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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Nashville, TN

April 20, 2000Coffee County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 2000, 7:58 PM CDT for Coffee County, Tennessee. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 20, 2000, 7:58 PM CDT (00:58 UTC)
Expired: Apr 20, 2000, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Whole counties

County Coffee County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 20, 5:15 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 85 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1081 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1023 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 274 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.5
Supercell composite: 2.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

266 
WUUS54 KOHX 210059
SVRBNA
TNC031-210130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
758 PM CDT THU APR 20 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  COFFEE COUNTY IN TENNESSEE

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 755 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTH OF MANCHESTER...MOVING EAST AT   
  60 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL WHICH
CAN CAUSE EXTENSIVE INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE SHELTER IN A 
STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID WINDOWS A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN 
EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT.
$$

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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 Apr 20, 1:30 PM CDT, 6 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 1:30 PM CDT, 6 hours 28 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
130 PM CDT THU APR 20 2000

17Z SURFACE PLOT SHOWS COLD FRONT JUST WEST OF MS RIVER W/ CONVECTION
EXTENDING ONLY AS FAR SOUTH AS EXTREME SOUTHERN IL...DESPITE WIDELY
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS MIDDLE AND WEST TN. 16Z RUC SHOWS BEST
INSTABILITY & MOISTURE ALIGNED W/ THE FRONT...ALTHOUGH IF CONVECTION
FAILS TO DEVELOP OVER WEST TN WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...THE MID
STATE MAY BE LEFT MUCH DRIER THAN EXPECTED.

HAVE REVIEWED THE 12Z ETA/NGM/AVN MODELS...AND CONCLUDE THEY ARE IN
GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT W/ THE PROGRESSION OF THE SURFACE SYSTEM.
BEST TIME FOR CONVECTION AT BNA IS JUST AFTER 18Z...TOWARD 00Z AT
CSV. ALTHOUGH THERMODYNAMIC INSTABILITY ACROSS MIDDLE TN IS HIGH...W/
CAPES >1500...LI'S OF -4 TO -6...AND 850-500 MB LAPSE RATES OF 6.5...
JET DYNAMICS ARE UNIMPRESSIVE. DESPITE 850 MB JET OF 40-45 KTS...THE
BNA FA IS IN A REGION OF LOW LEVEL DIVERGENCE...AND 300 MB JET MAX IS
WEAK W/ BEST DYNAMICS TO OUR NORTH AND WEST. SO IN THE ABSENCE OF A
SIGNIFICANT MESOSCALE LIFTING MECHANISM...THERE MAY JUST BE A LOT OF
WASTED ATMOSPHERIC ENERGY FLOATING AROUND THE CWA.

CUMBERLAND PLATEAU WILL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF SEEING SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER LATER TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE INSTABILITY WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE A BIT LONGER THERE...COUPLED W/ OROGRAPHIC LIFT...AND
WILL WORD PERIOD 1 OF THE ZONES ACCORDINGLY.

FRONT SHOULD PASS BNA SHORTLY BEFORE 00Z THIS EVENING...AND BY 03Z AT
CSV. DUE TO PROXIMITY OF THE SURFACE LOW...WRAP AROUND MOISTURE
SHOULD PRODUCE SOME PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING. CLOUDS WILL LINGER THROUGH TOMORROW AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL BE SLOW IN EXITING THE REGION. MUCH COOLER TEMPS ARE IN STORE
PERIODS 2 AND 3...BUT A NICE WARMUP BY PERIOD 4 SEEMS LIKELY AS HIGH
PRESSURE TAKES HOLD.

WILL USE 1000-925 MB THICKNESS SCHEME FOR MINIMUM TEMPS AND THE
MASSIE/ROSE 1000-850 MB THICKNESS TECHNIQUE TO ADJUST GUIDANCE FOR
PERIOD 2.

