Special Statement
Statement as of 10:50 AM CDT on October 17, 2012
...A few strong to severe thunderstorms possible in middle Tennessee
tonight...
A cold front is expected to sweep across the mid state tonight and
produce the possibility for a few strong to severe thunderstorms...
especially west of Interstate 65. The main threat is expected to
be damaging straight line winds and hail. In addition...locally
heavy downpours may cause brief ponding of water in low lying and
poorly drained areas.
The Storm Prediction Center has placed western middle Tennessee in
a slight risk area for severe weather tonight.
The line of storms is expected to reach the Tennessee River valley
by late this evening... then push to the Interstate 65 corridor
around midnight...and onto the Cumberland Plateau late tonight.
Listen to NOAA Weather Radio or your local media for the later
updates on this situation.
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519 am CDT Wed Oct 17 2012
...Strong thunderstorms possible in middle Tennessee tonight...
A strong upper level low pressure system and cold front are
expected to develop a line of strong to severe thunderstorms...
or a squall line...in the upper and middle Mississippi Valley
this afternoon. Thunderstorms should develop across Missouri and
Arkansas by mid afternoon today and move rapidly east. The line
of thunderstorms are expected to move east of the Mississippi
River this evening.
The Storm Prediction Center has outlined a slight risk area for
severe weather today and tonight just west of middle Tennessee...
in western Kentucky...western Tennessee and northern Mississippi.
Although the atmosphere will be more stable and less prone for
severe weather across middle Tennessee...fast atmospheric winds
and high shear may produce isolated strong to severe storms in
middle Tennessee west of Interstate 65. The line of storms are
expected to reach the Tennessee River valley by late evening...
then push to the Interstate 65 corridor around midnight. Some
storms could produce damaging winds...hail and heavy downpours.
Listen to NOAA Weather Radio or your local media for the later
updates on this situation.
Detailed Conditions and Forecast Information:
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=37022&from_email=1
