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Heat Advisory 2, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this heat advisory at Jul 19, 2011, 3:11 PM CDT for 27 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Jul 20, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 50 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2011, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 20, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2011, 1:33 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
All 27 counties
Bedford County, TN, Benton County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Clay County, TN, Davidson County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Giles County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Macon County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Perry County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Smith County, TN, Stewart County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Wayne County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 34 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 695 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 863 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
366 WWUS74 KOHX 192012 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 311 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ALTHOUGH THE RIDGE WILL BE WEAKENING...HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 90S COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ALLOW HEAT INDEX READINGS TO RISE ABOVE 105 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON. TNZ005>010-022>031-056-057-059-062-200500- /O.NEW.KOHX.HT.Y.0002.110720T1700Z-110722T0000Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-WILLIAMSON-RUTHERFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY... DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET... HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE... FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...MURFREESBORO 311 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * EVENT...HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. * TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN...ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT EXHAUSTION...HEAT CRAMPS...AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTED CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE THE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS A EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ 55
10 follow-up statements
360 WWUS74 KOHX 200122 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 822 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ALTHOUGH THE RIDGE WILL BE WEAKENING...HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 90S COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ALLOW HEAT INDEX READINGS TO RISE ABOVE 105 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON. TNZ058-060-061-075-093>095-201000- /O.EXA.KOHX.HT.Y.0002.110720T1700Z-110722T0000Z/ LEWIS-MAURY-MARSHALL-BEDFORD-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOHENWALD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG... SHELBYVILLE...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 822 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * EVENT...HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. * TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN... ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT EXHAUSTION... HEAT CRAMPS...AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTED CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE THE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS A EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ TNZ005>010-022>031-056-057-059-062-201000- /O.CON.KOHX.HT.Y.0002.110720T1700Z-110722T0000Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-WILLIAMSON-RUTHERFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY... DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET... HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE... FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...MURFREESBORO 822 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * EVENT...HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. * TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN... ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT EXHAUSTION... HEAT CRAMPS...AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTED CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE THE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS A EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
050 WWUS74 KOHX 200911 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 411 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 90S COMBINED WITH ELEVATED HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ALLOW HEAT INDEX READINGS TO RISE TO AROUND 105 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON. TNZ005>010-022>031-056>062-075-093>095-202130- /O.CON.KOHX.HT.Y.0002.110720T1700Z-110722T0000Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD- BEDFORD-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY... DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET... HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE... HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG... MURFREESBORO...SHELBYVILLE...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 411 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * EVENT...HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. * TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT EXHAUSTION... HEAT CRAMPS...AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTED CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE THE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS A EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ JLM
651 WWUS74 KOHX 202015 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 315 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WAS BUILDING INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP DANGEROUS LEVELS OF TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY OVER THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 90S COMBINED WITH ELEVATED HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ALLOW HEAT INDEX READINGS TO RISE TO AROUND 105 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON. BY FRIDAY...READINGS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS HOT AS MORE CLOUDS AND BETTER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS MOVE INTO THE AREA. TNZ005>010-022>031-056>062-075-093>095-210415- /O.CON.KOHX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110722T0000Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD- BEDFORD-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY... DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET... HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE... HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG... MURFREESBORO...SHELBYVILLE...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 315 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY. * IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT EXHAUSTION... HEAT CRAMPS...AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTED CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE THE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS A EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
