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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 210, NWS Nashville, TN

May 25, 2011Lewis County, Perry County, Wayne County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2011, 10:46 PM CDT for Lewis County, Perry County, Wayne County, Tennessee. It was in force for 46 min. 2 reports 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 25, 2011, 10:46 PM CDT (03:46 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2011, 11:32 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Lewis County, TN, Perry County, TN, Wayne County, TN

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:48 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 25, 11:16 PM CDTHAIL 0.5Hohenwald, TNDIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN HOHENWALD.
May 25, 11:25 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 E Hohenwald, TNTREES DOWN ON CARS AND POWER OUTAGES. HOWARD SWITCH AND MEMORIAL ROAD INTERSECTION.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 25, 8:33 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 146 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2011-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1870 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2011-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1870 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1479 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
334 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
14.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

513 
WUUS54 KOHX 260346
SVROHX
TNC101-135-181-260445-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0210.110526T0346Z-110526T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1046 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  WESTERN LEWIS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  WAYNE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 1046 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH. THE STORM WAS NEAR CLIFTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HOHENWALD...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2. DO NOT
STAY OUTDOORS IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM THURSDAY MORNING FOR
CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3501 8798 3539 8800 3541 8797 3543 8800
      3545 8801 3566 8734 3542 8757 3504 8760
      3504 8761 3502 8761 3500 8786
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 228DEG 59KT 3544 8787

$$

FORECASTER: 31
2 follow-up statements
327 
WWUS54 KOHX 260410
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1110 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

TNC101-135-181-260445-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0210.000000T0000Z-110526T0445Z/
PERRY TN-LEWIS TN-WAYNE TN-
1110 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WAYNE...
WESTERN LEWIS AND SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...

AT 1110 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF HOHENWALD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 3502 8766 3503 8761 3542 8757 3566 8734
      3562 8743 3545 8801 3546 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 228DEG 59KT 3570 8751

$$
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749 
WWUS54 KOHX 260432
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1132 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

TNC101-135-181-260441-
/O.CAN.KOHX.SV.W.0210.000000T0000Z-110526T0445Z/
PERRY TN-LEWIS TN-WAYNE TN-
1132 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WAYNE...WESTERN LEWIS AND
SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3502 8766 3503 8761 3542 8757 3566 8734
      3562 8743 3545 8801 3546 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 0431Z 228DEG 59KT 3593 8719

$$
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 9:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXStewart28 min
May 25, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton37 min
May 25, 9:20 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXStewart25 min
May 25, 9:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart42 min
May 25, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart35 min
May 25, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Humphreys, Lewis, Perry33 min
May 25, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis, Perry29 min
May 25, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Montgomery, Robertson and 1 more33 min
May 25, 10:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Williamson30 min
May 25, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Robertson, Sumner27 min
May 25, 11:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Sumner and 2 more45 min
May 25, 11:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Perry25 min
May 25, 11:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Macon, Sumner, Trousdale34 min
May 25, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Wayne31 min
May 25, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence24 min
May 25, 11:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson22 min
May 25, 11:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Macon, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson and 1 more37 min
May 25, 11:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Maury, Williamson, Wilson47 min
May 25, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury29 min
May 25, 11:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Marshall25 min
May 25, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMarshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson30 min
May 26, 12:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Marshall, Rutherford36 min
May 26, 12:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Davidson, Jackson, Macon, Rutherford, Smith and 4 more34 min
May 26, 12:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, DeKalb, Rutherford26 min
May 26, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale, Wilson33 min
May 26, 12:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Warren, White32 min
May 26, 1:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXJackson, Overton, Putnam28 min
May 26, 1:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam38 min
May 26, 8:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Coffee27 min
May 26, 8:51 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCoffee24 min
May 26, 9:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCoffee, Warren27 min
May 26, 9:11 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCoffee, Warren34 min
May 26, 1:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Macon, Trousdale36 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.