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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Nashville, TN

March 2, 20125 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 3:33 PM CST for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 42 min. 24 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2012, 3:33 PM CST (21:33 UTC)
Expired
Mar 2, 2012, 4:15 PM CST
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Cheatham County, TN, Davidson County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Williamson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 2, 3:35 PM CSTHAIL 0.885 E Dickson, TNNICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT MONTGOMERY BELL STATE PARK, ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF DICKSON.
Mar 2, 3:35 PM CSTHAIL 0.88Dickson, TNCOOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTS NICKEL SIZE HAIL
Mar 2, 3:35 PM CSTHAIL 1.753 E Dickson, TNGOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED 3 TO 4 MILES EAST OF DICKSON, AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 47 AND OLD COLUMBIA ROAD.
Mar 2, 3:40 PM CSTTSTM WND DMGKingston Springs, TNTREES DOWN AND POWER OUT IN SOUTHERN CHEATHAM COUNTY. REPORTED BY CHEATHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Mar 2, 3:48 PM CSTTORNADO 11 S Kingston Springs, TNEF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS AROUND 90 MPH TOUCHED DOWN ALONG MT PLEASANT ROAD JUST SOUTH OF KINGSTON SPRINGS. THE NEARLY 1 MILE DAMAGE PATH OF THE TORNADO CONTAINED DOZENS OF SNAPPED OR UPROOTED TREES...A DESTROYED BARN...AND SEVERAL HOMES WITH MINOR
Mar 2, 3:48 PM CSTTORNADO1 S Kingston Springs, TNEF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS AROUND 90 MPH TOUCHED DOWN ALONG MT PLEASANT ROAD JUST SOUTH OF KINGSTON SPRINGS. THE NEARLY 1 MILE DAMAGE PATH OF THE TORNADO CONTAINED DOZENS OF SNAPPED OR UPROOTED TREES...A DESTROYED BARN...AND SEVERAL HOMES WITH MINOR
Mar 2, 3:50 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG1 S Dickson, TNTREES DOWN OVER SOUTHERN DICKSON COUNTY.
Mar 2, 3:55 PM CSTFUNNEL CLOUD18 Sw Nashville, TNSPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR INTERSTATE 40, NORTH OF FAIRVIEW, ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE.
Mar 2, 3:55 PM CSTHAIL 1.756 Sw Nashville, TNSPOTTER REPORTEDE GOLFBALL HAIL AT BELLEVUE, IN SOUTHWEST DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Mar 2, 3:56 PM CSTHAIL 1.754 Sw Belle Meade, TNGOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED ON INTERSTATE 40 AND EXIT 196 IN BELLEVUE.
Mar 2, 4:00 PM CSTHAIL 1.5Belle Meade, TNREPORT OF PING PONG SIZED HAIL IN BELLEVUE.
Mar 2, 4:00 PM CSTHAIL 1.751 Nne Belle Meade, TNHAIL BROKE HOUSE WINDOWS
Mar 2, 4:03 PM CSTHAIL 11 E Nashville, TNTRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL 1 M E OF NASHVILLE.
Mar 2, 4:03 PM CSTHAIL 1.75Nashville, TNHAIL UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE REPORTED AT THE NASHVILLE EMEREGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. AT LEAST TWO DOZEN VEHICLES DAMAGED.
Mar 2, 4:04 PM CSTHAIL 11 Wnw Belle Meade, TN
Mar 2, 4:06 PM CSTHAIL 1.251 W Nashville, TNHALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL REPORTED 1 M W OF NASHVILLE.
Mar 2, 4:06 PM CSTHAIL 1.751 Sw Berry Hill, TNGOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY.
Mar 2, 4:07 PM CSTHAIL 1.75Nashville, TN
Mar 2, 4:08 PM CSTHAIL 1Nashville, TN
Mar 2, 4:10 PM CSTHAIL 1.5Sw Berry Hill, TN
Mar 2, 4:10 PM CSTHAIL 1.754 Se Nashville, TNNUMEROUS REPORTS OF GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AROUND THE NASHVILLE AIRPORT.
Mar 2, 4:10 PM CSTHAIL 1.75Nashville, TNGOLFBALL HAIL AT 23RD AVENUE AND PATTERSON IN NASHVILLE.
Mar 2, 4:10 PM CSTHAIL 21 Wnw Berry Hill, TN
Mar 2, 4:16 PM CSTHAIL 15 Se Nashville, TNTRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN ANTIOCH.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 2, 1:20 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 10 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 2012-03-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1667 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2012-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 175 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

