Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 168, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2003, 10:03 AM CDT for Lawrence County, Wayne County, Tennessee. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2003, 10:03 AM CDT (15:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2003, 10:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Lawrence County, TN, Wayne County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:04 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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, 4:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 5, 9:35 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 616 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 575 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 604 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.0
- Supercell composite
- 12.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
779 WUUS54 KOHX 051503 SVRBNA TNC099-181-051545- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 958 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... LAWRENCE COUNTY IN TENNESSEE WAYNE COUNTY IN TENNESSEE * UNTIL 1045 AM CDT * AT 954 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF WAYNE COUNTY AND NORTHERN PART OF LAWRENCE COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE... IN NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY BY 1030 AM CDT A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR TENNESSEE. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR TENNESSEE. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR TENNESSEE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. && LAT...LON 3540 8792 3523 8785 3518 8721 3548 8719 $$ END/JAO
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, 8:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 5, 8:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 851 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2003 WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SWEPT THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SEVERAL REPORTS OF CONFIRMED TORNADOES AS WELL AS NUMEROUS LARGE HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWING DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER IOWA WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM THE LOW THROUGH CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS. A WEAK WARM FRONT WAS LOCATED NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR BRISTOL TENNESSEE TO LOUISVILLE TO THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER IOWA. THE FORECAST AREA REMAINS IN A MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. TEMPERATURES WERE HOLDING IN THE LOWER 70S EXCEPT MID 60S ALONG THE PLATEAU. DEWPOINTS WERE IN THE 60S. WITH THE FORECAST AREA REMAINING IN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS...EXPECT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION AND RE-DEVELOP LATER TODAY ELSEWHERE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE. 12Z BNA SOUNDING INDICATING VERY UNSTABLE AIR OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE. LIFTED INDEX WAS -5.4. SWEAT INDEX WAS 347. PRECIP WATER WAS 1.59 INCHES. .BNA...NONE. 05
Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 5:30 AM CDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075>080-093>097-061030- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 530 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MID-STATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SCATTERED TODAY AND THAN BECOME A LITTLE MORE NUMEROUS AGAIN TONIGHT. THE AREA REMAINS UNDER A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LARGE HAIL AND MORE ISOLATED TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A SERIES OF DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER EACH OF THESE DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. 07
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 5, 4:36 AM CDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE,TN
436 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0415 AM 3SE NASHVILLE TN FLOOD
05/05/03 DAVIDSON TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED
FLOODING AT EDMONDSON PIKE
AND BLACKMAN ST...6 FEET OF
WATER OVER ROAD...HOMES
FLOODED
0438 AM 4W WINCHESTER TN .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/03 FRANKLIN TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN
BROADVIEW
JLMLocal storm report, May 5, 8:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
0859 AM CDT MON MAY 05 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0856 AM 1 E LAWRENCEBURG TN WIND DAMAGE
05/05/03 LAWRENCE 10 INCHES LIMBS DOWN
MEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 10:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Stewart | 42 min |
| May 4, 10:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Stewart | 31 min |
| May 4, 11:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 60 min |
| May 4, 11:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Stewart | 16 min |
| May 4, 11:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Stewart | 43 min |
| May 4, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton | 36 min |
| May 5, 12:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 63 min |
| May 5, 12:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry | 44 min |
| May 5, 12:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Humphreys | 25 min |
| May 5, 12:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry | 38 min |
| May 5, 12:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Perry | 39 min |
| May 5, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston | 46 min |
| May 5, 12:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Robertson | 56 min |
| May 5, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham | 20 min |
| May 5, 1:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Maury, Williamson | 41 min |
| May 5, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson | 34 min |
| May 5, 1:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham | 20 min |
| May 5, 1:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Maury, Williamson | 24 min |
| May 5, 1:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Sumner | 35 min |
| May 5, 1:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson | 28 min |
| May 5, 1:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Maury, Williamson | 31 min |
| May 5, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Sumner, Wilson | 28 min |
| May 5, 1:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Williamson | 46 min |
| May 5, 2:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Sumner, Wilson | 28 min |
| May 5, 2:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman | 35 min |
| May 5, 2:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon, Rutherford | 40 min |
| May 5, 2:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Wilson | 24 min |
| May 5, 2:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Trousdale | 44 min |
| May 5, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman | 48 min |
| May 5, 2:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | DeKalb | 29 min |
| May 5, 2:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Williamson | 42 min |
| May 5, 2:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Putnam | 31 min |
| May 5, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Rutherford | 45 min |
| May 5, 3:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson | 3 hr |
| May 5, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Maury | 44 min |
| May 5, 3:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | White | 34 min |
| May 5, 3:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Warren | 48 min |
| May 5, 3:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Wilson | 32 min |
| May 5, 3:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Putnam | 42 min |
| May 5, 3:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon | 29 min |
| May 5, 3:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee | 50 min |
| May 5, 3:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Coffee | 48 min |
| May 5, 4:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lincoln | 41 min |
| May 5, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Van Buren, Warren | 52 min |
| May 5, 4:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland | 33 min |
| May 5, 4:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Franklin | 47 min |
| May 5, 4:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cumberland, White | 3 hr |
| May 5, 5:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Franklin | 19 min |
| May 5, 5:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson | 3 hr |
| May 5, 5:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson | 50 min |
| May 5, 6:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 46 min |
| May 5, 6:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles | 48 min |
| May 5, 6:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 25 min |
| May 5, 7:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Putnam | 30 min |
| May 5, 7:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall | 38 min |
| May 5, 7:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lincoln | 29 min |
| May 5, 7:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland | 51 min |
| May 5, 7:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Fentress | 28 min |
| May 5, 7:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Fentress | 27 min |
| May 5, 7:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 38 min |
| May 5, 8:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Grundy | 14 min |
| May 5, 8:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Franklin, Grundy | 42 min |
| May 5, 8:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lewis, Perry | 51 min |
| May 5, 9:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Perry | 43 min |
| May 5, 9:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Wayne | 46 min |
| May 5, 10:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles | 40 min |
| May 5, 10:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 47 min |
| May 5, 11:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lincoln, Marshall, Moore | 44 min |
| May 5, 11:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall | 44 min |
| May 5, 11:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 41 min |
| May 5, 12:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Bedford | 81 min |
| May 5, 12:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson | 51 min |
| May 5, 12:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Franklin, Grundy | 59 min |
| May 5, 1:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Smith, Wilson | 26 min |
| May 5, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Wayne | 54 min |
| May 5, 1:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton | 57 min |
| May 5, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Williamson | 38 min |
| May 5, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Williamson | 46 min |
| May 5, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Humphreys | 52 min |
| May 5, 2:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry | 47 min |
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.