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River Flood Advisory 34, NWS Nashville, TN

April 26, 2011Lawrence County, Tennessee; Lauderdale County, Alabama

NWS Nashville, TN issued this river flood advisory at Apr 26, 2011, 9:47 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Tennessee; Lauderdale County, Alabama. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2011, 9:47 PM CDT (02:47 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN

Counties Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The river

Written for the forecast point Shoal Creek near Iron City (IRCT1).

Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
19 ft
Major stage
22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03588500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood advisory 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 river flood advisory went out at Apr 26, 9:06 PM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 9:06 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 5:10 AM CDT, 16 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
510 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

TNZ011-032>034-065-066-078>080-271000-
PICKETT-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-WARREN-GRUNDY-
VAN BUREN-
510 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF
MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH TONIGHT. MAIN CONCERNS WITH SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE ISOLATED TORNADOES...
DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE IS
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. MAIN CONCERNS WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DEVELOP WILL BE TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

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.

TNZ005>010-022>031-056>064-075-077-093>095-271000-
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-
510 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF
MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH TONIGHT. MAIN CONCERNS WITH SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE ISOLATED TORNADOES...
DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE IS
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. MAIN CONCERNS WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DEVELOP WILL BE TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

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.

SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA...
TORNADO
FUNNEL CLOUD
FLOODING
HAIL >= 1/2 INCH
WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED)
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN

31

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 26, 8:56 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
856 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

TNZ022-024-056-093-270245-
BENTON-HUMPHREYS-PERRY-WAYNE-
856 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BENTON...HUMPHREYS...PERRY AND
WAYNE COUNTIES...

AT 844 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 32 MILES WEST OF
BUENA VISTA TO 26 MILES WEST OF PINEFLAT...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 43 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAMDEN TO 31 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SAVANNAH...MOVING EASTNORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THIS LINE OF STORMS HAS PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE AS IT PASSED THROUGH
WEST TENNESSEE DURING THE EVENING. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO
LIKELY WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS AS IT MOVES EASTNORTHEAST.

RESIDENTS ALONG THE TENNESSEE RIVER FROM BENTON COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH
PERRY AND WAYNE NEED TO STAY ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS.

BOYD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 9:31 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXBenton, Humphreys, Perry59 min
Apr 26, 9:55 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Perry50 min
Apr 26, 10:16 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne59 min
Apr 26, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry and 1 more33 min
Apr 26, 10:38 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Perry37 min
Apr 26, 10:48 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys27 min
Apr 26, 11:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry41 min
Apr 26, 11:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXPerry3 hr
Apr 26, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry46 min
Apr 26, 11:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery42 min
Apr 26, 11:22 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Montgomery23 min
Apr 26, 11:31 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Montgomery29 min
Apr 26, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys27 min
Apr 26, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson55 min
Apr 27, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXRutherford16 min
Apr 27, 12:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOHXBenton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 4 more20 hr
Apr 27, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry32 min
Apr 27, 1:46 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Humphreys, Perry15 min
Apr 27, 2:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXBenton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 4 more4 hr
Apr 27, 2:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXMontgomery, Robertson57 hr
Apr 27, 4:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWayne23 min
Apr 27, 4:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWayne34 min
Apr 27, 4:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXBenton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 6 more3 hr
Apr 27, 5:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Maury and 5 more16 hr
Apr 27, 5:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Wayne16 hr
Apr 27, 5:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Marshall, Maury35 min
Apr 27, 5:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMarshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson29 min
Apr 27, 5:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles22 min
Apr 27, 5:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXDavidson12 hr
Apr 27, 5:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Rutherford25 min
Apr 27, 5:38 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Rutherford, Williamson37 min
Apr 27, 5:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXCheatham27 hr
Apr 27, 5:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXDavidson, Williamson15 hr
Apr 27, 5:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXWilliamson15 hr
Apr 27, 6:00 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Wilson30 min
Apr 27, 6:06 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Coffee, Grundy24 min
Apr 27, 6:18 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXJackson, Smith, Wilson27 min
Apr 27, 6:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon18 min
Apr 27, 6:31 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy, Warren29 min
Apr 27, 6:35 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Smith44 min
Apr 27, 6:38 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXJackson, Overton, Putnam37 min
Apr 27, 6:42 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXDeKalb, Van Buren, Warren33 min
Apr 27, 6:53 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren, White52 min
Apr 27, 6:59 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXFentress, Overton, Pickett31 min
Apr 27, 7:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam, White23 min
Apr 27, 7:26 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland, Van Buren, White29 min
Apr 27, 7:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress36 min
Apr 27, 9:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXBedford30 hr
Apr 27, 10:41 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury34 min
Apr 27, 11:06 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence24 min
Apr 27, 11:06 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence24 min
Apr 27, 11:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Giles, Marshall, Rutherford31 min
Apr 27, 11:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXHickman4 days
Apr 27, 11:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXPerry65 hr
Apr 27, 11:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXLawrence25 hr
Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXBedford, Marshall34 hr
Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXMaury68 hr
Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXHumphreys5 days
Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXGiles56 hr
Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXGiles3 days
Apr 27, 11:37 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Marshall23 min
Apr 27, 11:51 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford24 min
Apr 27, 12:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXBenton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 6 more9 hr
Apr 27, 12:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXMontgomery50 hr
Apr 27, 12:06 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson43 hr
Apr 27, 12:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXBedford, Giles, Marshall6 hr
Apr 27, 12:23 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson24 hr
Apr 27, 12:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy, Van Buren and 2 more46 min
Apr 27, 12:30 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOHXStewart24 hr
Apr 27, 12:37 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy38 min
Apr 27, 1:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGrundy8 min
Apr 27, 1:22 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXGrundy23 min
Apr 27, 1:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury27 min
Apr 27, 2:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Marshall, Rutherford31 min
Apr 27, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, DeKalb, Warren, White30 min
Apr 27, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Wayne30 min
Apr 27, 3:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb, Overton, Putnam, White22 min
Apr 27, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Rutherford32 min
Apr 27, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, White50 min
Apr 27, 3:25 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXWayne35 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.