883 
WFUS54 KOHX 022133
TOROHX
TNC021-037-043-081-187-022215-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0025.120302T2133Z-120302T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
333 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CHEATHAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  DAVIDSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  DICKSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  NORTHEASTERN HICKMAN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 415 PM CST

* AT 327 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
  DICKSON. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
  
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WHITE BLUFF AROUND 340 PM CST.
  KINGSTON SPRINGS...PEGRAM AND FAIRVIEW AROUND 345 PM CST.
  BELLE MEADE AROUND 355 PM CST.
  OAK HILL...FOREST HILLS AND NASHVILLE AROUND 400 PM CST.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND WINDS TO 
70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE BERRY HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3629 8664 3626 8664 3624 8659 3617 8657
      3610 8651 3606 8653 3607 8653 3608 8654
      3606 8657 3604 8656 3601 8662 3591 8663
      3592 8752 3618 8756 3635 8675 3635 8673
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 260DEG 59KT 3604 8736

$$

SHAMBURGER
3 follow-up statements
422 
WWUS54 KOHX 022150
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
350 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

TNC021-037-043-081-187-022215-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/
WILLIAMSON TN-DICKSON TN-CHEATHAM TN-DAVIDSON TN-HICKMAN TN-
350 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN HICKMAN...
DAVIDSON...SOUTHERN CHEATHAM...EASTERN DICKSON AND NORTHERN
WILLIAMSON COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CST...

AT 346 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KINGSTON SPRINGS...OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF
ASHLAND CITY...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

AT 345 PM CST...DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG WITH GOLF BALL 
SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN DICKSON WITH THIS STORM.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BELLE MEADE...OAK HILL AND FOREST HILLS AROUND 400 PM CST.
  NASHVILLE AROUND 405 PM CST.
  LAKEWOOD AROUND 410 PM CST.

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 3629 8664 3625 8664 3624 8659 3617 8657
      3609 8651 3607 8652 3608 8654 3606 8657
      3604 8657 3601 8662 3591 8663 3592 8731
      3621 8740 3635 8673
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 260DEG 57KT 3608 8707

$$

SHAMBURGER
689 
WWUS54 KOHX 022155
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
355 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

TNC043-081-022203-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/
DICKSON TN-HICKMAN TN-
355 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HICKMAN AND EASTERN DICKSON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3629 8665 3625 8664 3624 8659 3617 8657
      3609 8651 3607 8652 3608 8654 3601 8662
      3591 8663 3592 8720 3616 8717 3617 8715
      3621 8719 3623 8717 3624 8719 3626 8718
      3635 8673
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 260DEG 57KT 3609 8697

$$

TNC021-037-187-022215-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/
WILLIAMSON TN-CHEATHAM TN-DAVIDSON TN-
355 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DAVIDSON...SOUTHERN
CHEATHAM AND NORTHERN WILLIAMSON COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CST...

AT 350 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEGRAM...OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF ASHLAND CITY...
MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AND HAIL UP 
TO GOLF BALL SIZE IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BELLE MEADE...OAK HILL AND FOREST HILLS AROUND 400 PM CST.
  NASHVILLE AROUND 405 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE BERRY HILL.

