Severe Thunderstorm Warning 261, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

Jul 8, 2012, 6:25 PM CDT (23:25 UTC)

Expired

Jul 8, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

35 min

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Macon County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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580 
WUUS54 KOHX 082325
SVROHX
TNC111-165-169-090000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0261.120708T2325Z-120709T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
625 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  NORTH CENTRAL TROUSDALE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  WESTERN MACON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 620 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE STORM WAS NEAR LAFAYETTE...
  MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WESTMORELAND AND LAFAYETTE

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3663 8596 3639 8609 3645 8625 3665 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 197DEG 14KT 3654 8613

$$

FORECASTER:
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773 
WWUS54 KOHX 082334 RRA
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
634 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

TNC165-082344-
/O.CAN.KOHX.SV.W.0261.000000T0000Z-120709T0000Z/
SUMNER TN-
634 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3663 8596 3639 8609 3645 8625 3646 8624
      3649 8624 3650 8622 3656 8622 3663 8621
      3664 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 180DEG 1KT 3653 8611

$$

TB12

TNC111-169-090000-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0261.000000T0000Z-120709T0000Z/
TROUSDALE TN-MACON TN-
634 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MACON
AND NORTH CENTRAL TROUSDALE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 630 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
LAFAYETTE. MOVEMENT WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL MACON COUNTY.

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 3663 8596 3639 8609 3645 8625 3646 8624
      3649 8624 3650 8622 3656 8622 3663 8621
      3664 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 180DEG 1KT 3653 8611

$$

TB12

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012

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.