Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Watches in 2011
Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood watch at Apr 25, 2011, 4:43 AM CDT for 39 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Apr 25, 2011, 3:26 PM CDT. It was in force for 54 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2011, 4:43 AM CDT (09:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 25, 2011, 3:26 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 9:05 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Flood severity
- None
All 39 counties
Bedford County, TN, Benton County, TN, Cannon County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Clay County, TN, Coffee County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, Davidson County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Giles County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Macon County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Overton County, TN, Perry County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Smith County, TN, Stewart County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN, Wayne County, TN, White County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:43 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 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 18 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
- 1210 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1316 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
444 WGUS64 KOHX 250943 FFAOHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 443 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOODING WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE... .THE GROUND ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE WILL BECOME SATURATED AS RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON TUESDAY...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND MOVES THROUGH THE MID STATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY... HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID STATE WILL BE POSSIBLE... RESULTING IN POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM FIVE INCHES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...TO AROUND TWO INCHES ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE. TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-252100- /O.NEW.KOHX.FF.A.0003.110427T0000Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- 443 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BEDFORD...BENTON...CANNON... CHEATHAM...CLAY...COFFEE...CUMBERLAND...DAVIDSON...DE KALB... DICKSON...FENTRESS...GILES...GRUNDY...HICKMAN...HOUSTON... HUMPHREYS...JACKSON...LAWRENCE...LEWIS...MACON...MARSHALL... MAURY...MONTGOMERY...OVERTON...PERRY...PICKETT...PUTNAM... ROBERTSON...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...STEWART...SUMNER... TROUSDALE...VAN BUREN...WARREN...WAYNE...WHITE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING *TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE. *THE SOIL RUNOFF OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE DURING THE WATCH PERIOD AS THE GROUND MAY ALREADY BE SATURATED PRIOR TO TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS...CREEKS AND STREAMS. RIVER FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 31
6 follow-up statements
198 WGUS64 KOHX 252026 FFAOHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 326 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN PARTS OF THE MID STATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MID STATE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... WITH TOP SOILS BECOMING INCREASINGLY SATURATED WITH EACH ROUND OF STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTHWESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL PARTS OF THE MID STATE LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS MOST OF THE MID STATE LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SOME OF THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...WHEN A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA. TOTAL RAINFALL IN THE MID STATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE EAST... TO 5 TO 7 INCHES OVER NORTHWESTERN AREAS. TNZ005>010-022>027-029-260430- /O.EXT.KOHX.FF.A.0003.110425T2026Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-TROUSDALE- 326 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BENTON...CHEATHAM...CLAY...DAVIDSON...DICKSON... HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...MACON...MONTGOMERY...ROBERTSON... STEWART...SUMNER AND TROUSDALE. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN FORECAST LATE TONIGHT...TUESDAY...TUESDAY NIGHT...AND WEDNESDAY. * INCREASED SOIL RUNOFF WILL OCCUR WITH EACH ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS...AND MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS...CREEKS AND STREAMS. RIVER FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TNZ011-028-030>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-260430- /O.CON.KOHX.FF.A.0003.110427T0000Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PICKETT-WILSON-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- 326 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BEDFORD...CANNON...COFFEE...CUMBERLAND...DE KALB... FENTRESS...GILES...GRUNDY...HICKMAN...JACKSON...LAWRENCE... LEWIS...MARSHALL...MAURY...OVERTON...PERRY...PICKETT... PUTNAM...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...VAN BUREN...WARREN...WAYNE... WHITE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINS EXPECTED TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * INCREASED SOIL RUNOFF WILL OCCUR WITH EACH ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS...AND MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS...CREEKS AND STREAMS. RIVER FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 19
