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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS SETTING UP OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE
THIS WEEK, WITH AN ONGOING CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE. AS A RESULT,
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT MAY
BECOME QUITE STRONG.

Station Should Be Performing Normal Updates Approx. Noon Today

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1202 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2010
...HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK...
THIS SPRING FLOOD OUTLOOK IS FOR RIVERS AND STREAMS IN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE TRIBUTARIES AND MAIN-STEM PORTIONS OF THE
CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE RIVERS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES
A FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK TWICE EACH SPRING. THIS PRODUCT IS
COMPRISED OF AN ANALYSIS OF CURRENT HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS THAT MAY
BE CONDUCIVE TO FLOODING...INCLUDING SOIL MOISTURE...RIVER AND
STREAM LEVELS...RESERVOIR LEVELS...AND FUTURE PRECIPITATION
PATTERNS. ALSO...SNOW COVER IS FACTORED IN IF IT HAS OCCURRED. FOR
MIDDLE TENNESSEE THE FLOOD OUTLOOK POTENTIAL IS AVERAGE FOR SPRING
2010.
.CURRENT CONDITIONS...
SOIL MOISTURE VALUES REMAIN HIGH DUE TO ABUNDANT PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE AREA THIS WINTER...DURING A TIME OF YEAR WHEN SOIL
MOISTURE IS ESPECIALLY HIGH ANYWAY. HOWEVER...SOME SHORT TERM
DRYNESS IS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP. CURRENTLY...PRECIPITATION AT THE
NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND AT THE CROSSVILLE AIRPORT ARE
RUNNING SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.
RIVER AND STREAM LEVELS ARE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AREA
RESERVOIRS ARE GENERALLY HELD WITHIN A WINTER OPERATING RANGE TO
ACCOUNT FOR RUNOFF STORAGE THROUGH THE SPRING. EARLIER HEAVY RAINS
HAVE CAUSED WATER LEVELS TO RISE BUT CURRENT LEVELS ARE NEAR
NORMAL.
.8-14 DAY AND MARCH OUTLOOKS...
THE 8-14 DAY OUTLOOK AND MONTHLY OUTLOOK FOR MARCH ISSUED BY THE
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER SHOW A HIGH PROBABILITY OF BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES CONTINUING. THE OUTLOOK ALSO INDICATES EQUAL CHANCES
OF NEAR NORMAL...ABOVE NORMAL...OR BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
.SEASONAL OUTLOOK FOR THE SPRING...
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE SPRING SEASON...MARCH THROUGH MAY...ISSUED BY
THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER INDICATES EQUAL CHANCES OF NEAR
NORMAL...ABOVE NORMAL...OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
PRECIPITATION FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
.SUMMARY...
THE SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE IS AVERAGE. THIS IS
DUE TO CURRENT SOIL MOISTURE AND WATER LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS AND
STREAMS. THE SHORT TERM DRYNESS HAS HELPED TO DECREASE THE OVERALL
CHANCE OF FLOODING...BUT IS NOT ENOUGH TO COUNTERACT THE ABUNDANT
PRECIPITATION EXPERIENCED THIS WINTER.
THIS PRODUCT IS DESIGNED TO GIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...
THE PUBLIC...AND THOSE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE WITH INTERESTS ALONG
RIVERS AND STREAMS AN OUTLOOK ON THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING DURING
THE SPRING...THE TRADITIONAL FLOODING SEASON. THIS AND OTHER
HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE
UNDER THE RIVERS AND LAKES LINK ON THE LEFT.
NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK IS MARCH 15TH THROUGH 19TH
2010.
STREAM AND RAINFALL DATA ARE PROVIDED BY THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
AUTHORITY...THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS...AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COOPERATIVE AND BACKYARD
WEATHER OBSERVERS. WE THANK THESE PARTNERS FOR THEIR VALUABLE DATA.
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LAROSA

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