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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2010, 3:54 PM CDT for Lewis County, Perry County, Wayne County, Tennessee. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2010, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2010, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lewis County, TN, Perry County, TN, Wayne County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 2198 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 25, 12:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 12:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1231 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 .UPDATE...FOR AVIATION. && .AVIATION...18Z TAFS. A FRONTAL ZONE WILL HELP INITIATE SCATTERED TSRA MAINLY SOUTH TN TODAY. CONFIDENCE FOR LOCAL IMPACTS TOO LOW...SO JUST INCLUDING CB CLOUDS FOR BNA AND VCTS FOR CSV. CLEARING TONIGHT...BUT LIGHT WIND AND MUGGY AIR WILL RESULT IN MVFR FOG AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY. FOG WILL LIFT TO SCATTERED CU ON SATURDAY AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE SLIGHTLY NEAR 5 KT. 13 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 942 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010/ UPDATE... AS OF 14Z...SCT CU BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG WITH SOME PATCHES OF AC ACROSS MIDDLE TN. TEMPS AROUND 80...DEWPOINTS GENERALLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S...WITH LIGHT EAST TO CALM WINDS. STATIONARY FRONT POSITIONED ACROSS WEST TO EAST FROM NORTHERN MS TO NORTHERN AL TO NORTHERN GA. FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH...AS A WARM FRONT...AND BE POSITIONED WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE MIDSTATE...GENERALLY ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. 12Z KOHX SOUNDING SHOWING PRECIP WATER VALUES AROUND 1.80 INCHES...LI'S AROUND -6...AND CAPE VALUES AROUND 3000 J/KG. THESE VALUES ALSO SUPPORTED BY 14Z LAPS/MSAS VALUES. WHEN DIURNAL HEATING INFLUENCES START TO KICK IN ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID STATE LATER THIS MORNING...AND FRONT BEGINS ITS PROGRESSION SLOWLY NORTH...EXPECT SCT SHWRS/TSTMS TO DEVELOP... WITH A FEW TSTMS REACHING STRONG TO SEVERE THRESHOLDS...AS STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. 14Z TEMPS RUNNING IN LINE WITH FORECASTED HIGH VALUES. SO THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS...WILL NOT CHANGE CURRENT FORECAST AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...DEPENDING ON AREAL COVERAGE OF SHWRS/TSTMS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-40...MAY RAISE POPS LATER THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON TO REFLECT CONDITIONS AT THAT TIME. 31 && PREV DISCUSSION.../ISSUED 208 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010/ DISCUSSION...SURFACE MAP AT 07Z SHOWS A WEAK BOUNDARY LYING ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE WITH MAINLY MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDS STILL STREAMING ACROSS THE MID STATE. WITH THE PRESENCE OF THIS BOUNDARY AND CONTINUED WARM, HUMID WEATHER, HAVE GONE ABOVE GUIDANCE TODAY FOR POP'S, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH, WHERE WE WILL STILL SEE ISOLATED OR WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION. HOWEVER, BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS REMAINS IN AREAS SOUTH OF NASHVILLE. HAVE ALSO UNDERCUT MOS TEMPERATURES A COUPLE OF DEGREES TODAY, GIVEN THE CLOUDS AND THE FACT THAT, AS THE FRONT SAGS SOUTH, SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL WORK THEIR WAY INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE, ALTHOUGH WE'RE TALKING LOWER 90'S VS. MID 90'S MOST AREAS, SO IT WILL STILL BE HOT. HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AS TEMPERATURES QUICKLY REBOUND BACK INTO THE MID 90'S MOST AREAS, WITH CONTINUED ISOLATED-TO-SCATTERED CONVECTION, MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS, AS SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY REMAINS HIGH AND MOISTURE REMAINS PLENTIFUL. GFS CONTINUES TO BRING A COLD FRONT INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE MONDAY AFTERNOON, AND THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE MONDAY NIGHT. THIS LOOKS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER-CHANGER, AS WE ACTUALLY GET AN ACCOMPANYING UPPER TROUGH PASSAGE, AND NOT JUST A LOW-LEVEL FRONTAL PASSAGE. THUS, AM NOT EXPECTING ANY ACTIVE WEATHER PAST TUESDAY, WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES COMING IN, ALONG WITH MUCH LOWER DEW POINTS. ROSE && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 4:31 AM CDT, 11 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 431 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-260945- 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-DE KALB-WHITE- CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE- GILES- 431 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM LIES EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE MIDSTATE. THIS WILL SERVE AS A FOCAL POINT FOR FORMATION OF CONVECTION TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WHILE SEVERE STORMS ARE UNLIKELY...SOME STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO REPORT ANY DAMAGE OR FLOODING BY THUNDERSTORMS. SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA... TORNADO FUNNEL CLOUD FLOODING HAIL >= 1/2 INCH WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED) STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN JLM
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 25, 10:21 AM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1021 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG MCMINNVILLE 35.69N 85.78W
06/24/2010 WARREN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE LARGE TREE WAS DOWNED AND WAS BLOCKING PETTIGAP ROAD.
0525 PM DENSE FOG 1 S CELINA 36.53N 85.50W
06/24/2010 CLAY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY RAINFALL WASHED BOULDERS ONTO HWY 52...JUST OUTSIDE
OF CELINA.
0626 PM TSTM WND DMG MURFREESBORO 35.85N 86.39W
06/24/2010 RUTHERFORD TN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN EAST NORTHFIELD/HUNTINGTON DRIVE AREA.
TRAFFIC LIGHT DAMAGE.
&&
31Local storm report, Jun 25, 10:21 AM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR CLAY COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1021 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG MCMINNVILLE 35.69N 85.78W
06/24/2010 WARREN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE LARGE TREE WAS DOWNED AND WAS BLOCKING PETTIGAP ROAD.
0525 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 S CELINA 36.53N 85.50W
06/24/2010 CLAY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY RAINFALL WASHED BOULDERS ONTO HWY 52...JUST OUTSIDE
OF CELINA.
0626 PM TSTM WND DMG MURFREESBORO 35.85N 86.39W
06/24/2010 RUTHERFORD TN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN EAST NORTHFIELD/HUNTINGTON DRIVE AREA.
TRAFFIC LIGHT DAMAGE.
&&
31Special weather statement, Jun 25, 1:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 25, 2:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
206 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG PULASKI 35.20N 87.03W
06/25/2010 GILES TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKED A ROAD.
&&
SHERRONSpecial weather statement, Jun 25, 2:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 222 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 TNZ058-060-094-095-252000- GILES-LAWRENCE-LEWIS-MAURY- 222 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GILES...LAWRENCE...LEWIS AND MAURY COUNTIES... AT 216 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAWRENCEBURG...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER HOHENWALD. PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...NORTHWESTERN GILES...SOUTHERN LEWIS AND SOUTHWESTERN MAURY COUNTIES...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR. 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 8:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Lewis, Maury | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lawrence | 28 min |
| Jun 25, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles | 35 min |
| Jun 25, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis | 29 min |
| Jun 25, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lawrence | 18 min |
| Jun 25, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Wayne | 43 min |
| Jun 25, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford | 37 min |
| Jun 25, 6:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Humphreys | 3 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2010Every severe thunderstorm 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.