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Tornado Warning 59, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 5:38 AM CDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 37 min. 15 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
- Apr 27, 2011, 5:38 AM CDT (10:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 6:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bedford County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Williamson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 5:40 AM CDT | TORNADO | 5 N Chapel Hill, TN | AN EF1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 90 TO 100 MPH TOUCHED DOWN AROUND 530 AM IN NORTHEAST MARSHALL COUNTY. DAMAGE BEGAN JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 31A AND THICK RD. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES LONG. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS 100 YDS. |
| Apr 27, 5:43 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Eagleville, TN | HIGHWAY 41 AT THE RUTHERFORD/BEDFORD COUNTY LINE, NUMEROUS TREES BROKEN IN HALF, NUMEROUS TREES DOWN, NUMEROUS HOMES WITH MISSING SHINGLES, ONE HOME MISSING SIDING |
| Apr 27, 5:45 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 10 Sw Murfreesboro, TN | PROPERTY ON JARETT DRIVE, IN ROCKVALE, HAD MULTIPLE LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN. |
| Apr 27, 5:45 AM CDT | TORNADO | 9 Sw Murfreesboro, TN | SURVEY TEAM REPORTS AN EF0 TORNADO NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF ROCKVALE. |
| Apr 27, 5:50 AM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Wsw Murfreesboro, TN | SURVEY TEAM REPORTS AN EF0 TORNADO IN THE COUNTRY PARK SUBDIVISION JUST WEST OF MURFREESBORO. |
| Apr 27, 5:54 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Murfreesboro, TN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON ST. ANDREWS DRIVE |
| Apr 27, 5:56 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Murfreesboro, TN | ROOF DAMAGE AND SIDING DAMAGE TO HOUSES NEAR HAYNES DRIVE...POSSIBLE TORNADO |
| Apr 27, 5:57 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Murfreesboro, TN | REGENT WOOD AREA. TREES DOWN. POWERPOLE DAMAGE. ROOF DAMAGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Apr 27, 5:57 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Murfreesboro, TN | TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. SPOTTER MEASURED 74 MPH WIND WITH HOME WEATHER STATION. |
| Apr 27, 5:57 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Murfreesboro, TN | DAMAGE IN THE JAMISON PLACE SUBDIVISION. SHINGLES OFF HOMES...TREES TOPPED AND FENCES BLOWN DOWN |
| Apr 27, 5:58 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Sw Murfreesboro, TN | UPDATE TO PREVIOUS REPORT...MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO 5 HOUSES,AND AT LEAST 30 TREES BLOWN DOWN, ALONG JARRETT DRIVE AT ROCKVALE. |
| Apr 27, 5:58 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Murfreesboro, TN | OVER ONE HUNDRED TREES DOWN IN TROTTER LANE IN MURFREESBORO. ROADS PARTIALLY BLOCKED. MINIMUM TO MEDIUM ROOF DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED. |
| Apr 27, 6:00 AM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Murfreesboro, TN | REPORTED ON SOUTH RUTHERFORD STREET. CLOUD WAS DESCRIBED AS ROTATING AND LOWERING. |
| Apr 27, 6:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Murfreesboro, TN | DEBRIS, IN THE FORM OF FENCE PARTS, AWNINGS AND TREES ALONG MEMORIAL DRIVE NEAR MURFREESBORO AIRPORT. ALSO, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A TACO BELL. |
| Apr 27, 6:05 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Murfreesboro, TN | LARGE TREE DOWN ON KINGWOOD DRIVE. LARGE LIMBS AND LINES DOWN AS WELL. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 5:07 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 1852 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 8.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
928
WFUS54 KOHX 271038
TOROHX
TNC003-117-149-187-271115-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0059.110427T1038Z-110427T1115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
538 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 615 AM CDT
* AT 538 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES EAST OF SPRING HILL...OR 17 MILES NORTH
OF LEWISBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MURFREESBORO AND EAGLEVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3567 8681 3570 8681 3570 8680 3570 8679
3571 8679 3574 8683 3599 8642 3583 8629
3558 8672
TIME...MOT...LOC 1038Z 233DEG 39KT 3572 8668
$$
313 follow-up statements
607
WWUS54 KOHX 271049
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
549 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
TNC003-117-187-271058-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-110427T1115Z/
WILLIAMSON TN-MARSHALL TN-BEDFORD TN-
549 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD...NORTHEASTERN
MARSHALL AND SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3583 8629 3571 8649 3584 8661 3588 8660
3599 8642
TIME...MOT...LOC 1048Z 239DEG 50KT 3580 8652
$$
TNC149-271115-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-110427T1115Z/
RUTHERFORD TN-
549 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY
UNTIL 615 AM CDT...
AT 548 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MURFREESBORO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MURFREESBORO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3583 8629 3571 8649 3584 8661 3588 8660
3599 8642
TIME...MOT...LOC 1048Z 239DEG 50KT 3580 8652
$$
31372 WWUS54 KOHX 271057 SVSOHX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 557 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 TNC149-271115- /O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-110427T1115Z/ RUTHERFORD TN- 557 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY UNTIL 615 AM CDT... AT 557 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MURFREESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3583 8629 3576 8642 3591 8654 3599 8642 TIME...MOT...LOC 1057Z 239DEG 50KT 3586 8639 $$ 31
450 WWUS54 KOHX 271112 SVSOHX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 612 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 TNC149-271122- /O.EXP.KOHX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-110427T1115Z/ RUTHERFORD TN- 612 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 615 AM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3583 8629 3576 8642 3591 8654 3599 8642 TIME...MOT...LOC 1112Z 239DEG 50KT 3597 8617 $$ 31
The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 9:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Humphreys, Perry | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 9:47 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Lawrence | 9 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Perry | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 10:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry and 1 more | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 10:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Perry | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 10:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 11:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Perry | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 11:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Montgomery | 23 min |
| Apr 26, 11:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Montgomery | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford | 16 min |
| Apr 27, 12:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 4 more | 20 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 1:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 15 min |
| Apr 27, 2:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 57 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Wayne | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Wayne | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 4:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Maury and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Wayne | 16 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Marshall, Maury | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 5:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 5:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 5:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 12 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 5:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham | 27 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 15 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Williamson | 15 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Wilson | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 6:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Coffee, Grundy | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 6:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Jackson, Smith, Wilson | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 6:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon | 18 min |
| Apr 27, 6:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy, Warren | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 6:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Smith | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 6:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Jackson, Overton, Putnam | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 6:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Van Buren, Warren | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 6:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren, White | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 6:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Fentress, Overton, Pickett | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 7:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam, White | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 7:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Van Buren, White | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 7:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 9:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Bedford | 30 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 11:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 11:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Giles, Marshall, Rutherford | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 11:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Hickman | 4 days |
| Apr 27, 11:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Perry | 65 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Lawrence | 25 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Marshall | 34 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Maury | 68 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Humphreys | 5 days |
| Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Giles | 56 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Giles | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 11:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 11:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 12:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 50 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:06 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 43 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Marshall | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson | 24 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy, Van Buren and 2 more | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 12:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OHX | Stewart | 24 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 1:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Grundy | 8 min |
| Apr 27, 1:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Grundy | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Marshall, Rutherford | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Warren, White | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Wayne | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Overton, Putnam, White | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, White | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Wayne | 35 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.