Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Nashville, TN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Nashville TN
215 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Thursday)
Issued at 125 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

All eyes are on today's forecast as all modes of severe weather
including flash flooding are anticipated across Middle
Tennessee. I'll be honest, things are very complex and not clear
cut, so it's imperative for everyone to be weather aware all day
today into tonight. This is not a "one and done" type of event.
Multiple thunderstorms at multiple parts of the day will have the
opportunity to be severe. If you are going to be out and about
today and tonight, it's imperative for you to check the weather
before heading out and have multiple ways to get notified when
warnings are issued.

Here's what we're confident on:
1) The potential for flash flooding has been increasing with each
model run and even though we didn't get much in the way of
rainfall on Tuesday, this system has the unfortunate opportunity
to place a boundary over Middle Tennessee where ample moisture
will allow thunderstorms to train over the same locations over and
over and over. This boundary will likely set up near or north of
I-40, but there's even a possibility that it sets up in Southern
Kentucky (and Middle Tennessee skirts away from the highest
precipitation totals). But wherever that boundary sets up, heavy
rainfall and flash flooding will result.

2) There will be some impressive straight line winds along with
some potential QLCS tornadoes when the main/final line of storms
pushes through late tonight. There's definitely much more
uncertainty on how things unfold before this main line. Timing
things during the daylight hours is extremely difficult, but the
main line should move through after dark.

3) Lapse rates are also high so think any storm that develops
today through tonight will have the potential to produce large
hail.

4) Don't be fooled by any morning or early afternoon convection
being "the event" or limiting things. The main line coming through
tonight will pack quite the punch that won't care if you did or
didn't have storms earlier in the day.

Here's what we're not confident on:
1) Speaking of the boundary, exactly where this will set up will
be the million dollar question. Short range models are having a
difficult time initializing correctly over our area during this
overnight period, so confidence on how everything will exactly
play out today is not very high. Regardless, all the parameters
you always hear meteorologists spout off during big severe weather
events are all there with ample moisture, instability, and shear.

2) If discrete supercells can develop this afternoon and evening,
this would spell big trouble for the tornado threat and increase
the severe weather potential significantly. Think this concern is
mostly for the northern half of Middle Tennessee but once again,
it all depends on where exactly the above mentioned boundary sets
up.

It's Spring in Middle Tennessee. We want you to be prepared and
not scared. Today and tonight is when we need you to pay attention
to the weather as things will be rapidly evolving throughout the
day.

By Thursday morning, storms rapidly move south of Tennessee giving
way to drier conditions and partly cloudy skies.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Thursday Night through next Wednesday)
Issued at 125 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Friday and this weekend look fairly nice weather wise as Highs in
the 70s and Lows in the 40s and 50s will be the main weather
story. There will be some northwest flow aloft and some model solutions
do have some weak upper level impulses swinging through the area.
Kept things dry for now, but would not be surprised to see some
increases in cloud cover and possible showers.

Another upper level trough will impact the area on Monday and
Tuesday as return flow brings the southerly flow and moisture
back. Showers and thunderstorms will return to the forecast, but
nothing looks impactful at this time.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1231 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Complex and uncertain forecast over the next 24 hours. Do expect
most to remain VFR for the next few hours, with CSV/SRB being
outliers and currently having MVFR cigs. A line of TSRA will move
closer to the area after 09Z, but there is a lot of uncertainty
with coverage and intensity from then through most of tomorrow.
Coverage will likely be scattered, but if TSRA moves directly over
a terminal could experience VIS/CIG impacts and gustier winds
than currently in the TAF. Another round and increased confidence
in TSRA near the end of the current TAF period. Winds will remain
generally from the south throughout the TAF period.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Nashville      84  69  84  58 /  60  90  30  10
Clarksville    82  68  82  54 /  70 100  10  10
Crossville     79  63  78  53 /  60  90  70  20
Columbia       85  66  85  55 /  30 100  30  10
Cookeville     80  65  80  54 /  70 100  60  20
Jamestown      80  63  78  53 /  80  90  60  20
Lawrenceburg   84  66  84  56 /  30  90  50  10
Murfreesboro   85  66  84  55 /  40 100  40  10
Waverly        82  65  83  54 /  70  90  10  10

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch through Thursday morning for Bedford-Cannon-Cheatham-
Clay-Coffee-Cumberland-Davidson-De Kalb-Dickson-Fentress-Giles-
Grundy-Hickman-Houston-Humphreys-Jackson-Lawrence-Lewis-Macon-
Marshall-Maury-Montgomery-Overton-Perry-Pickett-Putnam-Robertson-
Rutherford-Smith-Stewart-Sumner-Trousdale-Van Buren-Warren-Wayne-
White-Williamson-Wilson.

&&

SHORT TERM...Hurley
LONG TERM....Hurley
AVIATION.....Adcock

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
352 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

TNZ005-080915-
Stewart TN-
352 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN STEWART COUNTY THROUGH
415 AM CDT...

At 352 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Paris Landing State Park, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Big Rock and Land Between The Lakes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3666 8785 3663 8785 3664 8764 3659 8763
      3646 8805 3649 8806 3652 8804 3656 8803
      3666 8807 3668 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0852Z 250DEG 27KT 3654 8808

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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