WWUS84 KOHX 110157 SPSOHX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 857 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-110300- 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-DEKALB-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...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE... LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO... COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...LINDEN... LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD... COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE... SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA... MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...TRACY CITY...ALTAMONT...COALMONT... SPENCER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 857 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE UNTIL 2 AM CDT... THE WARM FRONT THAT HAS BEEN DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI FOR THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS HAS STARTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST...AND AT 845 PM CDT...WAS LOCATED FROM ABOUT JACKSON TENNESSEE TO HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA. A NOTED INCREASE IN THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS OCCURRED DURING THE LAST HOUR ALONG THE FRONT. ITS DIFFICULT TO SAY AT THIS TIME...HOW FAR NORTH THE FRONT WILL COME MIDDLE TENNESSEE...BUT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRE ALONG THE FRONT DURING THE NEXT HOUR...AND INTENSIFY...POSSIBLY BECOMING SEVERE AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES IN WEST TENNESSEE JUST TO THE WEST OF PERRY COUNTY. IF YOU LIVE IN PERRY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR A POSSIBLE WARNING DURING THE NEXT HALF HOUR. $$ BOYD