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Tornado Warning 71, NWS Nashville, TN

April 27, 2011Giles County, Lawrence County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 11:06 AM CDT for Giles County, Lawrence County, Tennessee. It was in force for 24 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, 11:06 AM CDT (16:06 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2011, 11:30 AM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Giles County, TN, Lawrence County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:06 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 27, 10:27 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 111 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 2011-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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 2011-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -84 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
714 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

859 
WFUS54 KOHX 271606
TOROHX
TNC055-099-271630-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0071.110427T1606Z-110427T1630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1106 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  GILES COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT

* AT 1106 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PULASKI...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PULASKI AND ELKTON.

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 3500 8724 3503 8727 3505 8729 3538 8692
      3536 8690 3533 8690 3531 8686 3532 8685
      3531 8681 3527 8681 3505 8684 3500 8696
TIME...MOT...LOC 1605Z 232DEG 52KT 3504 8713

$$

BOYD
1 follow-up statement
888 
WWUS54 KOHX 271615
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1115 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

TNC055-099-271630-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-110427T1630Z/
LAWRENCE TN-GILES TN-
1115 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GILES AND SOUTHEASTERN
LAWRENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM CDT...

AT 1112 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF PULASKI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ELKTON.

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 3500 8724 3503 8727 3505 8729 3538 8692
      3536 8690 3533 8690 3531 8686 3532 8685
      3531 8681 3527 8681 3505 8684 3500 8696
TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 232DEG 52KT 3512 8699

$$

BOYD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning 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 tornado warning went out at Apr 27, 3:52 AM CDT, 7 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:52 AM CDT, 7 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
352 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...LONG-TRACKED STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES POSSIBLE IN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY...
...HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE SOME AREA CREEKS, STREAMS
AND RIVERS TO REACH FLOOD STAGE...

.SHORT TERM...TRAINING OF HEAVY THUNDERSTORM RAINS ACROSS WESTERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE CONTINUES TO INCREASE FLOOD POTENTIAL. THESE
HEAVY RAINS ARE FALLING ON GROUNDS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOAKED BY
REPEATED HEAVY RAIN EPISODES SINCE SUNDAY. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS
ARE ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF WESTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
AND ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS WESTERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE TODAY...INCLUDING THE NASHVILLE METRO AREA. RAPID RISES
WILL LIKLEY OCCUR TODAY ALONG SOME AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS AND
THOSE LIVING NEARBY SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND LISTEN FOR
ANY ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD OR FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE ISSUED
(SEE HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW).

EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS, AND PROGRESS SLOWLY EASTWARD. HOWEVER, THINGS WILL
START TO RAPIDLY EVOLVE INTO A WIDESPRAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT BY
LATE MORNING AND EARLYAFTERNOON, AS A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE
AREA LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD FROM ARKANSAS ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER
VALLEY. A WARM FRONT IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
WESTERN PARTS OF OUR AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON, ALLOWING SKIES TO
BECOME PARTLY SUNNY. THIS WILL LEAD TO RAPID DESTABILIZATION OF
THE AIR MASS AND RAPID SEVERE THUNDERSTORM GENERATION. EXPECT
ROTATING SUPER CELLS TO DEVELOP IN THE WARM SECTOR, WITH LONG-
TRACK DANGEROUS TORANDOES POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN PARTS
OF THE MID STATE, WHERE SPC HAS PLACED A HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE THE PEAK OF THE
SEVERE WEATHER EVENT WILL OCCUR AROUND MID-AFTERNOON.

A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS COVERS THE MAJORITY OF NORTHERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY. SO, ALL PARTS OF THE MID STATE ARE AT RISK
FOR A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK TODAY.

AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THIS EVENING, EXPECT SOME DRIER AND COOLER
AIR TO PUSH IN FROM THE WEST. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE ZIPS
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AND EARLY THURSDAY NIGHT LEADING TO A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IN EXTREME NORTHERN SECTIONS. THERE WILL BE AT
LEAST A SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST MIDDLE
TENNESSEE ON SUNDAY, BUT INCREASINGLY GREATER CHANCES FOR RAIN
AREA-WIDE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

.LONG TERM...AFTER A COLD FRONT PASSES MONDAY NIGHT, EXPECT
ANOTHER DRYING TREND FOR TUESDAY.

