVER NORTHERN COUNTIES. WILL BE A WATCH SHORTLY.

WILL UPDATE ZONES WHNE WATCH ISSUED.

.BNA...NONE.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
945 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A VERY MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN OVER MID
TENNESSEE...ALONG WITH SEVERAL LINGERING SURFACE BOUNDARIES.
THE WEATHER WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY ACTIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
AS A STRONG DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BECOME WIDESPREAD AT TIMES. MANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO PONDING ON ROADS AND
COULD CAUSE SMALL STREAMS TO RISE RAPIDLY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

LITTLE CHANGE TO THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE A GOOD BET THROUGH THE
PERIOD...AND LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS IS LIKELY TODAY AND
MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1109 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2003

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 4 PM CDT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...

AT 11 AM CDT...A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ALONG THE
TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY BORDER. ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG STORMS
DEVELOPED WITHIN THE PAST HOUR ALONG INTERSTATE 65 FROM NASHVILLE
SOUTH TO NEAR PULASKI. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35
MPH. WITH THE STORMS...EXPECT STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND VERY
HEAVY RAIN. PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ON ROADWAYS
WILL BE LIKELY WITH THE HEAVY RAIN.

STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS... AFFECTING MOST OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS UNTIL
THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. IF NO PERMANENT SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...GET
INSIDE A CAR TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LIGHTNING.

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