252 WWUS74 KOHX 210206 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 906 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP DANGEROUS LEVELS OF TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 90S COMBINED WITH ELEVATED HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ALLOW HEAT INDEX READINGS TO RISE TO AROUND 105 DEGREES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TNZ005>010-022>031-056>062-075-093>095-211100- /O.CON.KOHX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110722T0000Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD- BEDFORD-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY... DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET... HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE... HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG... MURFREESBORO...SHELBYVILLE...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 906 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS THURSDAY. * IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT EXHAUSTION... HEAT CRAMPS...AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTED CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE THE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS A EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
640 WWUS74 KOHX 210814 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 314 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011 ...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP DANGEROUS LEVELS OF TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID TO UPPER 90S TODAY AND MID 90S ON FRIDAY. THE HEAT COMBINED WITH ELEVATED HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ALLOW HEAT INDEX READINGS TO RISE TO AROUND 105 DEGREES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TNZ005>010-022>031-056>062-075-093>095-212130- /O.EXT.KOHX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD- BEDFORD-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY... DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET... HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE... HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG... MURFREESBORO...SHELBYVILLE...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 314 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS EACH DAY. * IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT EXHAUSTION... HEAT CRAMPS...AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTED CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE THE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS A EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ JLM
971 WWUS74 KOHX 211537 AAA NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1037 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011 ...HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE HOT AND MUGGY CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY TODAY AND FRIDAY...AND THE WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS TONIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID TO UPPER 90S TODAY AND MID 90S ON FRIDAY. THE HEAT COMBINED WITH ELEVATED HUMIDITY LEVELS...WILL ALLOW HEAT INDEX VALUES TO RISE TO AROUND 105 DEGREES BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TNZ005>010-022>031-056>062-075-093>095-212130- /O.CON.KOHX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD- BEDFORD-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY... DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET... HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE... HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG... MURFREESBORO...SHELBYVILLE...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 1037 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS EACH DAY. * IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT EXHAUSTION... HEAT CRAMPS...AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE THE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS A EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ STEIGERWALDT
472 WWUS74 KOHX 212103 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 403 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2011 ...HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO FRIDAY. HOT AND MUGGY CONDITIONS CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE HEAT COMBINED WITH ELEVATED HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ALLOW HEAT INDEX VALUES TO RISE TO BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON. TNZ005>010-022>031-056>062-075-093>095-220300- /O.CON.KOHX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD- BEDFORD-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY... DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET... HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE... HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG... MURFREESBORO...SHELBYVILLE...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 403 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS EACH DAY. * IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT EXHAUSTION... HEAT CRAMPS...AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE THE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS A EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ STEIGERWALDT
312 WWUS74 KOHX 220454 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1154 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2011 ...HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FRIDAY... .A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. HOT AND MUGGY CONDITIONS CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE HEAT COMBINED WITH ELEVATED HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ALLOW HEAT INDEX VALUES TO RISE TO BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON. TNZ005>010-022>031-056>062-075-093>095-221200- /O.CON.KOHX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD- BEDFORD-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY... DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET... HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE... HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG... MURFREESBORO...SHELBYVILLE...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 1154 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT EXHAUSTION... HEAT CRAMPS...AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE THE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS A EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
