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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Nashville, TN

January 10, 2008Smith County, Wilson County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 10, 2008, 3:31 PM CST for Smith County, Wilson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 21 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: Jan 10, 2008, 3:31 PM CST (21:31 UTC)
Expired: Jan 10, 2008, 3:52 PM CST
In force: 21 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Smith County, TN, Wilson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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
Jan 10, 11:33 AM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 64 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: 4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 589 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 155 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KOHX 102131
SVROHX
TNC159-189-102215-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0014.080110T2131Z-080110T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
331 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SMITH COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CARTHAGE...
  EAST CENTRAL WILSON COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 415 PM CST

* AT 328 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WATERTOWN...OR ABOUT 9
  MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEBANON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GORDONSVILLE BY 340 PM CST...
  CARTHAGE BY 345 PM CST...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3640 8583 3633 8582 3632 8585 3627 8585
      3624 8582 3618 8582 3605 8616 3619 8630
      3643 8585
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 239DEG 50KT 3618 8614

$$

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2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KOHX 102141
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
341 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

TNC189-102151-
/O.CAN.KOHX.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080110T2215Z/
WILSON TN-
341 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WILSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3643 8585 3635 8582 3632 8585 3627 8585
      3624 8582 3618 8582 3609 8605 3623 8611
      3629 8612
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 246DEG 48KT 3621 8598

$$

TNC159-102215-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080110T2215Z/
SMITH TN-
341 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST
FOR SMITH COUNTY...

AT 337 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH
CARTHAGE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARTHAGE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 55 MPH.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3643 8585 3635 8582 3632 8585 3627 8585
      3624 8582 3618 8582 3609 8605 3623 8611
      3629 8612
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 246DEG 48KT 3621 8598

$$

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000 
WWUS54 KOHX 102152
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
352 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

TNC159-102202-
/O.CAN.KOHX.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080110T2215Z/
SMITH TN-
352 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SMITH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3643 8585 3635 8582 3632 8585 3627 8585
      3624 8582 3618 8582 3609 8605 3623 8611
      3629 8612
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 246DEG 48KT 3627 8581

$$

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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 Jan 10, 2:22 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 2:22 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
222 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG UPPER H5 WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE MID MS VALLEY WITH A COLD
FRONT JUST AHEAD ALONG THE MS RIVER. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS EWD
ALONG THE AR/MO AND KY/TN BORDER AREAS. STRONG DESTABILIZATION
IS FOSTERING SEVERE TSTMS OVER THE CNTRL AND WRN PORTIONS OF THE
MIDSTATE. THIS ACTIVITY WILL MOVE EWD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING
AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE MIDSTATE WITH RAIN TAPERING OFF
FROM THE WEST. NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF COLD AIR BEHIND THIS
FRONT...LOW TEMPS ONLY DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S.

THE NEXT H5 WAVE ENTERS THE MID MS VALLEY SAT NGT WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
FOR SAT NGT THRU SUN NGT...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW DURING THE
LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.

THE NEXT WAVE MOVES SEWD OUT OF THE MIDWEST INTO THE DEEP SOUTH
IN THE MON AFTN TO TUE AM TIME FRAME. THIS ALLOWS A BIT MORE COLD AIR
INTO THE AREA AND ALSO A CHANCE OF RAIN AND RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW.

MOS TEMPS AND POP GUIDANCE WAS IN DECENT AGREEMENT AND NO SGFNT
DEVIATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
NASHVILLE      41  49  34  55 /  50   0  10  10
CLARKSVILLE    39  50  31  54 /  40   0  10  10
CROSSVILLE     39  46  30  51 /  90   0  10  10
COLUMBIA       41  50  34  56 /  50   0  10  10
LAWRENCEBURG   41  50  33  56 /  60   0  10  10
WAVERLY        40  50  32  55 /  40   0  10  10

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

JLM

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 10:40 AM CST, 4 hours 51 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1040 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-111645-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
1040 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL MARCH INTO THE MID STATE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE
DAMAGING WINDS. LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED
OUT. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE IN METRO NASHVILLE AROUND 6 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

04

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 10, 2:07 PM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
207 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

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

0205 PM     HAIL             BERRY HILL              36.12N 86.77W
01/10/2008  E1.75 INCH       DAVIDSON           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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Local storm report, Jan 10, 2:19 PM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
219 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

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

0140 PM     TSTM WND GST     HOHENWALD               35.55N 87.56W
01/10/2008  E70 MPH          LEWIS              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH AND GOLFBALL HAIL

&&

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Local storm report, Jan 10, 2:30 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
230 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

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

0225 PM     FLOOD            MOUNT JULIET            36.21N 86.52W
01/10/2008                   WILSON             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            INTERSECTION OF SAUNDERSVILLE RD AND LUCY DRIVE IS
            IMPASSABLE.

&&

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Local storm report, Jan 10, 2:55 PM CST, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
255 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

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

0253 PM     FLOOD            6 SSW LEBANON           36.13N 86.36W
01/10/2008                   WILSON             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROAD CLOSE DUE TO WATER OVER ROAD AT CENTRAL PIKE AND
            CHANDLER BRADFORD

&&

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Local storm report, Jan 10, 3:01 PM CST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
301 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

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

0300 PM     HAIL             5 W LEBANON             36.21N 86.41W
01/10/2008  E0.88 INCH       WILSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT HWY 109 AND 70 INTERSECTION

&&

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Local storm report, Jan 10, 3:14 PM CST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
314 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

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

0313 PM     HAIL             4 W LAFAYETTE           36.52N 86.10W
01/10/2008  E1.75 INCH       MACON              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 10, 12:03 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Benton, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart	114 days
Jan 10, 12:22 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OHX	Montgomery	23 min
Jan 10, 1:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Robertson	35 min
Jan 10, 1:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Williamson	33 min
Jan 10, 1:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Lewis, Wayne	25 min
Jan 10, 1:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Lewis, Maury	33 min
Jan 10, 2:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Wilson	26 min
Jan 10, 2:17 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OHX	Maury	28 min
Jan 10, 2:28 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OHX	Williamson	32 min
Jan 10, 2:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Lawrence, Wayne	42 min
Jan 10, 2:36 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OHX	Lewis	24 min
Jan 10, 2:41 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall and 8 more	181 days
Jan 10, 2:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Macon, Trousdale	41 min
Jan 10, 2:51 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Rutherford, Wilson	24 min
Jan 10, 3:12 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Davidson, Lewis, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford and 5 more	3 hr
Jan 10, 3:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Macon, Trousdale	37 min
Jan 10, 3:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Jackson	33 min
Jan 10, 4:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Overton, Pickett	40 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.