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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at Mar 2, 2012, 9:00 AM CST for Giles County, Tennessee. It was in force for 30 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 9:00 AM CST (15:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 9:30 AM CST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
County Giles County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 1667 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Mar 2, 7:36 AM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 7:36 AM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 7:26 AM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 726 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-031000- 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- 726 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR NORTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REST OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE BEST OVERALL CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. MAIN THREATS WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND STRONG...LONG TRACK TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE. A WIND ADVISORY WILL ALSO BE IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A CLARKSVILLE...TO CENTERVILLE...TO LAWRENCEBURG LINE FROM THE MID MORNING HOURS TODAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... 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 31
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 2, 6:59 AM CST, 2 hours 1 minute before
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</html>Local storm report, Mar 2, 7:11 AM CST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
711 AM CST FRI MAR 02 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0509 AM HAIL 6 E CAMDEN 36.06N 88.00W
03/02/2012 E0.75 INCH BENTON TN PUBLIC
HAIL REPORTED EAST OF CAMDEN
0558 AM HAIL NASHVILLE 36.17N 86.78W
03/02/2012 E0.88 INCH DAVIDSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL HAIL REPORTED AT THE DOWNTOWN METRO CENTER.
0602 AM HAIL NASHVILLE 36.17N 86.78W
03/02/2012 E0.88 INCH DAVIDSON TN PUBLIC
NICKEL HAIL AT OPRY MILLS.
0605 AM HAIL 10 NW NASHVILLE 36.27N 86.91W
03/02/2012 E0.88 INCH DAVIDSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL HAIL IN JOELTON
0630 AM HAIL 5 E GALLATIN 36.38N 86.36W
03/02/2012 M0.88 INCH SUMNER TN NWS EMPLOYEE
0648 AM HAIL LAFAYETTE 36.52N 86.03W
03/02/2012 E0.50 INCH MACON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE HALF INCH HAIL AT LAFAYETTE.
0649 AM HAIL 2 NW LAFAYETTE 36.54N 86.06W
03/02/2012 E0.50 INCH MACON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE HALF INCH HAIL JUST NW OF LAFAYETTE.
0652 AM HAIL RED BOILING SPRINGS 36.53N 85.85W
03/02/2012 E0.50 INCH MACON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE HALF INCH HAIL AT RED BOILING SPRINGS.
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31Special weather statement, Mar 2, 7:42 AM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 742 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-030000- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN... WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON... MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE... LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD... FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO... WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE... TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER... WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 742 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY AND DURING THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT... ...A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE NASHVILLE METROPOLITIAN AREA... FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND POSSIBLY LONG TRACKED STRONG TORNADOES... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL PUSH NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE MID STATE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE...ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL BECOME VERY FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. LOWER LEVEL ATMOSPHERIC WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH A WARM FRONT MOVING WELL NORTH OF THE ENTIRE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A MUCH WARMER AND MOISTURE RICH AIRMASS TO BE ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE MID STATE BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NEAR RECORD HIGHS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. BREAKS IN CLOUD COVERAGE TODAY WILL ALLOW FOR DAYTIME HEATING TO AID WITH ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY AND LIFT. ADDITIONAL INSTABILITY AND LIFT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT. THUS...ALL THE INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ON A LARGE SCALE WILL BE IN PLACE...MOISTURE...INSTABILITY...AND LIFT. THE BEST OVERALL TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL ACROSS THE MID STATE WILL BE FROM NOON IN WESTERN LOCATIONS TO MID EVENING IN EASTERN LOCATIONS. QUICK ACTION MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN DURING THIS SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. ACTIONS MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN NOW FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED TO BE SURE THAT THEY HAVE PROPER TIME TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER. PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOUR SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLANS ARE IN PLACE FOR BOTH YOUR RESIDENCE AND BUSINESS. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A RELIABLE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...SUCH AS NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET. INFORMATION CONCERNING NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS AND THE LOCATION THAT THEY SERVE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE CAN BE FOUND ON THE NASHVILLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB PAGE...AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE UNDER WEATHER SAFETY. 31
Special weather statement, Mar 2, 8:25 AM CST, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
825 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNZ062-021445-
RUTHERFORD-
825 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RUTHERFORD COUNTY...
AT 818 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MURFREESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
EXPECT THIS STORM TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS WHILE IN NORTHERN
RUTHERFORD COUNTY.
HALF INCH SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3599 8633 3597 8625 3596 8625 3597 8622
3596 8618 3596 8616 3591 8614 3589 8615
3580 8638 3596 8650 3602 8639 3602 8637
BOYDSpecial weather statement, Mar 2, 9:00 AM CST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
900 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNZ095-021530-
GILES-
900 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GILES COUNTY...
AT 852 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON...OR 30 MILES
SOUTH OF PULASKI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM IS ON
TRACK TOWARD LINCOLN COUNTY BUT MAY TRY AND CLIP THE SOUTHEAST
CORNER OF GILES COUNTY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE IS
CLOSELY MONITORING THIS STORM.
HALF INCH SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3500 8710 3508 8705 3517 8683 3504 8683
3500 8683 3499 8684 3499 8703
BOYDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 33 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Humphreys | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 5:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Robertson | 18 min |
| Mar 2, 6:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Davidson | 15 min |
| Mar 2, 6:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Trousdale | 12 min |
| Mar 2, 6:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Trousdale | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 6:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Clay, Macon | 16 min |
| Mar 2, 8:25 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Rutherford | 20 min |
| Mar 2, 9:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Jackson, Putnam, Smith, Wilson | 10 min |
| Mar 2, 9:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Overton, Putnam, White | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 9:51 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy, Warren | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 9:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Fentress, Overton, Putnam | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 10:12 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 11:12 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | OHX | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 33 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb and 12 more | 54 min |
| Mar 2, 1:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 2:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 2:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Grundy | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 2:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles | 20 min |
| Mar 2, 2:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Coffee | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 2:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Dickson, Humphreys | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 2:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford, Warren | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 3:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 3:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Grundy | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 3:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Williamson | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 3:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Grundy | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 3:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 3:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 3:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Williamson | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 3:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Wayne | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 4:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 4:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 4:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale and 1 more | 51 min |
| Mar 2, 4:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Wayne | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 4:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Robertson, Williamson | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 4:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Jackson, Putnam, Smith, Trousdale, Wilson | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 4:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Maury | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 5:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 5:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Clay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and 1 more | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 5:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Marshall, Maury, Williamson | 21 min |
| Mar 2, 5:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 5:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Maury | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 5:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 5:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 5:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 5:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Rutherford | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 5:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Fentress, Overton, Pickett | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 5:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury | 31 min |
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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.