Tornado Warning 12, NWS Nashville, TN

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WWUS54 KOHX 022038
SVSOHX

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

TNC021-147-022045-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090402T2045Z/
CHEATHAM TN-ROBERTSON TN-
338 PM CDT THU APR 2 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ROBERTSON AND NORTHERN CHEATHAM COUNTIES...

AT 338 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF
ASHLAND CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3650 8688 3620 8712 3622 8717 3624 8716
      3626 8719 3630 8713 3632 8728 3634 8728
      3643 8718 3642 8715 3645 8716 3646 8712
      3654 8711 3657 8714 3660 8712
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 209DEG 18KT 3640 8710

$$

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