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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 340, NWS Nashville, TN

June 28, 20115 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2011, 10:58 AM CDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 28, 2011, 10:58 AM CDT (15:58 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2011, 11:45 AM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Hickman County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Perry County, TN, Wayne County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 28, 4:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 132 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 12:00Z on 2011-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 756 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 12:00Z on 2011-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 115 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
756 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
591 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.4

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The text

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

196 
WUUS54 KOHX 281558
SVROHX
TNC081-099-101-135-181-281645-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0340.110628T1558Z-110628T1645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1058 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN HICKMAN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  PERRY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  LEWIS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  WAYNE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT

* AT 1057 AM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE SEVERE STORMS EXTENDED FROM LOBELVILLE TO
  COLLINWOOD...AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WAYNESBORO...
  LORETTO...
  LAWRENCEBURG...

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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TUESDAY FOR
CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3501 8787 3573 8803 3581 8798 3576 8744
      3500 8727
TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 279DEG 32KT 3571 8792 3507 8777

$$

FORECASTER:13
1 follow-up statement
699 
WWUS54 KOHX 281626
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1126 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

TNC081-281635-
/O.CAN.KOHX.SV.W.0340.000000T0000Z-110628T1645Z/
HICKMAN TN-
1126 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HICKMAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED
OVER HICKMAN COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3502 8776 3556 8789 3555 8747 3500 8727
TIME...MOT...LOC 1625Z 279DEG 30KT 3552 8763 3503 8751

$$

TNC099-101-135-181-281645-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0340.000000T0000Z-110628T1645Z/
PERRY TN-LEWIS TN-WAYNE TN-LAWRENCE TN-
1126 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
LAWRENCE...EASTERN WAYNE...SOUTHWESTERN LEWIS AND SOUTHEASTERN PERRY
COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM CDT...

AT 1123 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 5 MILES WEST OF HOHENWALD TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LORETTO...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HOHENWALD AND LORETTO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3502 8776 3556 8789 3555 8747 3500 8727
TIME...MOT...LOC 1625Z 279DEG 30KT 3552 8763 3503 8751

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 2:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMacon, Sumner62 min
Jun 28, 2:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMacon, Sumner39 min
Jun 28, 2:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMontgomery, Stewart62 min
Jun 28, 3:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Robertson44 min
Jun 28, 3:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXSmith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson25 min
Jun 28, 3:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson58 min
Jun 28, 3:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHouston, Stewart67 min
Jun 28, 3:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson52 min
Jun 28, 4:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Wilson37 min
Jun 28, 4:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDeKalb58 min
Jun 28, 4:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, DeKalb, Smith, Warren, Wilson38 min
Jun 28, 5:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Hickman, Lewis, Marshall, Maury55 min
Jun 28, 5:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy, Warren37 min
Jun 28, 5:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury56 min
Jun 28, 5:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Giles, Marshall, Rutherford40 min
Jun 28, 8:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLawrence, Lewis34 min
Jun 28, 9:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury3 hr
Jun 28, 9:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXLawrence, Lewis, Perry, Wayne3 hr
Jun 28, 10:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton39 min
Jun 28, 10:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXPerry, Wayne34 min
Jun 28, 10:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXBedford11 hr
Jun 28, 10:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Humphreys, Perry31 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2011Every severe thunderstorm 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.