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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Nashville, TN

March 9, 2006Houston County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 9, 2006, 8:31 PM CST for Houston County, Tennessee. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 9, 2006, 8:31 PM CST (02:31 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2006, 9:00 PM CST
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Houston County, TN

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 9, 7:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 102 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: 1265 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 559 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 972 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Mar 9, 8:27 PM CST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 8:27 PM CST, 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
827 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006

.UPDATE...ZONES JUST UPDATED FOR NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH...
AND TO ISSUE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF MID STATE UNTIL
MIDNIGHT.

NARROW BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY EXTEND FROM
W CENTRAL KY THROUGH NW MIDDLE TN INTO SW TN. THUNDERSTORM BAND
OVER OUR NW HAS BEGUN SHOWING SOME SIGNS OF WEAKENING...WITH
INFRARED CLOUD TOPS WARMING SLIGHTLY...AND REFLECTIVITIES
LESSENING A LITTLE.

OTHER MAJOR AREA OF PRECIP OVER E THIRD OF MID STATE CONTINUES
MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE E.

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TN.

&&

STEIGERWALDT

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 5:30 AM CST, 15 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
530 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-101130-
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 CST THU MAR 9 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
MIDSTATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS EVENT
WILL BE DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT OVER THE AREA WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ALSO...HIGH WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA...WITH WINDS INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE HIGH WINDS WILL BE A THREAT
TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS WELL AS MARINE TRAFFIC ON AREA LAKES.

.DAYS TWO AND THREE...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
LITTLE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. INCREASING ATMOSPHERIC
INSTABILITY WILL BRING MORE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY INTO THE MIDSTATE
ON SATURDAY. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WIND OR HAIL.

.DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE ON MONDAY AS THE COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE MIDSTATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY
MORNING AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

JLM

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 9, 6:40 PM CST, 1 hour 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
640 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006

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

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 S CELINA              36.45N 85.50W
03/09/2006                   CLAY               TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED TREE DOWN ALONG BAPTIST RIDGE
            ROAD.

&&

MASSIE

Local storm report, Mar 9, 7:02 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
702 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006

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

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N CENTERVILLE         35.84N 87.45W
03/09/2006                   HICKMAN            TN   PUBLIC

            BARN DESTROYED 3 MILES NORTH OF CENTERVILLE. TREES DOWN
            IN NUNNELLY.

&&

DMASSIE

Local storm report, Mar 9, 7:08 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
708 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006

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

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LIVINGSTON              36.39N 85.33W
03/09/2006                   OVERTON            TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

&&

DMASSIE

Local storm report, Mar 9, 7:12 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
712 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006

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

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E HENDERSONVILLE      36.29N 86.59W
03/09/2006                   SUMNER             TN   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.

&&

DMASSIE

Special weather statement, Mar 9, 7:36 PM CST, 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
736 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-100230-
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-
736 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006

ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER IS HEADING TOWARD MIDDLE TENNESSEE
THIS EVENING.

A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR
THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES AREA...SOUTHWEST INTO THE JACKSON
TENNESSEE AREA. THIS LINE WILL MOVE EAST AND INTO WESTERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE BY 830 PM CST. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE LINE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND WARNING SHOULD THEY BECOME NECESSARY.

BOYD

Local storm report, Mar 9, 8:29 PM CST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
829 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006

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

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 N DOVER               36.57N 87.84W
03/09/2006                   STEWART            TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY.

&&

DMASSIE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 9, 6:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam	65 min
Mar 9, 6:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Warren	48 min
Mar 9, 6:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Grundy	45 min
Mar 9, 6:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Van Buren	31 min
Mar 9, 7:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Warren	13 min
Mar 9, 7:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Stewart	47 min
Mar 9, 8:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Benton	27 min
Mar 9, 8:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Montgomery	48 min
Mar 9, 8:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman, Perry	36 min

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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.