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Tornado Warning 67, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 6:53 AM CDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 52 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
- Apr 27, 2011, 6:53 AM CDT (11:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 7:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cumberland County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN, White County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 119 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.
154
WFUS54 KOHX 271153
TOROHX
TNC035-061-175-177-185-271245-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0067.110427T1153Z-110427T1245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
653 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN GRUNDY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN WHITE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 745 AM CDT
* AT 652 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF MCMINNVILLE...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPENCER AND DOYLE.
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 3576 8509 3576 8524 3572 8526 3557 8542
3554 8560 3550 8553 3547 8553 3544 8558
3568 8572 3575 8551 3582 8558 3601 8531
3599 8526 3601 8525 3579 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 1152Z 230DEG 35KT 3557 8572
$$
313 follow-up statements
561
WWUS54 KOHX 271217
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
717 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
TNC061-177-271226-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110427T1245Z/
WARREN TN-GRUNDY TN-
717 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GRUNDY AND SOUTHEASTERN
WARREN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3576 8509 3576 8524 3572 8526 3561 8539
3570 8552 3574 8554 3575 8551 3582 8558
3601 8531 3599 8526 3601 8525 3579 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 1216Z 231DEG 73KT 3578 8541
$$
TNC035-175-185-271245-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110427T1245Z/
WHITE TN-CUMBERLAND TN-VAN BUREN TN-
717 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR VAN BUREN...SOUTHWESTERN
CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN WHITE COUNTIES UNTIL 745 AM CDT...
AT 716 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SPENCER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN VAN BUREN...SOUTHEASTERN WHITE
AND WESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES.
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 3576 8509 3576 8524 3572 8526 3561 8539
3570 8552 3574 8554 3575 8551 3582 8558
3601 8531 3599 8526 3601 8525 3579 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 1216Z 231DEG 73KT 3578 8541
$$
31507
WWUS54 KOHX 271233
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
733 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
TNC175-271242-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110427T1245Z/
VAN BUREN TN-
733 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR VAN BUREN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3578 8506 3576 8509 3576 8524 3579 8527
3582 8527 3582 8530 3586 8531 3594 8538
3599 8526 3601 8525 3580 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1232Z 232DEG 46KT 3593 8518
$$
TNC035-185-271245-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110427T1245Z/
WHITE TN-CUMBERLAND TN-
733 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND
AND SOUTHEASTERN WHITE COUNTIES UNTIL 745 AM CDT...
AT 732 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES WEST OF CROSSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
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 3578 8506 3576 8509 3576 8524 3579 8527
3582 8527 3582 8530 3586 8531 3594 8538
3599 8526 3601 8525 3580 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1232Z 232DEG 46KT 3593 8518
$$
31572
WWUS54 KOHX 271239
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
739 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
TNC035-185-271249-
/O.EXP.KOHX.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110427T1245Z/
WHITE TN-CUMBERLAND TN-
739 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN
WHITE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 AM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3578 8506 3576 8509 3576 8524 3579 8527
3582 8527 3582 8530 3586 8531 3594 8538
3599 8526 3601 8525 3580 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1239Z 232DEG 46KT 3599 8509
$$
31The 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, 5:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford, Williamson | 37 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, 6:59 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.