.HYDROLOGY...
CURRENT RADAR SHOWS MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MANY AREAS WEST
OF I 65. THE HEAVIEST BAND HAS BEEN MOVING RATHER SLOWLY
EASTWARD...AND THIS HAS CAUSED SOME HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO
3 INCHES SINCE LAST EVENING. MUCH OF THE NW HAS ALREADY BEEN UNDER
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING...AND MORE WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED. WE
CONTINUE TO EXPECT THE NW TO BE HARDEST HIT WITH EVENT TOTALS
EXCEEDING 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS.

THIS MASS OF RAINFALL WILL GRADUALLY WORK EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH THE
MORNING...AND ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. THERE
WILL LIKELY BE A BREAK IN THE RAIN FOR MANY AREAS AROUND
MIDDAY...THEN HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAMP UP THE FLASH FLOOD RISK
AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN.

FALLEN RAIN AND EXPECTED RAINFALL BRING PORT ROYAL ON THE RED RIVER
TO MAJOR FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH
FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING...SO WE AHEAD WITH A FLOOD WARNING FOR THAT
SITE.

GENERALLY MINOR FLOODING IS IN THE FORECAST ON PORTIONS OF THE
CUMBERLAND RIVER BELOW CHEATHAM DAM...THE HARPETH RIVER BELOW
BELLEVUE...THE DUCK RIVER BELOW CENTERVILLE...THE BUFFALO RIVER NEAR
LOBELVILLE...AND SHOAL CREEK NEAR IRON CITY. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR THESE SITES...AND ANY NEEDED UPGRADES TO WARNINGS WILL
BE ISSUED TODAY...WITH MOST EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON THE TRIBUTARIES OF
THESE RIVERS...AS WELL AS LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
NORTHWEST MID TN...BUT WIDESPREAD EVENT TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
TO BE EXPECTED. THE FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE...AND UPGRADES TO
FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE LIKELY FOR PARTS OF THE
AREA THROUGH THE DAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
NASHVILLE      80  51  70  48 / 100  50  10  05
CLARKSVILLE    78  46  68  46 / 100  50  20  20
CROSSVILLE     74  50  63  46 / 100  80  10  05
COLUMBIA       81  52  71  48 / 100  50  10  05
LAWRENCEBURG   81  51  69  48 / 100  40  10  05
WAVERLY        79  48  70  47 / 100  50  10  05

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR TNZ005>011-022>034-
056>066-075-077>080-093>095.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 4:47 AM CDT, 6 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
447 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-281000-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
447 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. A MODERATE RISK EXISTS
OVER MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE MID STATE.

LONG TRACKED STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND
THIS EVENING... ALONG WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...AND LARGE
HAIL.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME AREA CREEKS, STREAMS AND
RIVERS TO REACH...OR APPROACH...FLOOD STAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT IS EXPECTED. SPOTTER REPORTS
WILL 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

Special weather statement, Apr 27, 9:34 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
934 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

TNZ093>095-271545-
WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
934 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...STRONG STORMS ENTERING SOUTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

AT 929 AM, A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS CROSSING THE STATE
LINE FROM ALABAMA INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. AREAS AROUND WAYNESBORO,
LAWRENCEBURG, AND PULASKI WILL BE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED. THESE
STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL, WIND GUSTS TO 50
MILES AN HOUR, AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. THE CELLS ARE MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 55 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR. THESE AREAS HAVE
ALREADY BEEN HIT HARD BY EARLY MORNING STORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL,
AND MOST OF THE AREA REMAINS UNDER A FLASH FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 300
PM. PLEASE REMAIN TUNED TO A RELIABLE MEDIA SOURCE SHOULD
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS BECOME NECESSARY.

ROSE
Local storm report, Apr 27, 9:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
938 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WAVERLY                 36.09N 87.79W
04/27/2011                   HUMPHREYS          TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN ON HIGHWAY 281 AND HIGHWAY 13
            SOUTH.

