Interactive NWS Alert Information
New Event for Cookeville, TN
SPS valid from Mar 2 12 3:24 AM to 6:00 PM CST
Sent to SMS and E-Mail at Mar 2 12 3:24 AM CST
Radar Time: Mar 2 2012 3:25 AM CST
000 WWUS84 KOHX 020924 SPSOHX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 324 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-030000- 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 324 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY AND DURING THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT... ...A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND POSSIBLY STRONG LONG TRACKED TORNADOES... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL PUSH NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE MID STATE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE...ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL BECOME VERY FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. LOWER LEVEL ATMOSPHERIC WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH A WARM FRONT MOVING WELL NORTH OF THE ENTIRE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A MUCH WARMER AND MOISTURE RICH AIRMASS TO BE ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE MID STATE BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NEAR RECORD HIGHS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. BREAKS IN CLOUD COVERAGE TODAY WILL ALLOW FOR DAYTIME HEATING TO AID WITH ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY AND LIFT. ADDITIONAL INSTABILITY AND LIFT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT. THUS...ALL THE INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ON A LARGE SCALE WILL BE IN PLACE...MOISTURE...INSTABILITY...AND LIFT. THE BEST OVERALL TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL ACROSS THE MID STATE WILL BE FROM NOON IN WESTERN LOCATIONS TO MID EVENING IN EASTERN LOCATIONS. PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOUR SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLANS ARE IN PLACE FOR BOTH YOUR RESIDENCE AND BUSINESS. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A RELIABLE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...SUCH AS NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET. INFORMATION CONCERNING NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS AND THE LOCATION THAT THEY SERVE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE CAN BE FOUND ON THE NASHVILLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB PAGE...AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE UNDER WEATHER SAFETY.