Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Nashville, TN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
829 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

.UPDATE...
LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE TSTORMS CONTINUES TO PRECEDE COLD FRONT...
WHICH IS CURRENTLY NEARING THE MS RIVER. NUMEROUS WARNINGS CONTINUE
ACROSS WEST TN. THIS COLD FRONT...AND LINE OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE
EAST...PLOWING RIGHT ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH 07Z OR SO. TOR WATCH
REMAINS VALID THRU THAT TIME.

THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE DRASTICALLY AFTER THE FRONT PASSES AS
DRIER AIR SETTLES IN. WILL ADJUST GRIDS TO REFLECT PASSING STORMS
AND INCOMING DRIER AIR LATER TONIGHT. MAY MAKE SMALL ADJUSTMENTS
TO TEMPS AS WELL.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 534 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011/

UPDATE...FOR 00Z TAFS.

AVIATION...
STRONG SFC LOW ACRS CENTRAL AR WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO CENTRAL KY BY 06Z...
THEN OFF TO WV ARND 12Z. THIS WILL BRING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACRS
THE CWA AFTER MIDNIGHT...WHICH WILL BE PRECEDED BY A LINE OF TSTORMS.
THIS LINE WILL MOVE TO NEAR BNA 04-06Z THEN CSV 07-09Z. PASSING PCPN
WILL PRODUCE MVFR/IFR CEILINGS/VSBYS...WITH VSBYS GREATLY INCREASING
AFTER 12-14Z FROPA. CEILINGS HOWEVER WILL BE SLOW TO LIFT ON FRI.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 352 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011/

DISCUSSION...
FORECAST REASONING WILL LEAN TOWARD A CONSENSUS MODEL SOLUTION
COMPROMISE FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

FORECAST QUANDARIES...AN ACTIVE SVR WX EVENT LOOKS TO BE SET
UP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. WITH SEVERAL OF OUR W
COUNTIES UNDER A TOR WATCH THRU 04Z...AND EXPECTING THE CHANCE
OF ISO TORNADOES THRU THE ENTIRE NIGHT...HAVE MENTIONED THIS
THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD TONIGHT. AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES...
SOME TRIMMING OF THESE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE...AS THE STRONG SFC
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO W PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE BY
06Z...MOVE ACROSS THE NASHVILLE METROPOLITIAN AREA BY AROUND
09Z...AND BEGIN TO EXIT THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AREA BY 12Z FRI.

AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AIRMASS IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE...
.ESPECIALLY ACROSS SW PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE...WHERE
INSTABILITY AND LIFTING MECHANISMS ARE MOST ENHANCED. EXPECT
THIS TREND TO CONTINUE ACROSS W PORTIONS OF MID STATE THRU AT
LEAST 04Z...MAINLY ALONG AND W OF A LINE FROM CLARKSVILLE TO
LAWRENCEBURG...AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE E. IMPRESSIVE LOW LEVEL
JET DYNAMICS WITH THIS POTENTIAL SVR WX EVENT ALSO...WITH 850
MB WIND FIELDS MODEL CONSENSUS SHOWING AN 80KT JET MAX ACROSS THE
NASHVILLE METRO AREA...WITH A 60KT-70KT JET MAX ACROSS E PORTIONS
OF THE MID STATE.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE SEE THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED
2128Z MESOSCALE DISCUSSION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
SHORT TERM IMPACTS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

AS STORM SYSTEM MOVES EWD OF THE MID STATE ON FRI...AND STRONG
RIDGING INFLUENCES BUILD ACROSS THE MID STATE FROM THE UPPER
MIDWEST...LOOK FOR A DECREASING CLOUDINESS TREND WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE...CHANCE E PLATEAU...PER REMAINING RESIDUAL LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE BEHIND FRONTAL PASSAGE...OF LIGHT SHWRS FOR LOCATIONS
GENERALLY ALONG AND E OF I-65 THRU THE MORNING HOURS ON FRI.
EXPECT AFTERNOON HIGHS CLOSE TO GFS/NAM FORECASTED VALUES.

WITH MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO AT LEAST
N PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE BY 12Z...WILL GO WITH AN INCREASING
CLOUDINESS TREND ACROSS THESE AREAS AND SLIGHTLY RAISE LOWS FRI
NIGHT FROM MODEL GUIDANCE FORECAST NUMBERS.

EXPECT MID TO UPPER LEVEL CLOUDINESS TO MOVE INTO THE OHIO RIVER
VALLEY REGION DURING THE DAY ON SAT...WITH SLY WINDS DEVELOPING
ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID STATE...AS A STATIONARY FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP JUST N OF THE MID STATE BY 12Z SUN. AS FOR HIGH TEMPS
SAT AFTERNOON...WILL LOWER SLIGHTLY ACROSS N PORTIONS OF MID STATE
PER STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH OVERALL CLOUDINESS ACROSS THIS
AREA.

ALSO BY 12Z SUN...OVERALL ATM MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE
ACROSS W PORTIONS OF MID STATE...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHWRS...DUE TO MARGINAL INSTABILITY/LIFT ACROSS THESE
LOCATIONS. THUS...WILL RAISE LOWS TEMPS ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS FOR
SAT NIGHT ALSO.

