Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

May 1, 2003, 1:23 PM CDT (18:23 UTC)

Expired

May 1, 2003, 2:00 PM CDT

In force

37 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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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
121 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 200 PM CDT

* AT 117 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
  A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF 
  BIG SANDY TO 9 MILES WEST OF CAMDEN...OR FROM 7 MILES EAST OF 
  PARIS TO 9 MILES  WEST OF CAMDEN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE...NEAR
  BIG SANDY AROUND 125 PM CDT
  CAMDEN AROUND 135 PM 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 3642 8821 3599 8833 3583 8796 3631 8794

$$
END/ORCHANIAN

NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 1, 10:20 AM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1020 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2003

COLD FRONT TO THE NORTHWEST STRETCHING FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TO
NORTHWEST TEXAS. MCS OVER MO/AR WITH OUTFLOW BNDRY OVER MO BOOTHEEL
AND NORTHERN AR BULGING SEWD.

LOCAL ETA MODEL INDICATING SIGNIFICANT DESTABILIZATION OVER WEST TENNESSEE
NEAR MKL AROUND 20Z WITH A 3000+ B+ AXIS MOVING EASTWARD INTO  WESTERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE BEFORE 00Z. COMPUTED LI INDICATED AROUND -9.

HAVE UPDATED NORTHWEST PORTION TO INCLUDE SVR MENTION...IAW WITH LATEST
GUIDANCE FROM SELS.

.BNA...NONE.

JLM

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075>080-093>097-021030-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
530 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT...AS THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME MORE STABLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
ON FRIDAY. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO MIDDLE
TENNESSEE.

ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS
ANOTHER SPRINGTIME DISTURBANCE STRENGTHENS EAST OF THE ROCKIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD BE ON ALERT STATUS
FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY.

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