Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Nashville, TN

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WWUS54 KOHX 021943
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
243 PM CDT THU APR 2 2009

TNC099-022000-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-090402T2000Z/
LAWRENCE TN-
243 PM CDT THU APR 2 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY...

AT 242 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE 
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LORETTO...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
LAWRENCEBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ETHRIDGE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3504 8759 3515 8759 3516 8758 3517 8759
      3518 8757 3523 8758 3543 8751 3543 8745
      3545 8744 3538 8723 3501 8744 3501 8748
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 201DEG 26KT 3516 8748

$$

BOYD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1053 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009

.UPDATE...
LATEST ANALYSIS SHOWING TIGHT SFC LOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST OK...WITH UPPER
LOW JUST BEHIND. TEMPS AND DEWPTS RISING FAIRLY RAPIDLY THIS MORNING
ACROSS THE CWA...WITH DEWPTS NOW IN THE MID 50S TO NEAR 60. CONVECTION
AHEAD OF SYSTEM ALREADY APPROACHING THE MS RIVER.

SFC/UPPER LOW EXPECTED TO PULL NORTHEAST TODAY AND MOVE JUST
NORTH OF THE CWA TONIGHT. AIRMASS AHEAD WILL BECOME INCREASING
UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND SHWRS/TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO WIDESPREAD
INTO LATE DAY. SEVERE POTENTIAL REMAINS FAVORABLE AS SHEAR AND
UVV INCREASE AS WIND FIELDS TIGHTEN.

WILL RAISE TEMPS SLIGHTLY FOR STRONG WARMING AHEAD OF COLD FRONT AND
MOVE SEVERE POTENTIAL LITTLE FURTHER EAST WITH CONVECTION ALREADY
NEARING MEM.

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

07

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
541 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-031045-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
541 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG SPRING STORM IS MOVING OUT OF THE PLAINS. A COMBINATION
OF FAVORABLE THERMODYNAMIC FACTORS AND LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL
PRODUCE A CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS OVER THE MIDSTATE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HEAVIEST STORMS WILL LIKELY ENTER THE
WESTERN MIDSTATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE MOST COMMON THREAT WILL BE
DAMAGING HAIL AND WINDS. A FEW TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE MIDSTATE ON SUNDAY WITH
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THESE STORMS
ARE UNLIKELY TO REACH SEVERE LEVELS. A GOOD PUNCH OF COLD AIR
BEHIND THE FRONT IS EXPECTED WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

JLM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
135 PM CDT THU APR 2 2009

TNZ056>058-060>062-075-077>079-093>095-021900-
BEDFORD-COFFEE-GILES-GRUNDY-HICKMAN-LAWRENCE-LEWIS-MARSHALL-MAURY-
PERRY-RUTHERFORD-WARREN-WAYNE-
135 PM CDT THU APR 2 2009

AT 130 PM...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND WILL QUICKLY INTENSIFY AS THEY MOVE
NORTH THROUGH WAYNE...PERRY...LEWIS COUNTIES. IF YOU LIVE IN
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE...STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS AND WARNING SHOULD THEY BECOME NECESSARY.

BOYD