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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 109, NWS Nashville, TN

May 5, 19994 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 1999, 9:19 PM CDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 56 min. 13 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 5, 1999, 9:19 PM CDT (02:19 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 1999, 10:15 PM CDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Whole counties

Counties Cheatham County, TN, Davidson County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Robertson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 5, 9:24 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 50	Countywide, TN	Widespread trees and power lines down around the county. 20 to 25 percent of the roads in Robertson county were blocked due to downed trees. At one point during the storm, 65% of the people were without power in Sprinigfield. A tree fell on a house in Springfi
May 5, 9:34 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 52	Bellevue, TN	Spotter reported 60 mph wind gust.
May 5, 9:34 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville, TN	EMA reported roof off a house on 10th and Monroe.
May 5, 9:34 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 52	Ashland City, TN	Spotter reported 60 mph wind gust. A large tree fell on a mobile home in Kingston Springs.
May 5, 9:35 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 61	Bellevue, TN	Spotter reported 70 mph wind gust.
May 5, 9:40 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 70	Nashville, TN	Spotter reported 80 mph wind gust in the Fessler's Lane and Murfreesboro Road area of Nashville.
May 5, 9:45 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 86	Nashville Metro Arpt, TN	FAA wind equipment clocked a 99 mph wind gust in the strong thunderstorm downdrafts. 70 planes were damaged, and 2 hangars were destroyed. Many trees and power lines were down around the county. Debris and jet fuel was scattered across the runway. The airport
May 5, 9:45 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 50	West Portion, TN	Widespread trees were blown down across the western part of the county.
May 5, 9:45 PM CDT	Tornado F1	Nashville Cornelia F, TN	A weak tornado caused some roof damage to a few homes at a subdivision in Neely's Bend area of Davidson county.
May 5, 9:57 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 50	Joelton, TN	Tree fell on top of a car.
May 5, 9:58 PM CDT	Tornado F1	Lickton, TN	A weak tornado caused some roof damage to a home on Shaw Rd.
May 5, 10:05 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 50	Goodlettsville, TN	Large trees were uprooted.
May 5, 10:07 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 52	Pleasant View, TN	Spotter reported 60 mph wind gust.

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 5, 6:45 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

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.

NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 5, 8:40 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 8:40 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
840 PM CDT WED MAY 5 1999

THUNDERSTORMS W/ ACCOMPANYING WARNINGS KEEPING US BUSY TONITE.
BACK EDGE OF CURRENT ACTIVITY MAY SHUT OFF PRECIP A LITTLE EARLIER
THAN EXPECTED...WILL KEEP AN EYE ON.

FOR NOW...SEE NO NEED TO UPDATE CURRENT ZONE PACKAGE.

MAG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 5, 4:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before

TNZ005>011-022>034-055>066-075>080-093>097-060900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
445 PM CDT WED MAY 5 1999

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF
MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
...SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS A THREAT TO THE MID STATE TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
DALE HOLLOW LAKE TO CENTER HILL LAKE TO TULLAHOMA.

A POWERFUL WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD FROM THE PLAINS
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI AND
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEYS TONIGHT. PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
ALONG WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE WILL INDUCE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH THE RAINFALL FROM LAST NIGHT AND
EARLY THIS MORNING...THE STAGE WILL BE SET FOR POSSIBLE FLASH
FLOODING IN THE WATCH AREA. AREAS ACROSS FAR WESTERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE WILL BE MORE PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING...WHERE RAINFALL HAS
BEEN HEAVIER SINCE LAST NIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO WESTERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE THIS EVENING...THEN PROGRESS EASTWARD...REACHING THE
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SEVERE WEATHER IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL NOT BE AS CONDUCIVE TO TORNADIC STORMS AS IN
OKLAHOMA...KANSAS AND ARKANSAS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS...
ISOLATED TORNADOS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. THE PRIMARY THREAT HOWEVER
WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE
WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED AND BE READY FOR QUICK
ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

MID STATE RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP A LOOKOUT ON THE WEATHER...
ESPECIALLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ANOTHER RELIABLE MEDIA SOURCE
...FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS...WATCHES...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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Local storm report, May 5, 8:56 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...COR TO REMOVE HOUSTON COUNTY ENTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
856 PM CDT WED MAY 05 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

645 PM     CUMBERLAND CITY           TN   TORNADO ON HIGHWAY 149
05/05/99   STEWART                        REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCMENT

658 PM                               TN   TORNADO ALONG HIGHWAY 149
05/05/99   MONTGOMERY                     SOUTHWEST OF CLARKSVILLE
                                          REPORTED BY SPOTTER

812 PM     BUFFALO                   TN   TORNADO REPORTED BY FIRE
05/05/99   HUMPHREYS                      DEPARTMENT

820 PM     CLIFTON                   TN   TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
05/05/99   WAYNE                          REPORTED BY SPOTTER