0430 AM     FLOOD            5 SE DOVER              36.43N 87.78W
04/27/2011                   STEWART            TN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS EVACUATIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE
            ALONG THE 4000 BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 49.

0430 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ASHLAND CITY            36.28N 87.06W
04/27/2011                   CHEATHAM           TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING ON LOCKERS FIELD ROAD...SWEET HOME ROAD AT
            SPRING CREEK....AND ON SOUTH MAIN AND CHESTNUT.

0430 AM     TSTM WND DMG     COLLINWOOD              35.18N 87.74W
04/27/2011                   WAYNE              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWNED ACROSS
            SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

0450 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ETHRIDGE                35.32N 87.30W
04/27/2011                   LAWRENCE           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. POLES AND POWER LINES
            WERE BLOWN DOWN.

0455 AM     TSTM WND DMG     15 N LAWRENCEBURG       35.46N 87.34W
04/27/2011                   LAWRENCE           TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 INJ *** APPROXIMATELY 30 HOUSES DAMAGED, TWO
            TOTALED, IN THE SUMMERTOWN AREA

0500 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SPRINGFIELD             36.50N 86.88W
04/27/2011                   ROBERTSON          TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CATHOLIC CHURCH AND FLEWELLYN ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY FLOOD
            WATERS. PALESTINE ROAD...EDD ROSS RD...TURNERVILLE RD AND
            HWY 49 AT HWY 25 WERE FLOODED. STROUDVILLE ROAD, TOBY
            DARDIN ROAD, AND OLD GREENBRIER PIKE ALSO BLOCKED.

0500 AM     TSTM WND DMG     10 S LAWRENCEBURG       35.10N 87.34W
04/27/2011                   LAWRENCE           TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            MULTIPLE STRUCTURES DAMAGED AND NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN
            ALONG HIGHWAY 98, SOUTH OF LAWRENCEBURG.

0500 AM     FLASH FLOOD      WAVERLY                 36.09N 87.79W
04/27/2011                   HUMPHREYS          TN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES IN
            WAVERLY AND ALL ACROSS HUMPHREYS COUNTY.

0500 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ERIN                    36.32N 87.70W
04/27/2011                   HOUSTON            TN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THAT OLD HIGHWAY 49 WAS PRETTY
            MUCH SHUT DOWN DUE TO FLOODING. WATER IS ENCROACHING ON
            HIGHWAY 149 AND MANY COUNTY ROADS ARE BLOCKED DUE TO
            FLOOD WATERS.

0500 AM     FLASH FLOOD      DICKSON                 36.08N 87.38W
04/27/2011                   DICKSON            TN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS NUMEROUS ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY
            ARE IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. HIGHWAY 49 IS
            FLOODED,AS IS HIGHWAY 48 AT EAST PINEY ROAD AND SULPHUR
            FORK ROAD.

0500 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CAMDEN                  36.06N 88.10W
04/27/2011                   BENTON             TN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS NUMEROUS SECONDARY ROADS ACROSS
            THE COUNTY ARE FLOODED.

0512 AM     TSTM WND GST     NASHVILLE               36.17N 86.78W
04/27/2011  M58.00 MPH       DAVIDSON           TN   ASOS

            BNA ASOS MEASURED 58 MPH WIND GUST. ALTIMETER SPIKED FROM
            29.49 INCHES TO 29.62.

0512 AM     TSTM WND GST     MOUNT PLEASANT          35.55N 87.19W
04/27/2011  M62.00 MPH       MAURY              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SIXTY TWO MILE AN HOUR WIND GUST REPORTED BY A TRAINED
            SPOTTER IN MOUNT PLEASANT.

0524 AM     TSTM WND DMG     COLUMBIA                35.62N 87.05W
04/27/2011                   MAURY              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE ON A HOUSE ON WILLIAM AND EARL ROAD NEAR MT.
            PLEASANT. OTHER TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN COUNTYWIDE.

