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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN

May 29, 2012Fentress County, Pickett County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2012, 1:48 PM CDT for Fentress County, Pickett 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 29, 2012, 1:48 PM CDT (18:48 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2012, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN

Counties Fentress County, TN, Pickett County, TN

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 2012-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 651 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 2012-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 135 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
651 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-100 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1183 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 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.

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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 29, 12:59 PM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 12:59 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 9:09 AM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
909 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-301415-
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-
909 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES. SOME STRONG STORMS ARE EXPECTED...AND A FEW
MAY BECOME SEVERE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND SMALL
HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS...SMALL
STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR MID TENNESSEE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. AN USUALLY STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

REPORTS IF ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS MAY BE NEEDED TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING. ACTIVATION OF TRAINED SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

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

Local storm report, May 29, 11:22 AM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 29, 11:25 AM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 29, 11:39 AM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1139 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

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

0800 AM     TSTM WND DMG     11 N CUMBERLAND CITY    36.54N 87.64W
05/29/2012                   STEWART            TN   NEWSPAPER

            UPDATED INFORMATION. CLARSKVILLE LEAF CHRONICLE REPORTED
            DAMAGE TO 3 BUILDINGS ON WALLACE TOWN ROAD AT HWY 79. THE
            ROOF OF A 40 FT BY 100 FT WAREHOUSE WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN
            OFF. A ROOF OF ANOTHER BUILDING LANDED ON TOP OF A TRUCK.
            A THIRD SMALL BUILDING WAS BLOWN DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

SHAMBURGER
Special weather statement, May 29, 11:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1150 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

TNZ011-034-291730-
FENTRESS-PICKETT-
1150 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FENTRESS AND EASTERN PICKETT
COUNTIES...

AT 1147 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR JAMESTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3636 8497 3653 8505 3660 8486 3661 8482
      3661 8479 3659 8477 3649 8470 3642 8467

SHAMBURGER
Special weather statement, May 29, 12:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1201 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

TNZ033-034-291745-
FENTRESS-OVERTON-
1201 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN FENTRESS AND
SOUTHEASTERN OVERTON COUNTIES...

AT 1156 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF MONTEREY...OR 12 MILES SOUTH
OF LIVINGSTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3621 8491 3619 8491 3615 8515 3615 8520
      3619 8527 3618 8528 3620 8532 3622 8533
      3622 8535 3629 8538 3644 8495 3625 8487

SHAMBURGER
Special weather statement, May 29, 1:48 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
148 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

TNZ010-011-033-034-291945-
CLAY-FENTRESS-OVERTON-PICKETT-
148 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN
CLAY...FENTRESS...NORTHERN OVERTON AND PICKETT COUNTIES...

AT 143 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF
CELINA TO JAMESTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  BYRDSTOWN BY 210 PM CDT.

HALF INCH SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

LAT...LON 3627 8500 3647 8551 3662 8544 3663 8507
      3661 8479 3649 8470 3643 8469

SHAMBURGER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 5:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXBenton33 min
May 29, 6:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXBenton, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart58 min
May 29, 6:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton35 min
May 29, 7:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton30 min
May 29, 7:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXBenton3 hr
May 29, 7:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMontgomery, Stewart63 min
May 29, 8:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Stewart18 min
May 29, 11:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXFentress40 min
May 29, 12:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXFentress44 min
May 29, 4:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXStewart24 min
May 29, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXStewart11 min
May 29, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXRobertson35 min
May 29, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Robertson33 min
May 29, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart22 min
May 29, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHumphreys30 min
May 29, 5:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXRobertson23 min
May 29, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Humphreys30 min
May 29, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDavidson32 min
May 29, 5:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHickman35 min
May 29, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWilliamson28 min
May 29, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXRutherford20 min
May 29, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXBedford27 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.