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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Nashville, TN

May 5, 2003Giles County, Lawrence County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2003, 6:50 AM CDT for Giles County, Lawrence County, Tennessee. It was in force for 25 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, 6:50 AM CDT (11:50 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2003, 7:15 AM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Giles County, TN, Lawrence County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:52 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 5, 4:55 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 117 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2003-05-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 117 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2003-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 293 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
117 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-162 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1192 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
293 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
530 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KOHX 051150
TORBNA
TNC055-099-051215-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
650 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN GILES COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG

* UNTIL 715 AM CDT

* AT 645 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAWRENCEBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
  MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE...
  OVER LAWRENCEBURG AT 655 AM CDT

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME. TAKE COVER
NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. MOVE TO A BASEMENT...AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY...ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.

&&

LAT...LON 3525 8752 3509 8743 3524 8699 3544 8711

$$
END/JAO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 10:33 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXStewart42 min
May 4, 10:59 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXStewart31 min
May 4, 11:15 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXMontgomery60 min
May 4, 11:29 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXStewart16 min
May 4, 11:47 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXStewart43 min
May 4, 11:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton36 min
May 5, 12:12 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXMontgomery63 min
May 5, 12:16 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXPerry44 min
May 5, 12:20 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXBenton, Humphreys25 min
May 5, 12:22 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXPerry38 min
May 5, 12:41 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Perry39 min
May 5, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Houston46 min
May 5, 12:49 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXRobertson56 min
May 5, 12:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham20 min
May 5, 1:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMaury, Williamson41 min
May 5, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson34 min
May 5, 1:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham20 min
May 5, 1:21 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Maury, Williamson24 min
May 5, 1:25 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXSumner35 min
May 5, 1:42 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXDavidson28 min
May 5, 1:44 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXMaury, Williamson31 min
May 5, 1:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXSumner, Wilson28 min
May 5, 1:59 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXRutherford, Williamson46 min
May 5, 2:02 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXSumner, Wilson28 min
May 5, 2:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Hickman35 min
May 5, 2:20 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCannon, Rutherford40 min
May 5, 2:21 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXWilson24 min
May 5, 2:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMacon, Trousdale44 min
May 5, 2:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Hickman48 min
May 5, 2:46 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXDeKalb29 min
May 5, 2:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWilliamson42 min
May 5, 2:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXPutnam31 min
May 5, 3:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, Rutherford45 min
May 5, 3:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Williamson3 hr
May 5, 3:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Maury44 min
May 5, 3:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWhite34 min
May 5, 3:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWarren48 min
May 5, 3:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Wilson32 min
May 5, 3:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Putnam42 min
May 5, 3:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon29 min
May 5, 3:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee50 min
May 5, 3:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Coffee48 min
May 5, 4:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lincoln41 min
May 5, 4:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXVan Buren, Warren52 min
May 5, 4:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland33 min
May 5, 4:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXFranklin47 min
May 5, 4:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCumberland, White3 hr
May 5, 5:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXFranklin19 min
May 5, 5:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Williamson3 hr
May 5, 5:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Williamson50 min
May 5, 6:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLawrence, Wayne46 min
May 5, 6:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles48 min
May 5, 7:00 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXPutnam30 min
May 5, 7:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall38 min
May 5, 7:16 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lincoln29 min
May 5, 7:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland51 min
May 5, 7:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXFentress28 min
May 5, 7:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXFentress27 min
May 5, 7:37 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXFranklin, Lincoln, Moore38 min
May 5, 8:01 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXGrundy14 min
May 5, 8:13 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXFranklin, Grundy42 min
May 5, 8:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLewis, Perry51 min
May 5, 9:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Perry43 min
May 5, 9:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWayne46 min
May 5, 10:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLawrence, Wayne42 min
May 5, 10:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles40 min
May 5, 10:43 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence47 min
May 5, 11:01 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXLincoln, Marshall, Moore44 min
May 5, 11:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall44 min
May 5, 11:49 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXFranklin, Lincoln, Moore41 min
May 5, 12:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXBedford81 min
May 5, 12:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Williamson51 min
May 5, 12:31 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCoffee, Franklin, Grundy59 min
May 5, 1:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXSmith, Wilson26 min
May 5, 1:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWayne54 min
May 5, 1:48 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXBenton57 min
May 5, 1:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXRutherford, Williamson38 min
May 5, 2:29 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Williamson46 min
May 5, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Humphreys52 min
May 5, 2:43 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXPerry47 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.