Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 1994, 10:33 PM CDT for Hickman County, Tennessee. It was in force for 42 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 1994, 10:33 PM CDT (03:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 1994, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hickman County, TN
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 87 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 539 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 5:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
TNZ005>010-023>033-056>065-075>078-093>097-102145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 535 PM CDT SUN APR 10 1994 AT 530 PM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. THE STORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN WERE IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF TENNESSEE... FROM HENDERSON IN THE WEST TO 10 MILES NORTH OF CHATTANOOGA IN THE EAST. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING... SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. OTHERWISE...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...WERE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...WEST TENNESSEE... MIDDLE TENNESSEE...AND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THIS EVENING. STREET FLOODING COULD OCCURR WITH A HEAVY DOWNPOUR.
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 6:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
TNZ005>010-023>033-056>065-075>078-093>097-102145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 635 PM CDT SUN APR 10 1994 AT 630 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE IN THE SOUTH PART OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. THE STORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN WERE LOCATED BETWEEN COLUMBIA AND LEWISBURG AND ALSO NEAR SODDY ON THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. OTHERWISE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...WERE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...WEST TENNESSEE... MIDDLE TENNESSEE...AND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THIS EVENING. SEVERE WEATHER COULD DEVELOP RAPIDLY WITH THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 7:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
TNZ005>010-023>033-056>065-075>078-093>097-102145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 735 PM CDT SUN APR 10 1994 AT 730 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE IN THE SOUTH PART OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. THE STORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN WERE LOCATED JUST NORTH OF MANCHESTER AND ALSO NEAR SODDY ON THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. OTHERWISE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...WERE OVER THE SOUTH PART OF WEST TENNESSEE...MUCH OF MIDDLE AND EAST TENNESSEE INCLUDING THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MILVES AN HOUR. PERSONS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THIS EVENING. SEVERE WEATHER COULD DEVELOP RAPIDLY WITH THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 8:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
TNZ005>010-023>033-056>065-075>078-093>097-102145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 835 PM CDT SUN APR 10 1994 AT 830 PM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE IN THE SOUTH PART OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. THE LINE EXTENDED FROM WAYNESBORO TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF CROSSVILLE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. OTHERWISE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...WERE OVER MUCH OF TENNESSEE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THIS EVENING. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 9:34 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
TNZ005>010-023>033-056>065-075>078-093>097-102145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 935 PM CDT SUN APR 10 1994 AT 930 PM CDT...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE IN THE SOUTH PART OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. THE STORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN WERE ALONG THE TENNESSEE RIVER...JUST WEST OF LINDEN AND ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. OTHERWISE...SCATTERED SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS...AND PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN...WERE OVER MUCH OF TENNESSEE. THERE WERE A FEW PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST WFEATHER INFORMATION THIS EVENING. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 9:59 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
TNZ005>010-023>033-056>065-075>078-093>097-110355- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 954 PM CDT SUN APR 10 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE... AT 935 PM CDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING OVER SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALSO HAD DEVELOPED OVER NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE DURING THE LAST HOUR. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM RAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE THREAT OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THUS PERSONS SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE SMALL STREAMS TO LEAVE THEIR BANKS. PEOPLE IN MIDDLE TENNESSES SHOULD MONITOR FLOOD CONDITIONS...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND...SHOULD FLOODWATERS THREATEN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Maury | 69 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.