0530 AM     TSTM WND DMG     10 NW LEBANON           36.31N 86.45W
04/27/2011                   WILSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BOXWELL. ROOF OFF MAIN DINING HALL. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0530 AM     TSTM WND DMG     13 S LAWRENCEBURG       35.06N 87.34W
04/27/2011                   LAWRENCE           TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            A TRACTOR TRAILOR PUSHED OVER BY THE WIND ALONG HIGHWAY
            43. IN ADDITION, 8 MILES NORTH OF LAWRENCEBURG, A 30-INCH
            TREE HAS BEEN BLOWN DOWN, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT
            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A HOME, WITH A FAMILY TRAPPED
            INSIDE. RESCUERS ARE ON THE SCENE.

0530 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CENTERVILLE             35.79N 87.45W
04/27/2011                   HICKMAN            TN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            911 OPERATIONS REPORTS FLOODING ALONG HIGHWAY 48 NORTH AT
            GARNERS CREEK. HIGHWAY 230 AT BUCKSNORT AND HIGHWAY 438
            AT OLD COBALT ROAD.

0543 AM     FLASH FLOOD      EAGLEVILLE              35.74N 86.65W
04/27/2011                   RUTHERFORD         TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL

0543 AM     TSTM WND DMG     EAGLEVILLE              35.74N 86.65W
04/27/2011                   RUTHERFORD         TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            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

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     8 S MURFREESBORO        35.74N 86.39W
04/27/2011                   RUTHERFORD         TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN NEAR CHRISTIANA ON CARO ROAD AND ROCK SPRINGS
            MIDLAND ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0545 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 10 SW MURFREESBORO      35.75N 86.52W
04/27/2011                   RUTHERFORD         TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            PROPERTY ON JARETT DRIVE, IN ROCKVALE, HAD MULTIPLE LARGE
            TREES BLOWN DOWN.

0554 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW MURFREESBORO       35.86N 86.41W
04/27/2011                   RUTHERFORD         TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON ST. ANDREWS DRIVE

0556 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N MURFREESBORO        35.88N 86.39W
04/27/2011                   RUTHERFORD         TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROOF DAMAGE AND SIDING DAMAGE TO HOUSES NEAR HAYNES
            DRIVE...POSSIBLE TORNADO

0557 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N MURFREESBORO        35.88N 86.39W
04/27/2011                   RUTHERFORD         TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REGENT WOOD AREA. TREES DOWN. POWERPOLE DAMAGE. ROOF
            DAMAGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0557 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MURFREESBORO            35.85N 86.39W
04/27/2011                   RUTHERFORD         TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DAMAGE IN THE JAMISON PLACE SUBDIVISION. SHINGLES OFF
            HOMES...TREES TOPPED AND FENCES BLOWN DOWN

0557 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N MURFREESBORO        35.90N 86.39W
04/27/2011                   RUTHERFORD         TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. SPOTTER MEASURED 74 MPH WIND WITH
            HOME WEATHER STATION.

0558 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SW MURFREESBORO       35.79N 86.47W
04/27/2011                   RUTHERFORD         TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            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.

0558 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MURFREESBORO            35.85N 86.39W
04/27/2011                   RUTHERFORD         TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            OVER ONE HUNDRED TREES DOWN IN TROTTER LANE IN
            MURFREESBORO. ROADS PARTIALLY BLOCKED. MINIMUM TO MEDIUM
            ROOF DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED.

0600 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MURFREESBORO            35.85N 86.39W
04/27/2011                   RUTHERFORD         TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            DEBRIS, IN THE FORM OF FENCE PARTS, AWNINGS AND TREES
            ALONG MEMORIAL DRIVE NEAR MURFREESBORO AIRPORT. ALSO,
            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A TACO BELL.

0600 AM     TSTM WND DMG     10 NE GALLATIN          36.48N 86.33W
04/27/2011                   SUMNER             TN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HOMES DAMAGED AND TREES BLOWN DOWN IN THE BETHPAGE AREA.

0600 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     MURFREESBORO            35.85N 86.39W
04/27/2011                   RUTHERFORD         TN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            REPORTED ON SOUTH RUTHERFORD STREET. CLOUD WAS DESCRIBED
            AS ROTATING AND LOWERING.

0600 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LINDEN                  35.61N 87.84W
04/27/2011                   PERRY              TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS PERRY COUNTY, INCLUDING STATE
            HIGHWAY 31 NORTH, HIGHWAY 412 EAST OF LINDEN, AND HIGHWAY
            128.

