Alert archive / Tennessee / Special Weather Statements in 2012
Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at May 19, 2012, 5:33 PM CDT for Wilson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 57 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
- May 19, 2012, 5:33 PM CDT (22:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2012, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
County Wilson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 833 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1141 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
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 May 19, 5:27 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 19, 5:27 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 527 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .MESOSCALE UPDATE... WESTERN EXTENSION OF CAROLINA UPPER TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS COUPLED WITH STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND COOL MID LEVEL TEMPS (-15 CELSIUS AT 500 MB) EXPECT ISOLATED HAILERS AND WET DOWNBURSTS TO CONTINUE OVER MY CWA THROUGH ABOUT 02Z. 12Z OHX RAOB SHOWING A SOMEWHAT MOIST ATMOSPHERE WITH A 1.22 INCH PRECIPITABLE H2O VALUE. TOTAL TOTALS AT 55 WITH PLENTY OF POSITIVE ENERGY AVAILABLE. BOYD && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && BOYD
Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 5:00 AM CDT, 12 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 500 AM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-201030- 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- 500 AM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG, WITH SMALL HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. DUE TO WEAK UPPER-LEVEL WINDS, STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE SLOW, AND HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY WITH THE STRONGER CELLS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ROSE
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 19, 5:03 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
503 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0501 PM HAIL MURFREESBORO 35.85N 86.39W
05/19/2012 E1.00 INCH RUTHERFORD TN TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL ALONG OLD
FORT PKWY
&&
RETSpecial weather statement, May 19, 5:05 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
505 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
TNZ060-192230-
MAURY-
505 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MAURY COUNTY...
AT 500 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR COLUMBIA...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MOUNT PLEASANT BY 530 PM CDT.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3546 8712 3545 8714 3545 8716 3557 8732
3574 8707 3562 8691 3544 8709
SHAMBURGERLocal storm report, May 19, 5:11 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
511 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0511 PM HAIL COLUMBIA 35.62N 87.05W
05/19/2012 E0.88 INCH MAURY TN PUBLIC
PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL
&&
RETSpecial weather statement, May 19, 5:14 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
514 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
TNZ007-026-192300-
CHEATHAM-ROBERTSON-
514 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHEATHAM AND SOUTHWESTERN
ROBERTSON COUNTIES...
AT 509 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTH OF ASHLAND CITY...MOVING SOUTHWEST
AT 5 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ASHLAND CITY BY 600 PM CDT.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3643 8689 3624 8699 3631 8717 3633 8723
3633 8729 3637 8726 3641 8720 3641 8718
3643 8718 3642 8715 3644 8715 3646 8712
3648 8712 3653 8707
SHAMBURGERLocal storm report, May 19, 5:25 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0523 PM HAIL 3 S MURFREESBORO 35.81N 86.39W
05/19/2012 E0.88 INCH RUTHERFORD TN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
RETSpecial weather statement, May 19, 5:33 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
533 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
TNZ028-192330-
WILSON-
533 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WILSON COUNTY...
AT 530 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEBANON...MOVING SOUTHWEST
AT 5 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LEBANON BY 630 PM CDT.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3634 8627 3631 8627 3630 8626 3633 8625
3635 8621 3630 8613 3622 8611 3603 8635
3625 8655 3633 8635 3631 8636 3632 8633
3631 8630 3635 8628 3635 8627
SHAMBURGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Marshall, Maury, Williamson | 45 min |
| May 19, 2:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Van Buren | 26 min |
| May 19, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Van Buren, White | 31 min |
| May 19, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | White | 24 min |
| May 19, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | White | 37 min |
| May 19, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland | 33 min |
| May 19, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cannon | 50 min |
| May 19, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford, Warren | 53 min |
| May 19, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Robertson | 22 min |
| May 19, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Montgomery | 40 min |
| May 19, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Rutherford | 50 min |
| May 19, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford | 43 min |
| May 19, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 27 min |
| May 19, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Maury | 25 min |
| May 19, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham | 46 min |
| May 19, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford, Williamson | 51 min |
| May 19, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Hickman | 45 min |
| May 19, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 43 min |
| May 19, 5:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Rutherford | 2 hr |
| May 19, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham | 45 min |
| May 19, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Giles | 39 min |
| May 19, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson | 52 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Tennessee, 2012Every special weather statement in 2012
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.