465 WGUS64 KOHX 260446 FFAOHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1146 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE WEST OF THE PLATEAU THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE PLATEAU TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. THE NEXT ORGANIZED AREA OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVIER RAINFALL. SOME OF THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...WHEN A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL THROUGH THE PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES WEST OF THE PLATEAU...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE PLATEAU. TNZ005>010-022>027-029-261300- /O.CAN.KOHX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KOHX.FF.A.0004.110426T0600Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-TROUSDALE- 1146 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BENTON...CHEATHAM...CLAY... DAVIDSON...DICKSON...HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...MACON... MONTGOMERY...ROBERTSON...STEWART...SUMNER AND TROUSDALE. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN NORTH MIDDLE TENNESSEE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TNZ028-030-031-056>064-075-077-093>095-261300- /O.EXT.KOHX.FF.A.0003.110426T0600Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WILSON-SMITH-JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY- MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WAYNE-LAWRENCE- GILES- 1146 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BEDFORD...CANNON...COFFEE...DE KALB...GILES... HICKMAN...JACKSON...LAWRENCE...LEWIS...MARSHALL...MAURY... PERRY...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...WAYNE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TNZ011-032>034-065-066-078>080-261300- /O.CON.KOHX.FF.A.0003.110427T0000Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PICKETT-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-WARREN-GRUNDY- VAN BUREN- 1146 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CUMBERLAND...FENTRESS...GRUNDY...OVERTON... PICKETT...PUTNAM...VAN BUREN...WARREN AND WHITE. * FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE PLATEAU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 04
943 WGUS64 KOHX 261120 FFAOHX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 620 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE WEST OF THE PLATEAU THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE PLATEAU THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION ACROSS NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE... .NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. A MORE ORGANIZED AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE MID STATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES WEST OF THE PLATEAU...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE PLATEAU. LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO FIVE INCHES OF RAINFALL FROM STORMS OVER THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS. TNZ005>010-022>027-029-262100- /O.CON.KOHX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-TROUSDALE- 620 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BENTON...CHEATHAM...CLAY...DAVIDSON...DICKSON... HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...MACON...MONTGOMERY...ROBERTSON... STEWART...SUMNER AND TROUSDALE. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION * SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN NORTH MIDDLE TENNESSEE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 24 HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS...WITH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TNZ028-030-031-056>064-075-077-093>095-262100- /O.CON.KOHX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WILSON-SMITH-JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY- MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WAYNE-LAWRENCE- GILES- 620 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BEDFORD...CANNON...COFFEE...DE KALB...GILES... HICKMAN...JACKSON...LAWRENCE...LEWIS...MARSHALL...MAURY... PERRY...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...WAYNE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TNZ011-032>034-065-066-078>080-262100- /O.CON.KOHX.FF.A.0003.110427T0000Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PICKETT-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-WARREN-GRUNDY- VAN BUREN- 620 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CUMBERLAND...FENTRESS...GRUNDY...OVERTON... PICKETT...PUTNAM...VAN BUREN...WARREN AND WHITE. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 31
392 WGUS64 KOHX 262236 FFAOHX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 536 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS WEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE TO INCLUDE THE NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN AREA... .A STORM SYSTEM IN ARKANSAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN WEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL REACH 5 OR MORE INCHES WEST OF THE PLATEAU...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE PLATEAU. LOCATIONS IN NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE RECEIVED UP TO FIVE INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH RECENT STORMS...AND THIS AREA WILL BE MORE PRONE TO FLOODING. TNZ005>010-022>027-029-270900- /O.CON.KOHX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-TROUSDALE- 536 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BENTON...CHEATHAM...CLAY...DAVIDSON...DICKSON... HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...MACON...MONTGOMERY...ROBERTSON... STEWART...SUMNER AND TROUSDALE. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION * STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. RAINFALL OF 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN NORTH MIDDLE TENNESSEE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TNZ028-030-031-056>064-075-077-093>095-270900- /O.CON.KOHX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WILSON-SMITH-JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY- MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WAYNE-LAWRENCE- GILES- 536 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BEDFORD...CANNON...COFFEE...DE KALB...GILES... HICKMAN...JACKSON...LAWRENCE...LEWIS...MARSHALL...MAURY... PERRY...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...WAYNE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION * STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. RAINFALL OF 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOUTH MIDDLE TENNESSEE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TNZ011-032>034-065-066-078>080-270900- /O.CON.KOHX.FF.A.0003.110427T0000Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PICKETT-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-WARREN-GRUNDY- VAN BUREN- 536 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CUMBERLAND...FENTRESS...GRUNDY...OVERTON... PICKETT...PUTNAM...VAN BUREN...WARREN AND WHITE. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 04
299 WGUS64 KOHX 271322 FFAOHX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 822 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS WEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE TO INCLUDE THE NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN AREA... .A STORM SYSTEM IN ARKANSAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. LOCATIONS IN NORTH AND WEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE RECEIVED UP TO FIVE INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH RECENT STORMS...AND THIS AREA WILL BE MORE PRONE TO FLOODING. TNZ011-028-030>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-280500- /O.CON.KOHX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PICKETT-WILSON-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- 822 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BEDFORD...CANNON...COFFEE...CUMBERLAND... DE KALB...FENTRESS...GILES...GRUNDY...HICKMAN...JACKSON... LAWRENCE...LEWIS...MARSHALL...MAURY...OVERTON...PERRY...PICKETT... PUTNAM...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...VAN BUREN...WARREN...WAYNE... WHITE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TNZ005>010-022>027-029-280500- /O.CON.KOHX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-TROUSDALE- 822 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BENTON...CHEATHAM...CLAY...DAVIDSON...DICKSON... HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...MACON...MONTGOMERY...ROBERTSON... STEWART...SUMNER AND TROUSDALE. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION * STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. RAINFALL OF 1-3 ADDITIONAL INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 07
780 WGUS64 KOHX 280205 FFAOHX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 905 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 TNZ011-028-030>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-280315- /O.CAN.KOHX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PICKETT-WILSON-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- 905 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA HAS BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED. $$ TNZ005>010-022>027-029-280315- /O.CAN.KOHX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110428T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-TROUSDALE- 905 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA HAS BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINALL HAS ENDED. $$ STEIGERWALDT
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Apr 25, 3:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 3:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 333 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 .DISCUSSION... FORECAST REASONING WILL LEAN TOWARD A CONSENSUS MODEL SOLUTION COMPROMISE FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. MAIN FORECAST QUANDARIES...MIDWEEK POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS THE MID STATE. AS FOR TODAY...EXPECT THE QUASI STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE SRN OHIO VALLEY PRESENTLY TO ACTUALLY MOVE N INTO THE E GREAT LAKES REGION...PROVIDING FOR A BROAD WARM SECTOR ACROSS MUCH OF THE E U.S...WITH A COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM A SFC LOW PRESSURE CENTER EXPECTED ACROSS N IL...SWD INTO THE CNTRL MS RIVER VALLEY AND INTO CNTRL TX...BY SUNRISE ON TUE. WILL CONTINUE WITH TREND OF AN OVERALL DECREASE IN PCPN CHANCES ACROSS THE MID STATE TODAY...BUT BELIEVE THAT...AT LEAST THRU THE MORNING HOURS...BEST POTENTIAL FOR STORMS WILL BE ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE AREA...IN AGREEMENT WITH SPC DAY ONE CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK REASONING FOR PLACING THIS AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SVR TSTMS TODAY. BECAUSE OF THE GENERAL ISOLATED NATURE OF THESE POTENTIAL EVENTS...WILL NOT MENTION SVR TSTMS IN THE SUITE OF FORECAST PRODUCTS FOR TODAY. ALSO GO WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN CLOUDINESS TREND THRU THE DAY...