Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 1, 1997, 10:09 PM CST for Cheatham County, Dickson County, Robertson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 1997, 10:09 PM CST (04:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 1997, 2:15 AM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Cheatham County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Robertson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 769 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1269 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 330 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 5.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBNA 020411 FFWBNA TNC021-043-083-085-147-165-005-020815- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1009 PM CST SAT MAR 1 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE ...CHEATHAM COUNTY...DICKSON COUNTY...HOUSTON COUNTY ...HUMPHREYS COUNTY...ROBERTSON COUNTY...SUMNER COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE ...BENTON COUNTY AT 1005 PM CST DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THESE STORMS ARE PASSING OVER AN AREA THAT HAS ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL FROM EARLIER STORMS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. BOYD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Mar 1, 7:45 PM CST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 7:45 PM CST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 745 PM CST SAT MAR 1 1997 STUFF OCCURRG JUST AHEAD OF CDFNT IN AREA OF GUD INSTBLTY. XPCT STUFF TO MOV OVR HERE TO LATR TNGT W/CDNFT. XPCT CDFNT BNA VCNTY ARND 12Z. TEMPS LUKG GUD. LUKS LK ADJUSTMTS NEEDD FOR WATCH ONLY ATTM.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 1, 4:20 PM CST, 5 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
350 PM CST SAT MAR 1 1997
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0630 AM CAMDEN AND BIG SANDY TN FLOODING
03/01/97 BENTON WATER OVER ROAD ALONG HIGHWAY
69 NORTH. REPORTED BY LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
0630 AM DICKSON TN FLOODING
03/01/97 DICKSON WATER OVER ROAD IN DICKSON.
REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0640 AM COUNTYWIDE TN FLOODING
03/01/97 CHEATHAM MUD AND ROCK SLIDES DUE TO
FLOODING ALONG HIGHWAY 49 NEAR
PETWAY. ONE TO TWO FEET OF
WATER ACROSS COUNTY. REPORTED
BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0645 AM 10SW SPRINGFIELD TN FLOODING
03/01/97 ROBERTSON WATER OVER ROAD ON HIGHWAY 49.
REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0700 AM COUNTYWIDE TN FLOODING
03/01/97 DECATUR WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND WATER
OVER ROADS. REPORTED BY LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT
0710 AM 10SW LINDEN TN .75 HAIL
03/01/97 PERRY REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0720 AM LINDEN TN .75 HAIL
03/01/97 PERRY REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0750 AM LINDEN TN .75 HAIL
03/01/97 HICKMAN REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0835 AM 5SW FRANKLIN TN HOME DAMAGED AND TREE DOWNED.
03/01/97 WILLIAMSON REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
1120 AM COUNTYWIDE TN FLOODING
03/01/97 STEWART WIDESPREAD FLOODING WITH ONE
TO TWO FEET OF WATER ACROSS
COUNTY. REPORTED BY LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT
0143 PM COUNTYWIDE TN FLOODING
03/01/97 STEWART WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN BUMPUS
MILLS AND BIG ROCK. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0300 PM COUNTYWIDE TN FLOODING
03/01/97 MONTGOMERY WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS COUNTY.
SEVERAL ROADS AND STREETS CLOSED
IN AND NEAR CLARKSVILLE.
REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.Local storm report, Mar 1, 4:24 PM CST, 5 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
300 PM CST SAT MAR 1 1997
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0105 AM 5SW WAYNESBORO TN WIND DAMAGE AND 1.00 INCH HAIL
03/01/97 WAYNE REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0140 AM 5E WAYNESBORO TN TORNADO
03/01/97 WAYNE TWO INJURIES AND SEVERAL MOBILE
HOMES DAMAGED/DESTROYED. TWO
HOMES DAMAGED AND SEVERAL
VEHICLES AND TREES DOWNED.
REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0142 AM NW LAWRENCE TN TORNADO
03/01/97 LAWRENCE ONE HOME DESTROYED AND
SEVERAL TREES DOWNED. REPORTED
BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0200 AM NAPIER TN TORNADO
03/01/97 LEWIS SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED AND A
BARN DESTROYED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0212 AM SPRING HILL TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 MAURY FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0215 AM 2N SPRING HILL TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 WILLIAMSON FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0310 AM 5W DOVER TN .75 HAIL
03/01/97 STEWART REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0347 AM 5N GALLATIN TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 SUMNER MANY TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0410 AM SUGARTREE TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 BENTON FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED
BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0410 AM SUGARTREE TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 BENTON FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED
BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0415 AM WAVERLY TN .75 HAIL
03/01/97 HUMPHREYS REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0420 AM WESTMORELAND TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 SUMNER MOBILE HOME DAMAGED AND ROOF
BLOWN OFF HOME. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0445 AM NRN MACON TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 MACON FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TROUTMANLocal storm report, Mar 1, 4:26 PM CST, 5 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
300 PM CST SAT MAR 1 1997
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0105 AM 5SW WAYNESBORO TN WIND DAMAGE AND 1.00 INCH HAIL
03/01/97 WAYNE REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0140 AM 5E WAYNESBORO TN TORNADO
03/01/97 WAYNE TWO INJURIES AND SEVERAL MOBILE
HOMES DAMAGED/DESTROYED. TWO
HOMES DAMAGED AND SEVERAL
VEHICLES AND TREES DOWNED.
REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0142 AM NW LAWRENCE TN TORNADO
03/01/97 LAWRENCE ONE HOME DESTROYED AND
SEVERAL TREES DOWNED. REPORTED
BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0200 AM NAPIER TN TORNADO
03/01/97 LEWIS SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED AND A
BARN DESTROYED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0212 AM SPRING HILL TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 MAURY FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0215 AM 2N SPRING HILL TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 WILLIAMSON FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0310 AM 5W DOVER TN .75 HAIL
03/01/97 STEWART REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0347 AM 5N GALLATIN TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 SUMNER MANY TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0410 AM SUGARTREE TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 BENTON FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED
BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0410 AM SUGARTREE TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 BENTON FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED
BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0415 AM WAVERLY TN .75 HAIL
03/01/97 HUMPHREYS REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0420 AM WESTMORELAND TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 SUMNER MOBILE HOME DAMAGED AND ROOF
BLOWN OFF HOME. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0445 AM NRN MACON TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 MACON FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TROUTMANLocal storm report, Mar 1, 4:27 PM CST, 5 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
300 PM CST SAT MAR 1 1997
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0105 AM 5SW WAYNESBORO TN WIND DAMAGE AND 1.00 INCH HAIL
03/01/97 WAYNE REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0140 AM 5E WAYNESBORO TN TORNADO
03/01/97 WAYNE TWO INJURIES AND SEVERAL MOBILE
HOMES DAMAGED/DESTROYED. TWO
HOMES DAMAGED AND SEVERAL
VEHICLES AND TREES DOWNED.
REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0142 AM NW LAWRENCE TN TORNADO
03/01/97 LAWRENCE ONE HOME DESTROYED AND
SEVERAL TREES DOWNED. REPORTED
BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0200 AM NAPIER TN TORNADO
03/01/97 LEWIS SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED AND A
BARN DESTROYED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0212 AM SPRING HILL TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 MAURY FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0215 AM 2N SPRING HILL TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 WILLIAMSON FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0310 AM 5W DOVER TN .75 HAIL
03/01/97 STEWART REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0347 AM 5N GALLATIN TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 SUMNER MANY TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0410 AM SUGARTREE TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 BENTON FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED
BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0410 AM SUGARTREE TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 BENTON FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED
BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0415 AM WAVERLY TN .75 HAIL
03/01/97 HUMPHREYS REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0420 AM WESTMORELAND TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 SUMNER MOBILE HOME DAMAGED AND ROOF
BLOWN OFF HOME. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0445 AM NRN MACON TN WIND DAMAGE
03/01/97 MACON FEW TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TROUTMANLocal storm report, Mar 1, 4:40 PM CST, 5 hours 29 minutes before
TNZ-005-006-012315- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 440 PM CST SAT MAR 1 1997 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR STEWART AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES HAVE EXPIRED... THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WIDESPREAD FLOODING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON HAVE MOVED NORTH INTO KENTUCKY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH SUNDAY. TROUTMAN
Local storm report, Mar 1, 4:44 PM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes before
TNZ-005-006-012315- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 440 PM CST SAT MAR 1 1997 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR STEWART AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES HAVE EXPIRED... THE SHOWERS ANDL THUNDERSTORMS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WIDESPREAD FLOODING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON HAVE MOVED NORTH INTO KENTUCKY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH SUNDAY. TROUTMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 8:49 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Stewart | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Stewart | 52 min |
| Mar 1, 9:13 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 9:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 9:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Houston, Humphreys | 45 min |
| Mar 1, 9:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Robertson | 51 min |
| Mar 1, 10:09 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Houston, Humphreys | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:09 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Sumner | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Decatur | 46 min |
| Mar 1, 10:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner | 67 min |
| Mar 1, 10:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Humphreys | 53 min |
| Mar 1, 11:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Decatur | 41 min |
| Mar 1, 11:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 11:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Humphreys, Perry | 51 min |
| Mar 1, 11:41 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Stewart | 6 hr |
| Mar 1, 11:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman | 43 min |
| Mar 1, 11:57 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Sumner | 6 hr |
| Mar 1, 11:57 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 12:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Perry | 48 min |
| Mar 2, 12:44 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Wilson | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Decatur | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:09 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:09 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Robertson | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:04 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Benton | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Sumner | 8 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Decatur, Perry | 8 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Stewart | 8 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:18 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis, Wayne | 8 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:18 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Giles, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury | 8 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:18 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Wilson | 8 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:18 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Bedford, Moore | 8 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Wilson | 12 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Wayne | 12 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore | 12 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:52 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart | 12 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:52 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Macon, Sumner | 12 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:52 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Hickman, Williamson | 12 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:52 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Humphreys, Perry | 12 hr |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.