0605 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MURFREESBORO            35.85N 86.39W
04/27/2011                   RUTHERFORD         TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON KINGWOOD DRIVE. LARGE LIMBS AND LINES
            DOWN AS WELL.

0616 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WATERTOWN               36.10N 86.14W
04/27/2011                   WILSON             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON MIDDLETON AND BLUEBIRD ROADS.

0618 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E WATERTOWN           36.10N 86.10W
04/27/2011                   WILSON             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HEAVY DAMAGE TO POWER POLES AND LINES.

0618 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NW SMITHVILLE           35.96N 85.82W
04/27/2011                   DEKALB             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS A TREE DOWN NEAR ALEXANDRIA.

0620 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ALEXANDRIA              36.08N 86.03W
04/27/2011                   DE KALB            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. A SPOTTER MEASURED AN 82 MPH GUST
            BEFORE HIS HOME WIND EQUIPMENT WAS DESTROYED.

0631 AM     TSTM WND GST     CARTHAGE                36.26N 85.94W
04/27/2011  E70.00 MPH       SMITH              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER ESTIMATED A 70 MPH WIND GUST.

0645 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MORRISON                35.60N 85.92W
04/27/2011                   WARREN             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            *** 4 INJ *** ONE TRAILER DESTROYED AT INTERSECTION OF
            WHEELER ROAD AND FIVE-MILE ROAD

0646 AM     TSTM WND DMG     VIOLA                   35.54N 85.86W
04/27/2011                   WARREN             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. DAMAGE CONCENTRATED NEAR
            VIOLA IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY.

0648 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GAINESBORO              36.36N 85.65W
04/27/2011                   JACKSON            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES REPORTED BLOWN DOWN.

0649 AM     TSTM WND GST     5 W BAXTER              36.15N 85.73W
04/27/2011  E60.00 MPH       PUTNAM             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES REPORTEDLY BLOWN DOWN. TRAINED SPOTTER
            ALSO REPORTED WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH.

0708 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE LIVINGSTON         36.44N 85.26W
04/27/2011                   OVERTON            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES BLOWN DOWN ON HWY 85.

0708 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CENTERVILLE             35.79N 87.45W
04/27/2011                   HICKMAN            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE ROADS FLOODED INCLUDING HWY 438, HWY 230, 48N
            AND DEFEATED CREEK. POND BROKE LOOSE ON KELLEY ROAD IN
            PLEASANTVILLE.

0745 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N CROSSVILLE          35.97N 85.04W
04/27/2011                   CUMBERLAND         TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 127

&&

MRICHARD
Local storm report, Apr 27, 10:17 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1017 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0521 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNT JULIET            36.21N 86.52W
04/27/2011                   WILSON             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL HOMES WITH WINDOWS BLOWN OUT IN OAK HILL
            SUBDIVISION, ONE HOME OFF FOUNDATION, DAMAGE ALSO TO
            POLICE DEPARTMENT

&&

ROSE
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 10:27 AM CDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1027 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

TNZ058-060-061-093>095-271600-
GILES-LAWRENCE-LEWIS-MARSHALL-MAURY-WAYNE-
1027 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GILES...LAWRENCE...LEWIS...
MARSHALL...MAURY AND WAYNE COUNTIES...

AT 1024 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF MOUNT PLEASANT TO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLLINWOOD...OR ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF LAWRENCEBURG TO 21 MILES SOUTH
OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

HALF INCH SIZE HAIL, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL, AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

ROSE
Local storm report, Apr 27, 10:51 AM CDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1051 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1037 AM     TORNADO          6 S LAWRENCEBURG        35.16N 87.34W
04/27/2011                   LAWRENCE           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO WITH DEBRIS WITNESSED BY MULTIPLE SPOTTERS IN
            LEOMA

&&

ROSE
Local storm report, Apr 27, 11:00 AM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1100 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0618 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW ALEXANDRIA         36.10N 86.06W
04/27/2011                   WILSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND WATERTOWN NUMEROUS TREES DOWN,
            SEVERAL STREETS BLOCKED INCLUDING HWY 53 AND ST. ROUTE
            26. ALSO SEVERAL POWER POLES DOWN.

