Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at May 2, 2011, 10:17 PM CDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 12 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2011, 10:17 PM CDT (03:17 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2011, 10:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Benton County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Stewart County, TN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 10:32 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 12 Ne Dover, TN | FLASH FLOODING REPORTED ON ROADWAYS ON HIGHWAY 120 NEAR BIG ROCK AND HIGHWAY 49 NEAR CARLISLE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -187 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 491 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 319 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 462 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 12.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS54 KOHX 030317
FFWOHX
TNC005-083-085-125-161-030915-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0028.110503T0317Z-110503T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1017 PM CDT MON MAY 2 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...
HOUSTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ERIN...
HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WAVERLY...
WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
STEWART COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOVER...
* UNTIL 415 AM CDT TUESDAY
* AT 1012 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE
MOVED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS EVENING. WATER IS COVERING THE ROADS
AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TENNESSEE
RIDGE...CAMDEN...AND DOVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
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 8742 3634 8746 3634 8752 3619 8756
3597 8754 3592 8771 3585 8772 3584 8781
3581 8784 3585 8795 3581 8798 3581 8802
3585 8803 3584 8821 3613 8821 3625 8810
3636 8810 3637 8800 3643 8805 3667 8808
$$
BOYD2 follow-up statements
528
WGUS54 KOHX 030842
FFWOHX
TNC005-083-085-125-161-031515-
/O.EXT.KOHX.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110503T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
342 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BENTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMDEN...
HOUSTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ERIN...
HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WAVERLY...
WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
STEWART COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOVER...
* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT
* MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON TUESDAY MORNING, WITH FLOODING CONDITIONS
HAVING ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS AS OF MONDAY
EVENING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TENNESSEE
RIDGE, BIG SANDY, HURRICANE MILLS, CARLISLE, AND WOODLAWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3665 8742 3634 8746 3634 8752 3619 8756
3597 8754 3592 8771 3585 8772 3584 8781
3581 8784 3585 8795 3581 8798 3581 8802
3585 8803 3584 8821 3613 8821 3625 8810
3636 8810 3637 8800 3643 8805 3667 8808
$$
ROSE225
WGUS54 KOHX 030933 CCA
FFWOHX
TNC005-083-085-125-161-031515-
/O.EXT.KOHX.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110503T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
433 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 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...
HOUSTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ERIN...
HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WAVERLY...
WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
STEWART COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOVER...
* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT
* MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON TUESDAY MORNING, WITH FLOODING CONDITIONS
HAVING ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS AS OF MONDAY
EVENING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TENNESSEE
RIDGE, BIG SANDY, CARLISLE, AND WOODLAWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3665 8742 3634 8746 3634 8752 3619 8756
3597 8754 3592 8771 3585 8772 3584 8781
3581 8784 3585 8795 3581 8798 3581 8802
3585 8803 3584 8821 3613 8821 3625 8810
3636 8810 3637 8800 3643 8805 3667 8808
$$
ROSEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Williamson | 36 min |
| May 3, 6:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Robertson, Sumner | 3 hr |
| May 3, 8:40 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 3 hr |
| May 3, 10:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart | 48 hr |
| May 3, 11:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 23 hr |
| May 3, 11:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 33 hr |
| May 3, 11:25 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Perry | 68 hr |
| May 3, 12:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Bedford | 8 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2011Every flash flood warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.