Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 1999, 10:05 PM CDT for Cannon County, Coffee County, Tennessee. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report 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, 10:05 PM CDT (03:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 1999, 10:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Cannon County, TN, Coffee County, TN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 10:05 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Woodbury, TN | A large tree fell on a small frame house on 1295 Bullpen Rd. The house was totally destroyed. Also, the roof of a large shed was blown off at Red Hill, located in the southeast part of the county. |
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, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 1420 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 637 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
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, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 5, 8:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 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
Local storm report, May 5, 8:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 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
08Local storm report, May 5, 8:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 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
08Local storm report, May 5, 9:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute 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
08Local storm report, May 5, 9:12 PM CDT, 53 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
08Local storm report, May 5, 9:27 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
927 PM CDT WED MAY 05 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
910 PM DICKSON TN TREES DOWN AND TRAILER
05/05/99 DICKSON HOME SPLIT IN HALF
REPORTED BY EMA
08Local storm report, May 5, 9:54 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
954 PM CDT WED MAY 05 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
917 PM FAIRVIEW TN SMALL TREES ACROSS ROAD
05/05/99 WILLIAMSON REPORTED BY SPOTTER
929 PM LEWISBURG TN DIME-SIZE HAIL
05/05/99 MARSHALL REPORTED BY EMA
934 PM ASHLAND CITY TN 60 MPH WIND GUST
05/05/99 CHEATHAM REPORTED BY SPOTTER
934 PM BELLEVIEW TN 60 MPH WIND GUST
05/05/99 DAVIDSON REPORTED BY SPOTTER
935 PM BELLEVIEW TN 70 MPH WIND GUST
05/05/99 DAVIDSON REPORTED BY SPOTTER
937 PM NASHVILLE TN TORNADO 2 W OF DOWNTOWN
05/05/99 DAVIDSON NASHVILLE REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
945 PM TN WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN
05/05/99 DAVIDSON ACROSS WESTERN DAVIDSON
COUNTY REPORTED BY EMA
08The 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, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson | 56 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, 10:07 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 |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.