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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Nashville, TN

June 25, 2010Lewis County, Perry County, Wayne County, Tennessee

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.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2010-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2198 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2010-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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 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.

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&&

.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.

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&&

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.

&&

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Local 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.

&&

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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.

&&

SHERRON
Special 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.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Maury33 min
Jun 24, 8:06 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXLewis, Maury3 hr
Jun 24, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLawrence28 min
Jun 25, 1:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles35 min
Jun 25, 3:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLawrence, Lewis29 min
Jun 25, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLawrence18 min
Jun 25, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWayne43 min
Jun 25, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXRutherford37 min
Jun 25, 6:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXBenton, Humphreys3 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.