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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at Apr 27, 2011, 12:03 PM CDT for 12 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2011, 12:03 PM CDT (17:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Benton County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Perry County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Stewart County, TN, Wayne County, TN
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS54 KOHX 271703
FFWOHX
TNC005-021-043-081-083-085-101-125-135-147-161-181-272300-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0022.110427T1703Z-110427T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1203 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BENTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMDEN...
NORTHWESTERN CHEATHAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
DICKSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DICKSON...
WESTERN HICKMAN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
HOUSTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ERIN...
HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WAVERLY...
NORTHWESTERN LEWIS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE...
PERRY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LINDEN...
NORTHWESTERN ROBERTSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
STEWART COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOVER...
WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 1156 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GUTHRIE...
TENNESSEE RIDGE...NEW JOHNSONVILLE AND MCEWEN
HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING BACK INTO THE WARNED AREA. MANY CREEKS AND
STREAMS WERE NEAR BANKFULL FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS. THE RENEWED
HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL QUICKLY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3665 8785 3666 8698 3501 8798 3530 8799
3539 8803 3541 8797 3545 8805 3551 8797
3573 8803 3581 8798 3585 8803 3585 8822
3613 8821 3625 8810 3636 8810 3637 8800
3643 8805 3668 8806
$$
TJ/MR1 follow-up statement
129
WGUS54 KOHX 272246
FFWOHX
TNC005-021-043-081-083-085-101-125-135-147-161-181-280200-
/O.EXT.KOHX.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110428T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
546 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BENTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMDEN...
NORTHWESTERN CHEATHAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
DICKSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DICKSON...
WESTERN HICKMAN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
HOUSTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ERIN...
HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WAVERLY...
NORTHWESTERN LEWIS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE...
PERRY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LINDEN...
NORTHWESTERN ROBERTSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
STEWART COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOVER...
WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 543 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAINFALL IS STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GUTHRIE...
TENNESSEE RIDGE...NEW JOHNSONVILLE AND MCEWEN
RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS
INTO THE LARGER RIVERS TONIGHT. THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA...BUT
INTENSE RAINFALL RATES MAY STILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3665 8785 3666 8698 3501 8798 3530 8799
3539 8803 3541 8797 3545 8805 3551 8797
3573 8803 3581 8798 3585 8803 3585 8822
3613 8821 3625 8810 3636 8810 3637 8800
3643 8805 3668 8806
$$
LAROSAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 9:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Humphreys, Perry | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 9:47 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Lawrence | 9 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Perry | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 10:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry and 1 more | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 10:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Perry | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 10:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 11:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Perry | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 11:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Montgomery | 23 min |
| Apr 26, 11:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Montgomery | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford | 16 min |
| Apr 27, 12:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 4 more | 20 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 1:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 15 min |
| Apr 27, 2:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 57 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Wayne | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Wayne | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 4:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Maury and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Wayne | 16 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Marshall, Maury | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 5:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 5:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 5:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 12 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 5:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford, Williamson | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 5:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham | 27 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 15 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Williamson | 15 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Wilson | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 6:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Coffee, Grundy | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 6:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Jackson, Smith, Wilson | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 6:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon | 18 min |
| Apr 27, 6:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy, Warren | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 6:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Smith | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 6:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Jackson, Overton, Putnam | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 6:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Van Buren, Warren | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 6:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren, White | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 6:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Fentress, Overton, Pickett | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 7:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam, White | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 7:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Van Buren, White | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 7:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 9:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Bedford | 30 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 11:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 11:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Giles, Marshall, Rutherford | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 11:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Hickman | 4 days |
| Apr 27, 11:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Perry | 65 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Lawrence | 25 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Marshall | 34 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Maury | 68 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Humphreys | 5 days |
| Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Giles | 56 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Giles | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 11:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 11:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 12:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 50 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:06 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 43 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Marshall | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson | 24 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy, Van Buren and 2 more | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 12:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OHX | Stewart | 24 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 1:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Grundy | 8 min |
| Apr 27, 1:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Grundy | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Marshall, Rutherford | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Warren, White | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Wayne | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Overton, Putnam, White | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, White | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Wayne | 35 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.