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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Nashville, TN

June 13, 2004Jackson County, Putnam County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2004, 6:26 PM CDT for Jackson County, Putnam County, Tennessee. It was in force for 64 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 13, 2004, 6:26 PM CDT (23:26 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2004, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 64 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), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 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
Jun 13, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 86 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: 1101 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 888 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

351 
WUUS54 KOHX 132326
SVRBNA
TNC087-141-140030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
623 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  JACKSON COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  INCLUDE THE CITY OF GAINSBORO
  PUTNAM COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  INCLUDES THE CITY OF COOKEVILLE

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 621 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 12 MILES WEST OF BAXTER...OR 10 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF CARTHAGE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
  

* THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  BAXTER AROUND 640 PM CDT
  GAINESBORO AROUND 700 PM CDT
  COOKEVILLE AROUND 650 PM CDT

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ALGOOD AND MONTEREY

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. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. IF ON THE WATER HEAD FOR SHORE.

LAT...LON 3640 8586 3602 8583 3605 8517 3653 8560

$$
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 13, 9:30 AM CDT, 8 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 9:30 AM CDT, 8 hours 56 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
930 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004

.DISCUSSION...
ATMOSPHERE WORKED UP PRETTY GOOD YESTERDAY SO NOT QUITE AS UNSTABLE.
CURRENTLY SOME CONVECTION TO NW AND S MOVING TOWRDS US. WILL KEEP AN
EYE ON. AT LEAST NO OUTFLOW BOUNDARY BARRELLING DOWN AT US LIKE
YESTERDAY.
&&

.BNA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

MAG

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 5:30 AM CDT, 12 hours 56 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
530 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-141030-
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 AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER MAY OCCUR
WITH THESE STORMS, PRIMARILY IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS, ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
SEVERE CRITERIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
MONDAY AND TUESDAY, WITH A LESSER CHANCE OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY
DURING SUBSEQUENT DAYS. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT
FORESEEN, THERE IS THE CHANCE THAT A FEW CELLS MAY DEVELOP INTO
SEVERE STORMS DURING THIS PERIOD, WITH MONDAY AND TUESDAY PROVIDING
THE GREATEST CHANCE.

.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 13, 5:26 PM CDT, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
526 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004

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

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HENDERSONVILLE          36.29N 86.60W
06/13/2004                   SUMNER             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            100 FT TREE DOWN IN HENDERSONVILLE.

&&

KING

Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:28 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
528 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004

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

0522 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E SMYRNA              35.98N 86.48W
06/13/2004                   RUTHERFORD         TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN CAMPBELL AND WEAKLY LANE EXTREME EAST PORTION
            OF COUNTY NEAR WILSON COUNTY LINE.

&&

KING

Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:30 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
530 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004

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

0525 PM     TSTM WND GST     SW GALLATIN             36.38N 86.45W
06/13/2004  0 MPH            SUMNER             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            ESTIMATED 50 MPH WIND ALONG LOCK 4 ROAD.

&&

KING

Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:30 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
530 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004

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

0525 PM     TSTM WND GST     SW GALLATIN             36.38N 86.45W
06/13/2004  50 MPH            SUMNER             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            ESTIMATED 50 MPH WIND ALONG LOCK 4 ROAD.

&&

KING

Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:04 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
604 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004

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

0550 PM     HAIL             MURFREESBORO            35.85N 86.39W
06/13/2004  0.75 INCH        RUTHERFORD         TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED 3/4 INCH HAIL ON HWY 96 JUST EAST OF
            MURFREESBORO.

&&

ORCHANIAN

Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:23 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
623 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004

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

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 S MOUNT JULIET        36.12N 86.52W
06/13/2004                   WILSON             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            2-3 FT DIAMETER TREES DOWN S MT JULIET RD

&&

MAG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 12, 7:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Lewis	42 min
Jun 12, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles	34 min
Jun 12, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Maury	45 min
Jun 13, 11:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Benton, Stewart	56 min
Jun 13, 11:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Houston, Humphreys	62 min
Jun 13, 12:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Montgomery	61 min
Jun 13, 12:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Benton	38 min
Jun 13, 1:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Benton, Humphreys	45 min
Jun 13, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Montgomery, Robertson	61 min
Jun 13, 1:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Wayne	46 min
Jun 13, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Benton	55 min
Jun 13, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Lawrence, Wayne	61 min
Jun 13, 2:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Benton	62 min
Jun 13, 3:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Humphreys	59 min
Jun 13, 3:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Houston	63 min
Jun 13, 3:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Perry	45 min
Jun 13, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman, Lewis	45 min
Jun 13, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Dickson	51 min
Jun 13, 4:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman, Maury, Williamson	53 min
Jun 13, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham	48 min
Jun 13, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson	61 min
Jun 13, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Sumner, Wilson	46 min
Jun 13, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Rutherford	37 min
Jun 13, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Trousdale	60 min
Jun 13, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Sumner, Wilson	43 min
Jun 13, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford	60 min
Jun 13, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Smith	58 min
Jun 13, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	DeKalb	50 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.