Alert archive / Tennessee / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 24, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 3:22 PM CST for Grundy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 23 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, 3:22 PM CST (21:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 3:45 PM CST
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Grundy County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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, 1:20 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 122 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.
370
WFUS54 KOHX 022122
TOROHX
TNC061-022145-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0024.120302T2122Z-120302T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
322 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
GRUNDY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 345 PM CST
* AT 316 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COWAN...OR NEAR WINCHESTER...AND MOVING EAST
AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRACY CITY...GRUETLI-LAAGER...COALMONT AND PALMER.
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 3523 8581 3523 8588 3528 8592 3533 8590
3550 8554 3543 8553 3541 8549 3538 8549
3531 8556 3528 8570 3524 8569 3521 8574
3521 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 248DEG 47KT 3519 8594
$$
BOYD1 follow-up statement
352
WWUS54 KOHX 022134
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
334 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC061-022145-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120302T2145Z/
GRUNDY TN-
334 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GRUNDY COUNTY
UNTIL 345 PM CST...
AT 330 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MONTEAGLE...OR 16 MILES EAST OF WINCHESTER...
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRUETLI-LAAGER...COALMONT AND PALMER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3523 8581 3523 8587 3531 8591 3533 8590
3542 8572 3547 8556 3537 8550 3531 8556
3528 8570 3524 8569 3521 8574 3521 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 248DEG 47KT 3530 8577
$$
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, 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, 3:33 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.