&&

ROSE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 9:31 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXBenton, Humphreys, Perry59 min
Apr 26, 9:47 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXLawrence9 hr
Apr 26, 9:55 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Perry50 min
Apr 26, 10:16 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne59 min
Apr 26, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry and 1 more33 min
Apr 26, 10:38 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Perry37 min
Apr 26, 10:48 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys27 min
Apr 26, 11:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry41 min
Apr 26, 11:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXPerry3 hr
Apr 26, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry46 min
Apr 26, 11:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery42 min
Apr 26, 11:22 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Montgomery23 min
Apr 26, 11:31 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Montgomery29 min
Apr 26, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys27 min
Apr 26, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson55 min
Apr 27, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXRutherford16 min
Apr 27, 12:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOHXBenton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 4 more20 hr
Apr 27, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry32 min
Apr 27, 1:46 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Humphreys, Perry15 min
Apr 27, 2:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXBenton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 4 more4 hr
Apr 27, 2:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXMontgomery, Robertson57 hr
Apr 27, 4:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWayne23 min
Apr 27, 4:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWayne34 min
Apr 27, 4:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXBenton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 6 more3 hr
Apr 27, 5:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Maury and 5 more16 hr
Apr 27, 5:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Wayne16 hr
Apr 27, 5:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Marshall, Maury35 min
Apr 27, 5:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMarshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson29 min
Apr 27, 5:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles22 min
Apr 27, 5:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXDavidson12 hr
Apr 27, 5:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Rutherford25 min
Apr 27, 5:38 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Rutherford, Williamson37 min
Apr 27, 5:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXCheatham27 hr
Apr 27, 5:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXDavidson, Williamson15 hr
Apr 27, 5:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXWilliamson15 hr
Apr 27, 6:00 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Wilson30 min
Apr 27, 6:06 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Coffee, Grundy24 min
Apr 27, 6:18 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXJackson, Smith, Wilson27 min
Apr 27, 6:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon18 min
Apr 27, 6:31 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy, Warren29 min
Apr 27, 6:35 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Smith44 min
Apr 27, 6:38 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXJackson, Overton, Putnam37 min
Apr 27, 6:42 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXDeKalb, Van Buren, Warren33 min
Apr 27, 6:53 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren, White52 min
Apr 27, 6:59 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXFentress, Overton, Pickett31 min
Apr 27, 7:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam, White23 min
Apr 27, 7:26 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland, Van Buren, White29 min
Apr 27, 7:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress36 min
Apr 27, 9:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXBedford30 hr
Apr 27, 10:41 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury34 min
Apr 27, 11:06 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence24 min
Apr 27, 11:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Giles, Marshall, Rutherford31 min
Apr 27, 11:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXHickman4 days
Apr 27, 11:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXPerry65 hr
Apr 27, 11:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXLawrence25 hr
Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXBedford, Marshall34 hr
Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXMaury68 hr
Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXHumphreys5 days
Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXGiles56 hr
Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXGiles3 days
Apr 27, 11:37 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Marshall23 min
Apr 27, 11:51 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford24 min
Apr 27, 12:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXBenton, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 6 more9 hr
Apr 27, 12:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXMontgomery50 hr
Apr 27, 12:06 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson43 hr
Apr 27, 12:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXBedford, Giles, Marshall6 hr
Apr 27, 12:23 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson24 hr
Apr 27, 12:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy, Van Buren and 2 more46 min
Apr 27, 12:30 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOHXStewart24 hr
Apr 27, 12:37 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy38 min
Apr 27, 1:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGrundy8 min
Apr 27, 1:22 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXGrundy23 min
Apr 27, 1:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury27 min
Apr 27, 2:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Marshall, Rutherford31 min
Apr 27, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, DeKalb, Warren, White30 min
Apr 27, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Wayne30 min
Apr 27, 3:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb, Overton, Putnam, White22 min
Apr 27, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Rutherford32 min
Apr 27, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, White50 min
Apr 27, 3:25 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXWayne35 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.