1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 21, 1:17 PM CST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 217 PM CDT SUN JUL 21 2002 CURRENTLY, WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ROLLING ACROSS THE MID STATE THIS HOUR, AS ANTICIPATED. ON A BIT LARGER SCALE, HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR EAST SEEMS TO BE LOSING ITS GRIP, AS PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS IS STARTING TO TIGHTEN UP IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE DAY, MODELS ARE ADVERTISING A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ON WEDNESDAY, SO WILL GRUDGINGLY MOLD THE FORECAST AROUND THAT EVENT. IN THE MEANTIME, LOOK FOR ONE MORE HOT DAY BEFORE CLOUDS BEGIN TO THICKEN UP ON TUESDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF THE SLOW-MOVING FRONT. WILL LEAVE MAINLY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY, WITH CLEARING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY. LOOK FOR A DRY 4-DAY STRETCH FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .BNA...NONE. ROSE
TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075>080-093>097-220000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 320 PM CDT SUN JUL 21 2002 ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BUT DIE OFF RAPILDY AFTER THAT TIME. STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE... ALTHOUGH THEY WILL LIKELY PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND GUSTY WIND. WATER WILL BE BRIEFLY LEFT STANDING ON ROADWAYS DURING AND AFTER STRONGER STORMS. ACTIVATION OF SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
EMA reported a bridge was washed out on Highway 49. Highway 49 was also impassable due to high water at this location.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, July 2002
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