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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Feb 6, 2008, 1:32 AM CST for Sumner County, Tennessee. It was in force for 13 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
- Feb 6, 2008, 1:32 AM CST (07:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2008, 1:45 AM CST
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Sumner County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:33 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 tornado 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 nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 706 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 812 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 300 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 362 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 3.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KOHX 060732
TOROHX
TNC165-060745-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0028.080206T0732Z-080206T0745Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
132 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 145 AM CST
* AT 129 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
WESTMORELAND...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF HARTSVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
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 500 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3663 8619 3662 8621 3657 8621 3649 8632
3659 8641 3666 8631 3665 8629 3665 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 0732Z 228DEG 55KT 3659 8625
$$
04What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Feb 5, 9:40 PM CST, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 9:40 PM CST, 3 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 940 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 .DISCUSSION... NO CHANGES TO THE FCST AT THIS TIME. 1ST ROUND OF STORMS IS MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE. NEXT ROUND OF STORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS THE MS RIVER AT THIS TIME. MEG REPORTING TORNADOES AND HAIL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS NEXT ROUND. UPDATED GFE TO INCLUDE TORS IN GRIDS. OTW...NO UPDATE NEEDED FOR NOW. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 21
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 5:10 AM CST, 20 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...COR EXPIRATION TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 510 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-061130- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN... WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE... LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO... COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...LINDEN... LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD... COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE... SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA... MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...TRACY CITY...ALTAMONT...COALMONT... SPENCER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 506 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN WEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT. WARM MOIST AIR WILL BE IN PLACE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY UNSTABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER TO DEVELOP. STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING...AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING. 04
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 5, 11:15 PM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1115 PM CST TUE FEB 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0807 PM TORNADO BIG SANDY 36.23N 88.09W
02/05/2008 BENTON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TRAILERS DAMAGED AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
&&
21Local storm report, Feb 5, 11:24 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1124 PM CST TUE FEB 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1004 PM TORNADO 7 E GALLATIN 36.38N 86.33W
02/05/2008 SUMNER TN NWS EMPLOYEE
POST OFFICE DESTROYED IN CASTILLIAN SPRINGS
&&
21Local storm report, Feb 5, 11:40 PM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1140 PM CST TUE FEB 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1004 PM TORNADO 7 E GALLATIN 36.38N 86.33W
02/05/2008 SUMNER TN NWS EMPLOYEE
*** 2 FATAL, 5 INJ *** IN BETH PAGE AND CASTALIAN SPRINGS
AREA...NUMEROUS INJURIES...PEOPLE TRAPPED IN
HOMES...PEOPLE MISSING. TWO FATALITIES THUS FAR.
&&
21Local storm report, Feb 6, 12:11 AM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1211 AM CST WED FEB 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1211 AM HAIL DICKSON 36.08N 87.38W
02/06/2008 E1.00 INCH DICKSON TN AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE HAIL IN DOWNTOWN DICKSON
&&
SHERRONLocal storm report, Feb 6, 12:32 AM CST, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1232 AM CST WED FEB 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 PM TORNADO 7 S LINDEN 35.51N 87.84W
02/05/2008 PERRY TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY
&&
21Local storm report, Feb 6, 1:30 AM CST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
130 AM CST WED FEB 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1025 PM TORNADO 5 NNW LAFAYETTE 36.59N 86.07W
02/05/2008 MACON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED AND TRALIERS BLOWN OVER. NUMEROUS
TREES DOWN ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF COUNTY.
&&
21The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 7:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton | 30 min |
| Feb 5, 7:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry, Wayne | 36 min |
| Feb 5, 7:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 8:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 8:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart | 31 min |
| Feb 5, 8:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Maury, Williamson | 25 min |
| Feb 5, 8:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Humphreys | 33 min |
| Feb 5, 8:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Williamson | 33 min |
| Feb 5, 9:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Williamson | 28 min |
| Feb 5, 9:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Wilson | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 10:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 39 min |
| Feb 5, 10:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton | 27 min |
| Feb 5, 11:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Houston, Humphreys | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 11:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Humphreys, Perry | 30 min |
| Feb 5, 11:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Stewart | 37 min |
| Feb 5, 11:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Humphreys | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 11:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 34 min |
| Feb 6, 12:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson | 28 min |
| Feb 6, 12:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 24 min |
| Feb 6, 12:19 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 12:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry, Wayne | 28 min |
| Feb 6, 12:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson | 21 min |
| Feb 6, 1:03 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis | 27 min |
| Feb 6, 1:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Sumner | 25 min |
| Feb 6, 1:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Williamson | 24 min |
| Feb 6, 1:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Maury, Williamson | 33 min |
| Feb 6, 1:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 1:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford | 31 min |
| Feb 6, 2:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury | 29 min |
| Feb 6, 2:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Wilson | 28 min |
| Feb 6, 3:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Jackson, Overton, Putnam and 1 more | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 4:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Overton, Putnam | 25 min |
| Feb 6, 5:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Grundy | 28 min |
| Feb 6, 11:59 AM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 33 more | 6 hr |
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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.