Tornado Warning 11, NWS Nashville, TN

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WWUS54 KOHX 022003
SVSOHX

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

TNC055-119-022030-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090402T2030Z/
MAURY TN-GILES TN-
303 PM CDT THU APR 2 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GILES AND WESTERN MAURY COUNTIES...

AT 302 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT PLEASANT...
OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBIA...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MOUNT PLEASANT BY 310 PM CDT...
  COLUMBIA BY 330 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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 3538 8721 3544 8721 3545 8728 3551 8727
      3552 8726 3553 8727 3573 8724 3573 8723
      3570 8697 3536 8707
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 190DEG 18KT 3550 8715

$$

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