Tornado Warning 5, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

Mar 19, 2003, 10:46 AM CST (16:46 UTC)

Expired

Mar 19, 2003, 11:30 AM CST

In force

44 min

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Coffee County, TN, Warren County, TN

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado 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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WFUS54 KOHX 191646
TORBNA
TNC031-177-191730-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1045 AM CST WED MAR 19 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL COFFEE COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MANCHESTER
  NORTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE

* UNTIL 1130 AM CST

* AT 1044 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF MANCHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST 
  AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
RURAL WESTERN WARREN COUNTY AT 1100 AM CST
RURAL NORTHERN COFFEE COUNTY AT 1100 AM CST
RURAL NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY AT 1120 AM CST

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME. TAKE COVER
NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. MOVE TO A BASEMENT...AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY...ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.

&&

LAT...LON 3540 8607 3548 8622 3558 8617 3567 8609
          3565 8599 3572 8599 3585 8586 3583 8569

$$
STEIGERWALDT

NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Mar 19, 9:18 AM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
915 AM CST TUE MAR 18 2003

HAVE UPDATED ZONES TO MENTION TORNADO WATCH UNTIL NOON FOR EAST HALF
OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

MOST OF THE ACITIVTY WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
INTO THE AFTERNOON. WESTERN AREAS NO LONGER HAVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
BUT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP AS HEATING TAKES
PLACE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.BNA...TORNADO WATCH FOR EAST HALF OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE UNTIL NOON.

BOYD
01

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075>080-093>097-201130-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
530 AM CST WED MAR 19 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY
AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE PLAINS, THE ATMOSPHERE
IS DE-STABILIZING OVER THE MIDSTATE. EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOLD DIMINISH
MARKEDLY BY TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER TO THE MIDSTATE THE THREAT
OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LITTLE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AND BEYOND. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS
SHOULD A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WATCH BE ISSUED FOR THE AREA
TODAY.

JLM

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