ANOTHER POSSIBLE POTENT STORM SYSTEM IS STILL FORECAST TO SWEEP
ACROSS THE MID STATE SUN AND MON...LIKELY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND
OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. AFTER THIS
NEXT STORM SYSTEM EXITS OUR REGION MON NIGHT...THE MID STATE SHOULD
EXPERIENCE DRY WEATHER...AS HIGH PRESSURE INFLUENCES BUILD ACROSS
THE AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.

HYDROLOGY...
AS OF 2 PM CST...HERE AT THE NWS OFFICE IN OLD HICKORY...WE HAD 1.76
INCHES OF RAINFALL. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...WILL CONTINUE WITH THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THRU 12Z. HAVE MADE JUST SOME SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS
TO THE HPC QPF VALUES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE MID
STATE...WITH A SWATH OF ONE INCH TO ONE...STARTING FROM NEAR
WAYNESBORO TO PORTLAND...INCREASING TO ONE AND THREE QUARTERS OF
AN INCH IN LOCATIONS ACROSS THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES REGION OF
NW TN...THRU 06Z. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL ACROSS LOCATIONS
JUST W OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...AND W PORTIONS OF THE
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU... WHERE GENERALLY 0.60 INCH IS EXPECTED.
THESE ARE GENERAL VALUES ANTICIPATED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE DUE TO PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN SPECIFIC
LOCATIONS.

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR TNZ005>011-022>031-
033-056-057-059.

&&

07

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
718 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-251130-
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-
718 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN AND NORTHWEST MIDDLE
TENNESSEE UNTIL 600 AM FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE MID STATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. MOST AREAS CAN EXPECT
A TOTAL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN. AREAS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF
NASHVILLE CAN EXPECT 2 TO 3 INCHES, WITH THE CLARKSVILLE AND DOVER
AREAS RECEIVING 3 TO 4 INCHES.

THERE IS ALSO A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE
WESTERN HALF OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE, INCLUDING THE NASHVILLE METRO
AREA, WITH A SLIGHT RISK ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MID STATE TODAY
AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SWEEP ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING, BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF
WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

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

ROSE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
648 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

TNZ005-006-022>024-250115-
BENTON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-MONTGOMERY-STEWART-
648 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BENTON...HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...
MONTGOMERY AND STEWART COUNTIES...

AT 641 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHWEST KENTUCKY AND NORTHEASERN PART OF
WEST TENNESSEE. THESE STORMS...ALTHOUGH NOT AN INITIAL THREAT TO
NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE ARE BEING MONITORED CLOSELY. OUR
NEIGHBORING OFFICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY HAS A TORNADO WARNING OUT FOR
GRAVES COUNTY AND THE MEMPHIS WEATHER OFFICE HAS A TORNADO WARNING
IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WEAKLEY. THESE STORMS ARE NOT VERY FAR AWAY
AND INTERESTS IN NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE SHOULD STAY ALERT.
THE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

BOYD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
650 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-250300-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...
MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...
LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...
FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...
WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...
TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER...
WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
650 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

                     ...TORNADO SAFETY RULES...

IN HOMES OR SMALL BUILDINGS, GO TO THE BASEMENT OR TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM, SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM, ON THE LOWEST
LEVEL. GET UNDER SOMETHING STURDY SUCH AS A HEAVY TABLE OR A
BED.

IN MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES, ABANDON THEM AND GO TO A STURDY
STRUCTURE. IF THERE IS NO SUCH STRUCTURE NEARBY, LIE FLAT IN A
DITCH, RAVINE, GULLY, CULVERT OR LOW SPOT WITH YOUR ARMS AND HANDS
SHIELDING YOUR HEAD.

IN LARGE BUILDINGS, SUCH AS SCHOOLS, FACTORIES, HOSPITALS,
NURSING HOMES AND SHOPPING CENTERS, GO TO THE PREDESIGNATED
SHELTER AREA. INTERIOR HALLWAYS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR ARE USUALLY
BEST. STAY AWAY FROM ROOMS THAT ARE LARGE IN AREA BECAUSE THEY HAVE
WEAKLY SUPPORTED ROOFS.

IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS, GO TO AN INTERIOR SMALL ROOM OR HALLWAY.

STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T BOTHER OPENING OR CLOSING THEM. IT
WON'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO THE STRUCTURE AND YOU'LL JUST WASTE
TIME OR PUT YOURSELF AT RISK SHOULD GLASS BREAK AS YOU ARE NEAR.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL CARRY INFORMATION AND SAFETY TIPS ALL THIS
WEEK CONTAINING IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES THAT YOU CAN USE TO
PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONES FROM THE DANGERS OF SEVERE
WEATHER.

BOYD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
755 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

TNZ005-022>024-250300-
BENTON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-STEWART-
755 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BENTON...HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS AND
STEWART COUNTIES...

AT 752 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN PART OF WEST TENNESSEE
MOVING RAPIDLY EAST.

WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED SHORTLY FOR THIS LINE AS IT
APPROACHES THE TENNESSEE RIVER AROUND 815 PM.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

BOYD