Alert archive / Tennessee / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 20, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 10:12 AM CST for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 33 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, 10:12 AM CST (16:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 10:45 AM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Coffee County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 9:25 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 109 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.
622
WFUS54 KOHX 021612
TOROHX
TNC031-061-175-177-021645-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0020.120302T1612Z-120302T1645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1012 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN COFFEE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN GRUNDY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN VAN BUREN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1045 AM CST
* AT 1010 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRUETLI-LAAGER...OR 15
MILES EAST OF MANCHESTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALTAMONT AND BEERSHEBA SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3547 8596 3569 8557 3554 8546 3552 8559
3549 8553 3543 8553 3533 8588
TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 245DEG 48KT 3544 8578
$$
BOYD1 follow-up statement
813
WWUS54 KOHX 021625
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1025 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC031-021634-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120302T1645Z/
COFFEE TN-
1025 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COFFEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3554 8574 3563 8553 3554 8546 3552 8559
3549 8553 3543 8553 3539 8566
TIME...MOT...LOC 1624Z 245DEG 48KT 3550 8560
$$
TNC061-175-177-021645-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120302T1645Z/
VAN BUREN TN-WARREN TN-GRUNDY TN-
1025 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN GRUNDY...
SOUTHEASTERN WARREN AND SOUTHWESTERN VAN BUREN COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 AM
CST...
AT 1021 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF GRUETLI-LAAGER...OR 16 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MCMINNVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WARREN...EXTREME
SOUTHERN VAN BUREN AND NORTHEASTERN GRUNDY COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3554 8574 3563 8553 3554 8546 3552 8559
3549 8553 3543 8553 3539 8566
TIME...MOT...LOC 1624Z 245DEG 48KT 3550 8560
$$
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, 9:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Giles | 30 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, 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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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.