821 PM     LINDEN                    TN   TREES DOWN...CHURCHES AND
05/05/99   PERRY                          HOMES DAMAGED REPORTED
                                          BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

830 PM     COLLINWOOD                TN   TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
05/05/99   WAYNE                          SPOTTER

847 PM     LAWRENCEBURG 6 W          TN   QUARTER-SIZE HAIL REPORTED
05/05/99   LAWRENCE                       BY SPOTTER

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Local storm report, May 5, 8:56 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
856 PM CDT WED MAY 05 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

324 PM                               TN   FEW TREES DOWN ACROSS
05/05/99   HOUSTON                        EASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY
                                          REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

645 PM     CUMBERLAND CITY           TN   TORNADO ON HIGHWAY 149
05/05/99   STEWART                        REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCMENT

658 PM                               TN   TORNADO ALONG HIGHWAY 149
05/05/99   MONTGOMERY                     SOUTHWEST OF CLARKSVILLE
                                          REPORTED BY SPOTTER

812 PM     BUFFALO                   TN   TORNADO REPORTED BY FIRE
05/05/99   HUMPHREYS                      DEPARTMENT

820 PM     CLIFTON                   TN   TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
05/05/99   WAYNE                          REPORTED BY SPOTTER

821 PM     LINDEN                    TN   TREES DOWN...CHURCHES AND
05/05/99   PERRY                          HOMES DAMAGED REPORTED
                                          BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

830 PM     COLLINWOOD                TN   TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
05/05/99   WAYNE                          SPOTTER

847 PM     LAWRENCEBURG 6 W          TN   QUARTER-SIZE HAIL REPORTED
05/05/99   LAWRENCE                       BY SPOTTER

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Local storm report, May 5, 8:56 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...COR TO REMOVE HOUSTON COUNTY ENTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
856 PM CDT WED MAY 05 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

645 PM     CUMBERLAND CITY           TN   TORNADO ON HIGHWAY 149
05/05/99   STEWART                        REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCMENT

658 PM                               TN   TORNADO ALONG HIGHWAY 149
05/05/99   MONTGOMERY                     SOUTHWEST OF CLARKSVILLE
                                          REPORTED BY SPOTTER

812 PM     BUFFALO                   TN   TORNADO REPORTED BY FIRE
05/05/99   HUMPHREYS                      DEPARTMENT

820 PM     CLIFTON                   TN   TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
05/05/99   WAYNE                          REPORTED BY SPOTTER

821 PM     LINDEN                    TN   TREES DOWN...CHURCHES AND
05/05/99   PERRY                          HOMES DAMAGED REPORTED
                                          BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

830 PM     COLLINWOOD                TN   TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
05/05/99   WAYNE                          SPOTTER

847 PM     LAWRENCEBURG 6 W          TN   QUARTER-SIZE HAIL REPORTED
05/05/99   LAWRENCE                       BY SPOTTER

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Local storm report, May 5, 9:04 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
904 PM CDT WED MAY 05 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

324 AM                               TN   FEW TREES DOWN IN EASTERN
05/05/99   HOUSTON                        HOUSTON COUNTY REPORTED
                                          BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

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Local storm report, May 5, 9:12 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
912 PM CDT WED MAY 05 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

854 PM                               TN   TREES AND POWER LINES
05/05/99   LAWRENCE                       DOWN 1 S OF HWY 241/HWY
                                          64 INTERSECTION
                                          REPORTED BY SPOTTER

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 5, 7:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Decatur, Perry	63 min
May 5, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Wayne	31 min
May 5, 8:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Benton, Humphreys	50 min
May 5, 8:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Lawrence	49 min
May 5, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman, Lewis	46 min
May 5, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles, Maury	59 min
May 5, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Dickson, Williamson	57 min
May 5, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Houston	57 min
May 5, 9:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford	46 min
May 5, 9:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Davidson	30 min
May 5, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson	49 min
May 5, 9:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Benton, Decatur, Houston, Humphreys, Perry, Stewart	6 hr
May 5, 9:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson, Williamson	6 hr
May 5, 9:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Marshall, Rutherford, Wilson	6 hr
May 5, 9:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Lawrence, Lewis, Wayne	6 hr
May 5, 9:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Sumner	6 hr
May 5, 9:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Giles, Hickman, Maury	6 hr
May 5, 10:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cannon, Coffee	50 min
May 5, 10:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Sumner	48 min
May 5, 10:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Macon, Trousdale	49 min
May 5, 10:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	DeKalb, Warren	50 min
May 5, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Jackson	46 min
May 5, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Smith	46 min
May 5, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Putnam, White	49 min
May 5, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Van Buren	49 min
May 5, 10:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Putnam, White	50 min
May 5, 11:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Fentress, Overton	63 min
May 5, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cumberland	46 min
May 5, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Pickett	46 min
May 5, 11:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Franklin, Grundy	4 hr
May 6, 4:05 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Franklin, Grundy	3 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.