226 WWUS74 KOHX 221105 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 605 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011 ...HOT AND HUMID WEATHER TODAY... .HOT AND MUGGY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. TNZ005>010-022>031-056>062-075-093>095-221915- /O.CON.KOHX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD- BEDFORD-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY... DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET... HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE... HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG... MURFREESBORO...SHELBYVILLE...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 605 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT EXHAUSTION... HEAT CRAMPS...AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE THE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS A EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ 04
936 WWUS74 KOHX 221833 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 133 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON... .TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ARE RUNNING A LITTLE COOLER THAN EXPECTED...ALLOWING FOR LOWER HEAT INDICES ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE. EXPECT HIGHS TO REACH THE LOW TO MID 90S ACROSS THE AREA...AND WITH DEW POINTS IN THE LOW 70S THIS WILL GIVE HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES. TNZ005>010-022>031-056>062-075-093>095-221945- /O.CAN.KOHX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD- BEDFORD-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY... DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET... HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE... HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG... MURFREESBORO...SHELBYVILLE...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 133 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE HEAT ADVISORY. THE HEAT INDEX ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL. $$ LAROSA
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The local office's own words before this heat advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heat advisory went out at Jul 19, 1:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 1:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 147 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 .UPDATE...FOR 18Z AVIATION FORECAST && .AVIATION... AFTERNOON CU FIELD EVIDENT IN LATEST VISIBLE WITH NOT ALOT OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT TAKING PLACE AT EARLY AFTERNOON. COMPLEX THAT FIRED EARLIER ACROSS UPPER OHIO VALLEY HAS DROPPED DOWN INTO FAR EASTERN KENTUCKY WHILE WEAKENING AS EVIDENT BY CLOUD TOP WARMING IN SATELLITE. BELIEVE CU FIELD THIS AFTERNOON IS BEING SUPPRESSED BY SUBSIDENCE UNDERNEATH WARM UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCONE THAT HAS TAKEN UP RESIDENCE WITH GOOD WARM ADVECTION THROUGH THE MID-LEVELS BASED ON VEERING OF VERTICAL WIND FIELD THROUGH THAT LAYER. HAVE LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN SEEING MUCH IN THE WAY OF AFTERNOON CONVECTION TODAY...BUT WITH THIS MUCH HEAT NEVER DAY NEVER. LOOKING AT BASICALLY VFR AT BNA THROUGH THE PERIOD EXCEPT FOR BRIEF PERIOD OF MVFR DUE TO LATE NIGHT FOG. EXPECT MVFR AT CSV FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD WITH IFR LATE NIGHT DUE TO FOG. BOYD && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 939 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011/ UPDATE... LATEST REGIONAL RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY APPROACHING LEXINGTON. THIS ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH A SHORTWAVE EVIDENT IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SOUTHWARD AROUND THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE CENTERED NEAR KANSAS CITY. EXTRAPOLATION SHOWS ACTIVITY ENTERING NORTHEAST ZONES AROUND 20Z. 00Z 4.0 KM WRF SUGGESTS ACTIVITY WILL BUILD WESTWARD TOWARDS THE I-65 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING BUT UNCERTAINTY REMAINS ON EXACTLY HOW FAR WEST. CURRENT POPS SEEM REASONABLE BUT UPDATES MAY BE NECESSARY BASED ON LATEST RADAR TRENDS. REST OF FORECAST APPEARS ON TRACK AND WILL ONLY UPDATE TO REMOVE FOG WORDING. WILL ALSO LOOK CLOSELY AT POSSIBLE HEAT ADVISORY ISSUANCE FOR THE WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY TIMEFRAME...BUT WILL DECIDE WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 638 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011/ UPDATE...FOR 12Z AVIATION FORECASTS. AVIATION...EXPECT MVFR CONDITIONS IN BR, WITH TEMPORARY IFR RESTRICTIONS THROUGH 14Z. THEN VFR UNTIL 10Z, WHEN MVFR CONDITIONS IN BR ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN, WITH TEMPORARY IFR RESTRICTIONS THROUGH 12Z/20. EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO, ONCE AGAIN, ERUPT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS, WITH CB BASES NEAR 5K FT. SHOULD ONE OF THESE STORMS PASS NEAR OR OVER BNA OR CSV AIRPORT, EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS TO PRODUCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF IFR VSBYS, ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. LOOK FOR WEST-TO-NORTHWEST FLOW AOB 10 KTS BLO 10K FT, AND NORTH-NORTHEAST 10-25 KTS ABV 10K FT. IT IS POSSIBLE THESE NNE STEERING CURRENTS COULD DIRECT AN MCS OUT OF EASTERN KENTUCKY INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATER TODAY. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 01
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 4:42 AM CDT, 10 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 442 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-200945- 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-DE KALB-WHITE- CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE- GILES- 442 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN PARTS OF THE MID STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT...A FEW OF WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HEAVY RAINS...ARE POSSIBLE AS FAR WEST AS CLARKSVILLE...NASHVILLE...AND COLUMBIA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING...AND URBAN...AREAS .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... EXCESSIVE HEAT IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AS A DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PARTS OF THE MID STATE WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU... WHERE HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL LIKELY TOP 105 DEGREES. HOT WEATHER SAFETY WILL BE IMPORTANT...AND IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUT IN THE HEAT YOU SHOULD LIMIT YOUR TIME IN THE SUN TO AVOID HEAT RELATED ILLNESS AND EXHAUSTION. REMEMBER TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND USE SUNSCREEN WHENEVER SPENDING TIME IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ALTHOUGH ANY SEVERE WEATHER THAT DEVELOPS TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOULD BE BRIEF...REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED. SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA... TORNADO FUNNEL CLOUD FLOODING HAIL >= 1/2 INCH WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED) STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN 19
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