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 3629 8665 3625 8664 3624 8659 3617 8657
      3609 8651 3607 8652 3608 8654 3601 8662
      3591 8663 3592 8720 3616 8717 3617 8715
      3621 8719 3623 8717 3624 8719 3626 8718
      3635 8673
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 260DEG 57KT 3609 8697

$$

SHAMBURGER
707 
WWUS54 KOHX 022203
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
403 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

TNC021-022213-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/
CHEATHAM TN-
403 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CHEATHAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3629 8665 3625 8664 3624 8659 3617 8657
      3609 8651 3607 8652 3608 8654 3601 8662
      3591 8663 3605 8704 3609 8704 3613 8700
      3625 8698 3631 8693 3635 8673
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 264DEG 48KT 3609 8682

$$

TNC037-187-022215-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/
WILLIAMSON TN-DAVIDSON TN-
403 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DAVIDSON AND NORTHEASTERN
WILLIAMSON COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CST...

AT 402 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BELLE MEADE...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
NASHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND WINDS TO 
70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

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 3629 8665 3625 8664 3624 8659 3617 8657
      3609 8651 3607 8652 3608 8654 3601 8662
      3591 8663 3605 8704 3609 8704 3613 8700
      3625 8698 3631 8693 3635 8673
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 264DEG 48KT 3609 8682

$$

SHAMBURGER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 4:00 AM CSTWind AdvisoryOHXBedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 33 more17 hr
Mar 2, 5:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Humphreys25 min
Mar 2, 5:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Robertson18 min
Mar 2, 6:00 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDavidson15 min
Mar 2, 6:33 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXTrousdale12 min
Mar 2, 6:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMacon, Trousdale23 min
Mar 2, 6:59 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXClay, Macon16 min
Mar 2, 8:25 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXRutherford20 min
Mar 2, 9:00 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXGiles30 min
Mar 2, 9:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb, Jackson, Putnam, Smith, Wilson10 min
Mar 2, 9:27 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDeKalb, Overton, Putnam, White33 min
Mar 2, 9:51 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy, Warren24 min
Mar 2, 9:58 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXFentress, Overton, Putnam32 min
Mar 2, 10:12 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren33 min
Mar 2, 11:12 AM CSTFlash Flood WatchOHXBedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 33 more10 hr
Mar 2, 1:36 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXBedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb and 12 more54 min
Mar 2, 1:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles24 min
Mar 2, 2:03 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXGiles27 min
Mar 2, 2:27 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXGrundy33 min
Mar 2, 2:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles20 min
Mar 2, 2:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Coffee26 min
Mar 2, 2:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Dickson, Humphreys44 min
Mar 2, 2:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford, Warren38 min
Mar 2, 3:01 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXBenton, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys44 min
Mar 2, 3:22 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXGrundy23 min
Mar 2, 3:36 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXGrundy39 min
Mar 2, 3:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry37 min
Mar 2, 3:42 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy32 min
Mar 2, 3:47 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Williamson28 min
Mar 2, 3:58 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXWayne32 min
Mar 2, 4:10 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson50 min
Mar 2, 4:18 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXLawrence, Wayne27 min
Mar 2, 4:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale and 1 more51 min
Mar 2, 4:40 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Wayne35 min
Mar 2, 4:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Robertson, Williamson32 min
Mar 2, 4:43 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXDeKalb, Jackson, Putnam, Smith, Trousdale, Wilson32 min
Mar 2, 4:57 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXMaury33 min
Mar 2, 5:02 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury28 min
Mar 2, 5:13 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXClay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and 1 more47 min
Mar 2, 5:23 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXMarshall, Maury, Williamson21 min
Mar 2, 5:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLawrence, Lewis, Perry, Wayne34 min
Mar 2, 5:28 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Maury23 min
Mar 2, 5:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett50 min
Mar 2, 5:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Rutherford34 min
Mar 2, 5:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury46 min
Mar 2, 5:47 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Rutherford28 min
Mar 2, 5:54 PM CSTTornado Warning EmergencyOHXFentress, Overton, Pickett36 min
Mar 2, 5:59 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.