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River Flood Watch 7, NWS Nashville, TN

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

NWS Nashville, TN issued this river flood watch at Apr 26, 2011, 10:52 AM CDT for Lawrence County, Tennessee; Lauderdale County, Alabama. It took effect at Apr 27, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 37 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2011, 10:52 AM CDT (15:52 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 27, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 28, 2011, 1:35 PM CDT
In force
37 hr
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Flood severity
Minor

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 15:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Shoal Creek near Iron City (IRCT1). The gauge peaked at 18.97 ft at Apr 28, 2011, 12:00 AM CDT.

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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 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 river flood watch went out at Apr 26, 9:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 9:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 5:10 AM CDT, 5 hours 42 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

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 26, 4:57 AM CDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 26, 5:07 AM CDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 26, 6:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 25, 11:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchOHXBenton, Cheatham, Clay, Davidson, Dickson, Houston and 7 more45 hr
Apr 25, 11:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry51 min
Apr 26, 12:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Houston, Stewart37 min
Apr 26, 12:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Perry, Wayne37 min
Apr 26, 12:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery and 3 more32 min
Apr 26, 1:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Montgomery and 3 more35 min
Apr 26, 1:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Wayne and 1 more31 min
Apr 26, 1:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 3 more36 min
Apr 26, 2:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson34 min
Apr 26, 2:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson34 min
Apr 26, 10:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchOHXPerry51 hr
Apr 26, 10:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchOHXHickman51 hr
Apr 26, 6:24 PM CDTWind AdvisoryOHXBedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 33 more22 hr

Nearby

River Flood Watches in Tennessee, 2011River Flood Watches in Alabama, 2011Every river flood watch 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.