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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 1, 2010, 3:43 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Wayne County, Tennessee. It was in force for 32 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
- May 1, 2010, 3:43 PM CDT (20:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2010, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lawrence County, TN, Wayne County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 9:52 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 442 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 592 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 303 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
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 May 1, 10:30 AM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 1, 10:30 AM CDT, 5 hours 13 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, 3 hours 44 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
Local storm report, May 1, 1:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
133 PM CDT SAT MAY 01 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0133 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N NASHVILLE 36.23N 86.78W
05/01/2010 DAVIDSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
A COUPLE OF TREES UPROUTED NEAR SKYLINE HOSPITAL OFF OF
DICKERSON PIKE.
&&
CGANTLocal storm report, May 1, 1:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
159 PM CDT SAT MAY 01 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0150 PM FLASH FLOOD FRANKLIN 35.93N 86.84W
05/01/2010 WILLIAMSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED WATER 2 FEET DEEP AND A CAR STRANDED AT
INTERSTATE 65 AND GALLERIA BLVD...IN THE COOL SPRINGS
AREA.
&&
JLAROSALocal storm report, May 1, 2:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
222 PM CDT SAT MAY 01 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0218 PM FLOOD MOUNT JULIET 36.21N 86.52W
05/01/2010 WILSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED 6 INCHES OF WATER IN SOME PLACES ALONG
CENTRAL PIKE...JUST EAST OF MOUNT JULIET ROAD.
&&
STEIGERWALDTLocal storm report, May 1, 2:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
242 PM CDT SAT MAY 01 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0241 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 S NASHVILLE 36.13N 86.78W
05/01/2010 DAVIDSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
1 MILE WEST OF GREEN HILLS. CREEK FLOWING OVER ROADWAY
WITH APPROXIMATE DEPTH OF 3-6 INCHES.
&&
CGANTLocal storm report, May 1, 3:25 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
325 PM CDT SAT MAY 01 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0247 PM TSTM WND GST LIBERTY 36.00N 85.98W
05/01/2010 M58.00 MPH DEKALB TN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
STEIGERWALDTLocal storm report, May 1, 3:31 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
331 PM CDT SAT MAY 01 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 AM TORNADO 12 NW DOVER 36.60N 88.00W
05/01/2010 STEWART TN PUBLIC
TREES DOWN AND BUILDING DAMAGED AT RUSHING CREEK
CAMPGROUND NEAR KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE BORDER IN LAND
BETWEEN THE LAKES RECREATION AREA. SOME POWER POLES ALSO
SNAPPED IN AND NEAR CAMPGROUND. SOME TREE DAMAGE ALSO
NOTED FROM CAMPGROUND EXTENDING EAST ABOUT 6 MILES...WITH
WIDEST DAMAGE WIDTH ABOUT 200 YARDS.
&&
STEIGERWALDTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis | 28 min |
| May 1, 2:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Houston, Stewart | 62 min |
| May 1, 3:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Stewart | 25 min |
| May 1, 3:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Houston, Humphreys | 39 min |
| May 1, 3:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Stewart | 38 min |
| May 1, 4:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Perry | 58 min |
| May 1, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Montgomery, Robertson | 34 min |
| May 1, 5:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Humphreys | 45 min |
| May 1, 7:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Maury, Williamson | 26 min |
| May 1, 8:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 8 hr |
| May 1, 9:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Hickman and 5 more | 6 hr |
| May 1, 10:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Maury | 6 hr |
| May 1, 10:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Williamson | 6 hr |
| May 1, 11:02 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | OHX | Cheatham | 4 hr |
| May 1, 11:02 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 4 hr |
| May 1, 11:02 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | OHX | Williamson | 4 hr |
| May 1, 11:02 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 4 hr |
| May 1, 11:02 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | OHX | Montgomery | 11 hr |
| May 1, 11:02 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | OHX | Perry | 4 hr |
| May 1, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson | 27 min |
| May 1, 12:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 43 hr |
| May 1, 12:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson | 34 min |
| May 1, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner | 37 min |
| May 1, 1:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Maury, Williamson | 22 min |
| May 1, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Williamson | 32 min |
| May 1, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Smith, Wilson | 31 min |
| May 1, 3:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Perry | 4 days |
| May 1, 3:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham | 3 days |
| May 1, 3:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 62 hr |
| May 1, 3:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Williamson | 54 hr |
| May 1, 3:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 4 days |
| May 1, 3:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Humphreys | 4 days |
| May 1, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Jackson, Overton, Putnam | 48 min |
| May 1, 3:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Cheatham, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Hickman and 16 more | 24 hr |
| May 1, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson | 27 min |
| May 1, 3:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 40 hr |
| May 1, 4:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence | 29 min |
| May 1, 4:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Lawrence | 3 hr |
| May 1, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Warren, White | 24 min |
| May 1, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren | 34 min |
| May 1, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles | 31 min |
| May 1, 4:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee | 28 min |
| May 1, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Marshall | 23 min |
| May 1, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, White | 26 min |
| May 1, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Marshall | 34 min |
| May 1, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Coffee | 26 min |
| May 1, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland | 30 min |
| May 1, 5:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb and 20 more | 24 hr |
| May 1, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy, Warren | 30 min |
| May 1, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy | 28 min |
| May 1, 6:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Coffee | 22 min |
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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.