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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Nashville, TN

June 12, 2004Dickson County, Hickman County, Montgomery County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2004, 5:53 PM CDT for Dickson County, Hickman County, Montgomery 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 12, 2004, 5:53 PM CDT (22:53 UTC)
Expired: Jun 12, 2004, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Dickson County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Montgomery County, TN

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
Jun 12, 1:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 79 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: 1896 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 911 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

937 
WUUS54 KOHX 122253
SVRBNA
TNC043-081-125-122345-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
549 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  DICKSON COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  HICKMAN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN TENNESSEE

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 545 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 6 MILES WEST OF VANLEER...OR 10 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF ERIN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THE LINE OF SEVERE STORMS.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  VANLEER AROUND 600 PM CDT
  DICKSON AROUND 615 PM CDT
  CLARKSVILLE AROUND 615 PM CDT
  CENTERVILLE AROUND 640 PM CDT

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BURNS...CHARLOTTE AND WHITE
  BLUFF

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE
FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 3630 8758 3567 8767 3572 8730 3650 8711
          3683 8763

$$
BOYD

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 12, 2:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
230 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT...RADAR PEPPERED WITH HIT/MISS SHRA/TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.
AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY HAS EDGED INTO NORTHERN COUNTIES PROMPTING A
WATCH. A FEW WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. MUGGY DAY W/ TEMPS IN 80S
AND DEWPOINTS IN UPPER 60S TO MID 70S.

NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL SEE A REPEAT OF SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVE
SUMMER-LIKE CONVECTION. GETTING TO BE TIME OF YEAR WHEN MODEL QPF
GUIDANCE PRETTY MUCH USELESS. MUCH WILL DEPEND ON MESOSCALE FEATURES
(DIABTIC HEATING...MOISTURE POOLING...AND THE LIKE) AS FRONTAL
SYSTEM TO N WILL STAY PUT. COULD SEE ANOTHER OUTFLOW BOUNDARY GET
DOWN HERE AS WELL. IN ANY EVENT...AIR MASS TSTMS WILL BE AROUND FOR
A WHILE AS ATMOSPHERE JUICED UP AND UNSTABLE.

AS FOR TEMPS...WENT ON WARM SIDE...NEAR PERSISTENCE.

BNA BB 74/90/73/90 3434
CKV BB 74/90/73/90 3434
CSV BB 68/84/67/84 3434
&&

.BNA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SEVERE TSTM WATCH ALL COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM.
&&

MAG

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 5:30 AM CDT, 12 hours 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
530 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-131030-
BEDFORD-BENTON-CANNON-CHEATHAM-CLAY-COFFEE-CUMBERLAND-DAVIDSON-
DEKALB-DICKSON-FENTRESS-GILES-GRUNDY-HICKMAN-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-
JACKSON-LAWRENCE-LEWIS-MACON-MARSHALL-MAURY-MONTGOMERY-OVERTON-PERRY-
PICKETT-PUTNAM-ROBERTSON-RUTHERFORD-SMITH-STEWART-SUMNER-TROUSDALE-
VAN BUREN-WARREN-WAYNE-WHITE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-
530 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER MAY OCCUR,
ALTHOUGH THE BULK OF THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
CRITERIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EVERY DAY
THROUGH TUESDAY, THEN AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEK. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT FORESEEN, THERE IS THE CHANCE THAT A FEW
STORMS MAY DEVELOP INTO SEVERE WEATHER PRODUCERS DURING THIS PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, ALTHOUGH STORM SPOTTERS AND
EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS ON A DAILY BASIS
IN THE EVENT THAT ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS DEVELOP IN YOUR AREA.

ROSE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 2:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
239 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0225 PM     TSTM WND GST     GOODLETTSVILLE          36.33N 86.70W
06/12/2004  0 MPH            DAVIDSON           TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 60 MPH ON VIETNAM VETERANS
            EXPRESSWAY.

0235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HENDERSONVILLE          36.29N 86.60W
06/12/2004                   SUMNER             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            2 OR 3 LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF CAGES
            BEND ROAD AND GALLATIN ROAD.

&&

ORCHANIAN

Local storm report, Jun 12, 2:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
239 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0225 PM     TSTM WND GST     GOODLETTSVILLE          36.33N 86.70W
06/12/2004  60 MPH            DAVIDSON           TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 60 MPH ON VIETNAM VETERANS
            EXPRESSWAY.

0235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HENDERSONVILLE          36.29N 86.60W
06/12/2004                   SUMNER             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            2 OR 3 LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF CAGES
            BEND ROAD AND GALLATIN ROAD.

&&

ORCHANIAN

Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
326 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0322 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 WSW HARTSVILLE        36.35N 86.28W
06/12/2004                   TROUSDALE          TN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED LARGE DOUBLE POSTED SIGN BLOWN DOWN
            ON OLDHAM ROAD. LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE DOWN AS WELL. WINDS
            ESTIMATED 55 TO 60 MPH.

&&

ORCHANIAN

Local storm report, Jun 12, 4:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
420 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0255 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEBANON                 36.21N 86.32W
06/12/2004                   WILSON             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AND POLE LEANING

&&

BOYD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 12, 12:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Jackson, Putnam, Smith	38 min
Jun 12, 1:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Wayne	45 min
Jun 12, 1:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Stewart	43 min
Jun 12, 2:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Robertson	28 min
Jun 12, 2:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson	48 min
Jun 12, 2:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Sumner	44 min
Jun 12, 2:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Wilson	61 min
Jun 12, 2:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cumberland	43 min
Jun 12, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Maury, Williamson	37 min
Jun 12, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Macon, Sumner, Trousdale	48 min
Jun 12, 3:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Rutherford	43 min
Jun 12, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	DeKalb, Putnam, Smith, White	52 min
Jun 12, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Dickson, Humphreys	61 min
Jun 12, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Smith	47 min
Jun 12, 3:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Jackson	53 min
Jun 12, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham	41 min
Jun 12, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson	49 min
Jun 12, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Overton, Pickett	51 min
Jun 12, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Fentress	65 min
Jun 12, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Van Buren, Warren	54 min
Jun 12, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Benton	39 min
Jun 12, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Houston, Humphreys, Stewart	37 min
Jun 12, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Marshall	60 min
Jun 12, 6:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles	39 min
Jun 12, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Perry	53 min
Jun 12, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman	48 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2004 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2004

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.