BNA 50/57/41/70 4300
CSV 47/53/37/63 5400

.BNA...NONE.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 20, 5:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE,TN
540 PM CDT THU APR 20 2000

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

0445 PM    ASHLAND CITY              TN   TORNADO
04/20/00   CHEATHAM                       PUBLIC REPORT...NOT
                                          CONFIRMED...OF A
                                          TORNADO NORTH OF
                                          ASHLAND CITY

0520 PM    3 E HOHENWALD             TN   .75 INCH HAIL
04/20/00   LEWIS                          REPORTED BY SPOTTER

0536 PM    1 W FRANKLIN              TN   .75 INCH HAIL
04/20/00   WILLIAMSON                     REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE

0543 PM    2 E FRANKLIN              TN   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/20/00   WILLIAMSON                     REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE

0546 PM     FRANKLIN                 TN   0.75 INCH HAIL
04/20/00  { WILLIAMSON                     HAIL REPORTED BY SPOTTER
                                          AT INTERSECTION OF
                                          INTERSTATE 65 AND
                                          HIGHWAY 96

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Local storm report, Apr 20, 6:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE,TN
612 PM CDT THU APR 20 2000

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

0609 PM    SMYRNA                    TN   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/20/00   RUTHERFORD                     REPORTED BY SPOTTER

0610 PM    FRANKLIN                  TN   WIND DAMAGE
04/20/00   WILLIAMSON                     SPOTTER REPORTED ABOUT A
                                          DOZEN TREES RANGING
                                          FROM 1 TO 2 FEET IN
                                          DIAMETER BLOWN DOWN ALONG
                                          MOORES LANE

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Local storm report, Apr 20, 6:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE,TN
648 PM CDT THU APR 20 2000

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

0610 PM    SMYRNA                    TN   WIND DAMAGE
04/20/00   RUTHERFORD                     ABOUT A HALF DOZEN LARGE
                                          TREES BLOWN DOWN...
                                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC |AND
                                          SEEN ON TELEVISION

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Local storm report, Apr 20, 7:05 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE,TN
705 PM CDT THU APR 20 2000

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

0704 PM    SHELBYVILLE               TN   1.75 INCH HAIL
04/20/00   BEDFORD                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC AT
                                          BEDFORD COUNTY HOSPITAL

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Local storm report, Apr 20, 7:25 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE,TN
725 PM CDT THU APR 20 2000

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

0645 PM    10 NW SMITHVILLE          TN   WIND DAMAGE
04/20/00   DEKALB                         A FEW LARGE LIMBS BLOWN
                                          DOWN IN TEMPERANCE HALL
                                          AREA WITH LARGEST LIMBS
                                          ABOUT 6 INCHES IN
                                          DIAMETER...FROM
                                          EMA

0708 PM    WARTRACE                  TN   WIND DAMAGE
04/20/00   BEDFORD                        TREES BLOWN DOWN...
                                          REPORTED BY SPOTTER

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Local storm report, Apr 20, 7:55 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE,TN
755 PM CDT THU APR 20 2000

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

0658 PM    SHELBYVILLE               TN   WIND DAMAGE
04/20/00   BEDFORD                        TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          BLOWN DOWN...REPORTED BY
                                          CITY POLICE

0738 PM    MANCHESTER                TN   WIND DAMAGE
04/20/00   COFFEE                         BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF...
                                          ALSO TREES DOWN...
                                          REPORTED BY HAM

0738 PM    5 S MANCHESTER            TN   WIND DAMAGE
04/20/00   COFFEE                         SOME DAMAGE AT ARNOLD
                                          ENGINEERING
                                          CENTER... NO DETAILS
                                          GIVEN... REPORTED BY HAM

0741 PM    MANCHESTER                TN   TORNADO
04/20/00   COFFEE                         REPORTED BY HAM IN EAST
                                          PART OF COUNTY EAST OF
                                          MANCHESTER

0730 PM    13 SW COOKEVILLE          TN   WIND DAMAGE
04/20/00   PUTNAM                         TREES BLOWN DOWN...JUST
                                          INSIDE PUTNAM AND DE
                                          KALB COUNTY LINE ALONG
                                          STATE HIGHWAY 141

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 20, 7:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Coffee	51 min
Apr 20, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Marshall	15 min
Apr 20, 7:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford	44 min
Apr 20, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Overton	39 min
Apr 20, 7:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Warren	34 min
Apr 20, 7:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Fentress	37 min
Apr 20, 8:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Coffee, Grundy	34 min
Apr 20, 8:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Van Buren	14 min
Apr 20, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Fentress	37 min
Apr 20, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Franklin	28 min
Apr 20, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Grundy	25 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.