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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 271, NWS Nashville, TN

June 10, 2003Jackson County, Putnam County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2003, 3:53 PM CDT for Jackson County, Putnam County, Tennessee. It was in force for 52 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: Jun 10, 2003, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2003, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Jackson County, TN, Putnam County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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 nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 78 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1373 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 180 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

004 
WUUS54 KOHX 102053
SVRBNA
TNC087-141-102145-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
350 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  JACKSON COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  PUTNAM COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 345 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF CARTHAGE TO 3   
  MILES WEST OF SOUTH CARTHAGE...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  GAINSBORO AT 410 PM CDT  
  BAXTER AROUND 420 PM CDT
  COOKEVILLE AROUND 430 PM TO 435 PM CDT

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 3648 8586 3619 8610 3608 8549 3643 8550

$$
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 Jun 10, 3:50 PM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 3:50 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
350 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003

A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
MOVED FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THIS MORNING AND ARE CURRENTLY
MOVING OVER CENTRAL MIDDLE TENNESSEE. WITH THE AFTERNOON HEATING...
ISOLATED STORMS HAVE GROWN TO THE SEVERE CATEGORY WITH PENNY SIZE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING REPORTED.  THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE
MOVING TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST.

ELSEWHERE...ACROSS THE MID STATE SKIES WERE CLOUDY IN THE EAST AND
MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EAST.  MOST TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE 80S WITH
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WENT WITH HIGHER POPS IN THE NORTHERN ZONES
WITH THE MODELS SHOWING MORE ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE NORTHERN
COUNTIES. AFTER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHTS WAVE OF STORMS...A FRONT
WILL STALL JUST TO OUR NORTH BRINGING AN AREA OF INSTABILITY AND
MOISTURE OVER THE MID STATE REGION.  WEDNESDAY EVENING WE WILL HAVE
AN IMPULSE OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY MOVE OVER THE MID STATE AND
STALL AND WILL STAY WITH US THROUGH OUT THE FORECAST PERIOD.

.BNA...NONE.

BNA TE 068/085 068/083 068 31354
CSV EE 066/081 066/079 065 31444

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 5:30 AM CDT, 10 hours 23 minutes before

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075>080-093>097-111030-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
530 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS IS UNLIKELY.

07

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 1:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

TNZ005>008-022>027-101900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
118 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

AT 115 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST
COUNTIES OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS NEAR DOVER.
THE STORMS WERE SPREADING EAST SOUTHEAST AROUND 35 MPH...AND WILL
AFFECT AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL PRODUCE WINDS OVER 30 MPH.

IF THESE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS UNTIL
THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

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Special weather statement, Jun 10, 2:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

TNZ005>009-022>030-056-057-059-062-102100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
228 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING NASHVILLE AREA...

AT 225 PM...A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM
PORTLAND TO SPRINGFIELD...ASHLAND CITY AND WAVERLY. MOVEMENT
WAS EAST SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
NASHVILLE AREA BETWEEN 230 PM AND 430 PM. VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WINDS OVER 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MID
STATE...AFFECTING AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
THE STORMS WILL REACH LAFAYETTE...CARTHAGE AND WATERTOWN AROUND 400
PM.

IF THESE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS UNTIL
THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. IF NO PERMANENT SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...GET
INSIDE A CAR TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LIGHTNING.

SH

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Local storm report, Jun 10, 3:02 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
0302 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003

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

0250 PM    DICKSON                   TN   0.75 IN HAIL
06/10/03   DICKSON                        AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR
                                          REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL IN
                                          DICKSON

JAO

Local storm report, Jun 10, 3:14 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
0314 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003

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

0310 PM    NASHVILLE                 TN   WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03   DAVIDSON                       AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR
                                          REPORTED A 16 INCH DIAMETER
                                          TREE BLEW DOWN ON A HOUSE
                                          IN ANTIOCH. 2 OTHER TREES
                                          WERE UPROOTED.

JAO

Local storm report, Jun 10, 3:38 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
0338 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003

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

0325 PM    4 S MOUNT JULIET          TN   WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03   WILSON                         TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED
                                          TREE LIMBS DOWN IN FRONT
                                          YARD.

JAO

Local storm report, Jun 10, 3:45 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
0345 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003

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

0315 PM    GALLATIN                  TN   WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03   SUMNER                         TDOT REPORTED A TREE DOWN
                                          IN GALLATIN AND PORTLAND.

JAO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 10, 2:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Sumner, Wilson	53 min
Jun 10, 3:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Rutherford	28 min
Jun 10, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Perry	38 min
Jun 10, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Maury	50 min
Jun 10, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Jackson, Smith	49 min
Jun 10, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Jackson, Smith	48 min
Jun 10, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Rutherford	36 min
Jun 10, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford	22 min
Jun 10, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Marshall, Maury	48 min
Jun 10, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cannon, DeKalb, Van Buren, Warren, White	48 min
Jun 10, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Lincoln, Moore	49 min
Jun 10, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Moore	42 min
Jun 10, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles, Lawrence	29 min
Jun 10, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Grundy, Warren	35 min
Jun 10, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Van Buren	16 min
Jun 10, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles, Lincoln	39 min
Jun 10, 5:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Coffee, Franklin, Grundy	41 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.