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS CLOSE TO MAV MOS VALUES...WITH HIGHS IN THE 80 TO 85 DEGREE RANGE. AS FOR TONIGHT...WILL AGAIN GO CLOSE TO MAV MOS VALUES FOR LOWS TONIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE MID 60S. WITH ABOVE MENTIONED FRONTAL BOUNDARY POSITION...AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE EXPECTED TO APPROACH W PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE...WILL GO WITH HIGHER POPS...CATEGORICAL...W TO SCT E...TOWARD DAYBREAK...WITH MOCLDY SKIES. AS FOR TUE...EXPECT THIS FRONT TO MOVE ONLY SLIGHTLY E THRU TUE AFTERNOON... AND...PER MODEL COMPROMISE...BE POSITIONED IN W TN DURING THIS TIME FRAME. WILL GO WITH A TRANSITION FROM LIKELY W/SCT E TO LIKELY ACROSS ENTIRE MID STATE FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SPC DAY TWO CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAS PLACED ALL OF MIDDLE TN IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SVR TSTMS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD...AND THOUGH WILL NOT MENTION SVR TSTMS SPECIFICALLY IN THE SUITE OF FORECAST PRODUCTS...WAITING FOR ADDITIONAL MODEL RUNS AND FORECASTERS DISCRETION BEFORE PLACING IN...SUPPORT THIS REASONING. WILL ALSO GO WITH CLOSE TO MAV MOS VALUES AGAIN...WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW 80S...MID 70S PLATEAU. AS FOR TUE NIGHT...THIS IS WHEN THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ENTERS THE PICTURE. COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE TO NEAR THE TN RIVER VALLEY BY DAYBREAK WED. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL TO AT LEAST THE W HALF OF THE MID STATE TUE NIGHT. LOWS WILL BE IN THE MID 60S. AS FOR WED...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE W TO E ACROSS THE MID STATE ON WED... WITH HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID STATE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE. MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN SHOULD MOVE E OF THE MID STATE BY 06Z THU. EXPECT HIGHS TO BE GENERALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. AS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT WED EVENING...EXPECT A GENERALLY DRIER AND COLDER AIRMASS TO MOVE INTO THE MID STATE FROM THE W U.S...WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S AND LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S. ANOTHER FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED BY LATE NEXT WEEKEND. && .HYDROLOGY... FROM TODAY THRU TUE...TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM NEAR TWO INCHES IN THE CNTRL TN RIVER VALLEY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF AN INCH ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION. AS FOR THE FLOODING POTENTIAL FOR TUE NIGHT AND INTO WED...OUR LOCAL GUIDANCE FOR ISSUING A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS USUALLY DURING THE FIRST 36 HOURS OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. HOWEVER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CAN BE ISSUED BEYOND 36 HOURS IN LIEU OF A HYDROLOGICAL OUTLOOK TO GIVE AN ADVANCED NOTICE ON THE SEVERITY OF THE POTENTIAL FLOODING. WITH THIS LAST STATEMENT IN MIND...AND IN AGREEMENT WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES...WILL GO AHEAD AN ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH AT PRESS TIME FOR THE ENTIRE MID STATE TUE NIGHT THRU WED NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD...AN ADDITIONAL FIVE INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE WITH AROUND TWO INCHES ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION. PRESENTLY...IT LOOKS LIKE GENERALLY THE TIME PERIOD FOR THE LARGEST RAINFALL ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS WILL BE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WED...WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE AREA...TO A HALF INCH ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... NASHVILLE 84 65 81 65 / 40 60 70 80 CLARKSVILLE 82 64 80 62 / 60 80 70 80 CROSSVILLE 80 63 76 64 / 20 40 70 60 COLUMBIA 85 66 82 66 / 40 60 70 80 LAWRENCEBURG 84 65 83 66 / 40 60 70 80 WAVERLY 83 65 81 64 / 60 80 70 80 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095. && 31
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 8:07 PM CDT, 8 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 807 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-251030- 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- 807 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE KENTUCKY STATE LINE TONIGHT. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR LOCATIONS IN WEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER ON MONDAY. STORMS MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY 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 31
The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 7:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Benton, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart | 57 min |
| Apr 25, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Houston, Stewart | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Stewart | 23 min |
| Apr 25, 3:48 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | OHX | Montgomery | 70 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:48 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | OHX | Cheatham | 70 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:48 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 70 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:48 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 70 hr |
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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.