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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Nashville, TN

May 1, 2010Davidson County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this river flood warning at May 1, 2010, 12:39 PM CDT for Davidson County, Tennessee. It took effect at May 1, 2010, 8:10 PM CDT. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 1, 2010, 12:39 PM CDT (17:39 UTC)
In effect from
May 1, 2010, 8:10 PM CDT
Expired
May 3, 2010, 7:25 AM CDT
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Flood severity
Minor

County Davidson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:40 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Mill Creek at Antioch (ANTT1). The gauge peaked at 25.86 ft at May 1, 2010, 8:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
17 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03431000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at May 1, 10:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 10:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

.MESOSCALE UPDATE...
TOR WATCH REPLACEMENT W/WATCH #124 UNTIL 4 PM EDT. SOME EARLIER
COLLOBRATION W/SPC ABOUT POSSIBLE PDS WATCH LATER IN THE WEEKEND.
MAIN AREA FOR PDS WATCH WEST OF MID TN TNGT...BUT WL NEED TO WATCH
CLOSELY WITH NEW LLJ SHIFTING EAST TNGT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 935 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010/

MESOSCALE UPDATE...
SPC DAY1 HIGH RISK FOR SVR WX INCLUDES W MID TN. HIGHER INSTAB ACR
NORTHERN MS/AL AT THIS TIME...WITH MORE STABLE AIR IN N MID TN FM
MORNING RAINS.

SUFFICIENT SHEAR FOR ISO SUPERCELLS MOVG INTO MID TN TDAY...INCL N
MID TN W/DEEER LAYER INSTAB.

HYDROLOGY...
UP TO FIVE INCHES RAINFALL IN W MID TN THIS MORNING. POTENTIAL UP
TO EIGHT INCHES THIS WEEKEND.

&&

04
Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 11:59 AM CDT, 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1159 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

TNZ005>010-022>031-056>064-075-077-093>095-021030-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON-
HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-
JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-
CANNON-DE KALB-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES-
1159 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A SLOW
MOVING COLD FRONT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
FLASH FLOODING WEST OF INTERSTATE 24.

MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR
BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE THREAT OF MORE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY MONDAY.

MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR
BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

TNZ011-032>034-065-066-078>080-021030-
PICKETT-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-WARREN-GRUNDY-
VAN BUREN-
1159 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A SLOW
MOVING COLD FRONT. MINOR FLOODING AND OR FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE THREAT OF MORE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA...
TORNADO
FUNNEL CLOUD
FLOODING
HAIL >= 1/2 INCH
WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED)
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN

04

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 1, 6:50 AM CDT, 5 hours 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
650 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

TNZ008>010-027>032-056>062-064-093>095-011245-
CLAY-DAVIDSON-DEKALB-GILES-HICKMAN-JACKSON-LAWRENCE-LEWIS-MACON-
MARSHALL-MAURY-PERRY-PUTNAM-RUTHERFORD-SMITH-SUMNER-TROUSDALE-WAYNE-
WILLIAMSON-WILSON-
650 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CLAY...DAVIDSON...DEKALB...
GILES...HICKMAN...JACKSON...LAWRENCE...LEWIS...MACON...MARSHALL...
MAURY...PERRY...PUTNAM...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...SUMNER...TROUSDALE...
WAYNE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON COUNTIES...

AT 648 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RED BOILING SPRINGS
TO 7 MILES NORTH OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HALF INCH SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

BOYD
Local storm report, May 1, 11:52 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 1, 11:58 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1158 AM CDT SAT MAY 01 2010

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

1145 AM     FLOOD            3 N NOLENSVILLE         35.99N 86.65W
05/01/2010                   DAVIDSON           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED WATER OVER CULBERTSON ROAD
            ALONG MILL CREEK NEAR NOLENSVILLE.

&&

JLAROSA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 10:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lewis28 min
May 1, 2:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Houston, Stewart62 min
May 1, 3:05 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXStewart25 min
May 1, 3:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Houston, Humphreys39 min
May 1, 3:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Stewart38 min
May 1, 4:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Perry58 min
May 1, 4:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Montgomery, Robertson34 min
May 1, 5:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Humphreys45 min
May 1, 7:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMaury, Williamson26 min
May 1, 8:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXBenton, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry8 hr
May 1, 9:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCannon, Cheatham, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Hickman and 5 more6 hr
May 1, 10:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXMaury6 hr
May 1, 10:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXWilliamson6 hr
May 1, 11:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchOHXCheatham4 hr
May 1, 11:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchOHXDavidson, Williamson4 hr
May 1, 11:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchOHXWilliamson4 hr
May 1, 11:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchOHXMontgomery, Robertson4 hr
May 1, 11:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchOHXMontgomery11 hr
May 1, 11:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchOHXPerry4 hr
May 1, 12:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson27 min
May 1, 12:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson34 min
May 1, 1:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner37 min
May 1, 1:38 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXMaury, Williamson22 min
May 1, 2:13 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXRutherford, Williamson32 min
May 1, 2:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb, Smith, Wilson31 min
May 1, 3:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXPerry4 days
May 1, 3:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXCheatham3 days
May 1, 3:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXDavidson, Williamson62 hr
May 1, 3:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXWilliamson54 hr
May 1, 3:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXMontgomery, Robertson4 days
May 1, 3:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXHumphreys4 days
May 1, 3:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXJackson, Overton, Putnam48 min
May 1, 3:17 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOHXBenton, Cheatham, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Hickman and 16 more24 hr
May 1, 3:18 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson27 min
May 1, 3:43 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXDavidson40 hr
May 1, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLawrence, Wayne32 min
May 1, 4:16 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXLawrence29 min
May 1, 4:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXLawrence3 hr
May 1, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb, Warren, White24 min
May 1, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren34 min
May 1, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles31 min
May 1, 4:47 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCoffee28 min
May 1, 4:52 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall23 min
May 1, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, White26 min
May 1, 5:11 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Marshall34 min
May 1, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Coffee26 min
May 1, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland30 min
May 1, 5:35 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb and 20 more24 hr
May 1, 5:45 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy, Warren30 min
May 1, 6:02 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy28 min
May 1, 6:08 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Coffee22 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2010Every river flood warning in 2010

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.