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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN
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
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 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, 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.
- 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
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 29, 12:59 PM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 12:59 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
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</html>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 13
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 29, 11:22 AM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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</html>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.
&&
SHAMBURGERSpecial 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
SHAMBURGERSpecial 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
SHAMBURGERSpecial 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
SHAMBURGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Benton | 33 min |
| May 29, 6:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Benton, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart | 58 min |
| May 29, 6:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton | 35 min |
| May 29, 7:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton | 30 min |
| May 29, 7:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Benton | 3 hr |
| May 29, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Montgomery, Stewart | 63 min |
| May 29, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Stewart | 18 min |
| May 29, 11:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Fentress | 40 min |
| May 29, 12:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Fentress | 44 min |
| May 29, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Stewart | 24 min |
| May 29, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Stewart | 11 min |
| May 29, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Robertson | 35 min |
| May 29, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 33 min |
| May 29, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart | 22 min |
| May 29, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Humphreys | 30 min |
| May 29, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Robertson | 23 min |
| May 29, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Humphreys | 30 min |
| May 29, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Davidson | 32 min |
| May 29, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Hickman | 35 min |
| May 29, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Williamson | 28 min |
| May 29, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford | 20 min |
| May 29, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Bedford | 27 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.