Tornado Warning 36, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

Oct 19, 2004, 1:48 AM CDT (06:48 UTC)

Expired

Oct 19, 2004, 2:15 AM CDT

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Maury County, TN

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000 
WFUS54 KOHX 190648
TORBNA
TNC119-190715-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
148 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN MAURY COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLUMBIA

* UNTIL 215 AM CDT

* AT 143 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  COLUMBIA BY 200 AM CDT
  SPRING HILL BY 205 AM CDT

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE 
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. EVACUATE MOBILE
HOMES. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

LAT...LON 3586 8717 3570 8727 3548 8683 3568 8672

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JLM

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