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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2006, 2:50 PM CDT for Cheatham County, Dickson County, Williamson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 55 min. 5 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, 2:50 PM CDT (19:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2006, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Cheatham County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Williamson County, TN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Dickson, TN | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN DICKSON. REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC. |
| Apr 7, 2:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Dickson, TN | QUARTER SIZE TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN DICKSON |
| Apr 7, 2:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Dickson, TN | QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN DICKSON |
| Apr 7, 2:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | N Dickson, TN | QAURTER SIZE TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN DICKSON |
| Apr 7, 2:57 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Dickson, TN | QUARTER SIZE TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN DICKSON |
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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 42 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 071950 RRA
TOROHX
TNC021-043-187-072045-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0050.060407T1950Z-060407T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
250 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CHEATHAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
DICKSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DICKSON
WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FRANKLIN
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 247 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR DICKSON...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
BURNS BY 255 PM CDT
WHITE BLUFF BY 305 PM CDT
KINGSTON SPRINGS AND 6 MILES NORTH OF FAIRVIEW BY 310 PM CDT
PEGRAM BY 315 PM CDT
8 MILES NORTH OF BRENTWOOD BY 335 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
HAVE ALREADY FORMED...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 OR A STORM
SHELTER. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF
NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
STRUCTURE IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY...ROOM OR 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.
LAT...LON 3600 8705 3604 8682 3598 8662 3580 8662
3576 8670 3572 8670 3573 8684 3580 8695
3585 8720 3595 8719 3597 8722 3600 8749
3609 8752 3619 8699
$$
DH2 follow-up statements
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WWUS54 KOHX 072001
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
300 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006
TNC021-043-187-072045-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-060407T2045Z/
WILLIAMSON TN-DICKSON TN-CHEATHAM TN-
300 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR CHEATHAM...
DICKSON AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES...
AT 256 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM. GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL HAS
BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM IN DICKSON AROUND 250 PM CDT. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WHITE BLUFF...OR ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF
DICKSON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
KINGSTON SPRINGS BY 310 PM CDT
PEGRAM BY 315 PM CDT
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR A STORM
SHELTER. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF
NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
STRUCTURE IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY...ROOM OR CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR
PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
LAT...LON 3600 8705 3604 8682 3598 8662 3580 8662
3576 8670 3572 8670 3573 8684 3580 8695
3585 8720 3595 8719 3597 8722 3600 8749
3609 8752 3619 8699
$$
DMG000
WWUS54 KOHX 072006
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
306 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006
TNC021-043-187-072045-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-060407T2045Z/
WILLIAMSON TN-DICKSON TN-CHEATHAM TN-
306 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR CHEATHAM...
DICKSON AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES...
AT 304 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR KINGSTON SPRINGS...OR ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF DICKSON...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW IN ADDITION TO
THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL
SIZE AND DESTRUCTIVE OUTFLOW WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR A STORM
SHELTER. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF
NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
STRUCTURE IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY...ROOM OR 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.
LAT...LON 3600 8705 3604 8682 3598 8662 3580 8662
3576 8670 3572 8670 3573 8684 3580 8695
3585 8720 3595 8719 3597 8722 3600 8749
3609 8752 3619 8699
$$
DMGThe 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, 2:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lewis, Perry | 40 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, 2:56 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.