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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2006, 2:20 PM CDT for Lewis County, Perry County, Tennessee. It was in force for 40 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2006, 2:20 PM CDT (19:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2006, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Lewis County, TN, Perry County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 5 Nne Hohenwald, TN | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN THE KIMMINS AREA. REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC. |
| Apr 7, 2:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Nne Hohenwald, TN | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN THE KIMMINS AREA. REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC. |
| Apr 7, 2:43 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 N Hohenwald, TN | GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR KIMMINS IN NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY |
| Apr 7, 2:43 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 3 Ne Hohenwald, TN | F0 TORNADO SNAPPED A FEW TREES. PATH LENTH 0.3 MILES. PATH WIDTH 100 YDS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 10:20 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 112 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -263 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1050 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KOHX 071920 TOROHX TNC101-135-072000- /O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0047.060407T1920Z-060407T2000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 220 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... LEWIS COUNTY IN TENNESSEE THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HOHENWALD SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN TENNESSEE * UNTIL 300 PM CDT * AT 218 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES WEST OF HOHENWALD...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LINDEN...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... HOHENWALD BY 235 PM CDT WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR TENNESSEE. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR TENNESSEE. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR TENNESSEE. LAT...LON 3560 8780 3544 8786 3547 8728 3567 8735 $$ 04
The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 10:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Stewart | 43 min |
| Apr 7, 12:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton | 33 min |
| Apr 7, 12:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Stewart | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Houston, Humphreys | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 12:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Humphreys | 37 min |
| Apr 7, 12:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton | 42 min |
| Apr 7, 1:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston | 41 min |
| Apr 7, 1:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Humphreys | 34 min |
| Apr 7, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Montgomery | 12 min |
| Apr 7, 1:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham | 28 min |
| Apr 7, 1:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton | 33 min |
| Apr 7, 1:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson | 33 min |
| Apr 7, 1:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 1:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry | 39 min |
| Apr 7, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Robertson | 37 min |
| Apr 7, 1:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Humphreys | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 2:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Sumner | 49 min |
| Apr 7, 2:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson | 43 min |
| Apr 7, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Macon, Trousdale | 60 min |
| Apr 7, 2:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Maury | 41 min |
| Apr 7, 2:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Williamson | 55 min |
| Apr 7, 2:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Sumner | 34 min |
| Apr 7, 3:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson | 53 min |
| Apr 7, 3:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson | 49 min |
| Apr 7, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 3:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Overton, Pickett | 59 min |
| Apr 7, 3:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Wilson | 54 min |
| Apr 7, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Wilson | 43 min |
| Apr 7, 3:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Clay | 33 min |
| Apr 7, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Fentress | 41 min |
| Apr 7, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon, Rutherford | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 4:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman | 33 min |
| Apr 7, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Houston, Stewart | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson | 11 min |
| Apr 7, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Warren | 25 min |
| Apr 7, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Williamson | 35 min |
| Apr 7, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Wayne | 43 min |
| Apr 7, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Smith, Wilson | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | DeKalb, White | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb | 32 min |
| Apr 7, 5:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Williamson | 13 min |
| Apr 7, 5:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 35 min |
| Apr 7, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Putnam | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland | 28 min |
| Apr 7, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford | 41 min |
| Apr 7, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles | 37 min |
| Apr 7, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Overton, Putnam | 34 min |
| Apr 7, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lawrence | 18 min |
| Apr 7, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cumberland | 21 min |
| Apr 7, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Warren | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb | 38 min |
| Apr 7, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Marshall | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Warren | 38 min |
| Apr 7, 6:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford | 43 min |
| Apr 7, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Maury, Williamson | 23 min |
| Apr 7, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | White | 52 min |
| Apr 7, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Van Buren | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Marshall | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles | 52 min |
| Apr 7, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.