Alert archive / Tennessee / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 30, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 4:10 PM CST for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 50 min. 13 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, 4:10 PM CST (22:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Davidson County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:10 PM CST | HAIL 1.5 | Sw Berry Hill, TN | |
| Mar 2, 4:10 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Se Nashville, TN | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AROUND THE NASHVILLE AIRPORT. |
| Mar 2, 4:10 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | Nashville, TN | GOLFBALL HAIL AT 23RD AVENUE AND PATTERSON IN NASHVILLE. |
| Mar 2, 4:10 PM CST | HAIL 2 | 1 Wnw Berry Hill, TN | |
| Mar 2, 4:16 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 5 Se Nashville, TN | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN ANTIOCH. |
| Mar 2, 4:18 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Sw Mount Juliet, TN | |
| Mar 2, 4:25 PM CST | HAIL 2 | 1 S Mount Juliet, TN | HEN EGG SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY A SPOTTER AT PROVIDENCE, ABOUT A MILE SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN MOUNT JULIET. |
| Mar 2, 4:30 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Sse Lebanon, TN | SPOTTER REPORTS FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR I40 JUST SSE OF LEBANON. |
| Mar 2, 4:30 PM CST | HAIL 2 | 2 E Lebanon, TN | HEN EGG SIZE HAIL REPORTED JUST EAST OF LEBANON AT 8000 TROUSDALE FERRY PIKE. HOMES AND VEHICLES DAMAGED. |
| Mar 2, 4:34 PM CST | HAIL 2 | 2 W Lebanon, TN | 2 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY SPOTTER. |
| Mar 2, 4:34 PM CST | HAIL 2 | Lebanon, TN | HEN EGG SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY A SPOTTER ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF LEBANON. |
| Mar 2, 4:37 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 2 N Lebanon, TN | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY SPOTTER JUST NORTH OF LEBANON. |
| Mar 2, 4:53 PM CST | HAIL 2.75 | 5 E Lebanon, TN | BASEBALL SIZE HAIL BROKE WINDOWS ON HOUSE IN TUCKERS CROSSROADS AREA |
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.
| 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 27 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.
772
WFUS54 KOHX 022210
TOROHX
TNC037-149-187-189-022300-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0030.120302T2210Z-120302T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
410 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN DAVIDSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTH CENTRAL WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
WILSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 500 PM CST
* AT 406 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OAK HILL...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF NASHVILLE...
AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND WINDS TO
70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL HILL...BELINDA CITY AND MOUNT JULIET AROUND 420 PM CST.
LEBANON AROUND 430 PM CST.
WATERTOWN AROUND 440 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NASHVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3632 8619 3632 8617 3627 8612 3623 8612
3620 8609 3597 8602 3599 8691 3620 8692
3626 8664 3624 8659 3628 8656 3632 8637
3631 8630 3633 8630 3634 8627 3630 8626
3633 8625 3635 8621
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 263DEG 54KT 3609 8669
$$
SHAMBURGER2 follow-up statements
536
WWUS54 KOHX 022229
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
429 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC037-187-022238-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120302T2300Z/
WILLIAMSON TN-DAVIDSON TN-
429 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DAVIDSON AND NORTH CENTRAL
WILLIAMSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NASHVILLE.
LAT...LON 3626 8612 3623 8612 3601 8604 3604 8652
3613 8653 3623 8659 3628 8656 3632 8637
3631 8630 3633 8630 3634 8627 3631 8627
3630 8626 3633 8625 3635 8621
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 262DEG 50KT 3613 8640
$$
TNC149-189-022300-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120302T2300Z/
RUTHERFORD TN-WILSON TN-
429 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WILSON AND EXTREME NORTH
CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CST...
AT 425 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BELINDA CITY...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LEBANON...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
AT 428 PM CST...A WALL CLOUD WAS REPORTED NEAR COUCHVILLE LAKE
WITH THIS STORM.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND WINDS TO
70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LEBANON AROUND 435 PM CST.
WATERTOWN AROUND 445 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NASHVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3626 8612 3623 8612 3601 8604 3604 8652
3613 8653 3623 8659 3628 8656 3632 8637
3631 8630 3633 8630 3634 8627 3631 8627
3630 8626 3633 8625 3635 8621
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 262DEG 50KT 3613 8640
$$
SHAMBURGER758
WWUS54 KOHX 022236
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
436 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC149-022246-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120302T2300Z/
RUTHERFORD TN-
436 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NASHVILLE.
LAT...LON 3626 8612 3601 8604 3603 8638 3604 8642
3629 8649 3632 8637 3631 8630 3633 8630
3634 8627 3631 8627 3630 8626 3633 8625
3635 8621
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 260DEG 48KT 3617 8628
$$
TNC189-022300-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120302T2300Z/
WILSON TN-
436 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WILSON COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM
CST...
AT 434 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEBANON...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
IN ADDITION...AT 435 PM CST...HEN EGG SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN
LEBANON WITH THIS STORM.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WATERTOWN AROUND 445 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NASHVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3626 8612 3601 8604 3603 8638 3604 8642
3629 8649 3632 8637 3631 8630 3633 8630
3634 8627 3631 8627 3630 8626 3633 8625
3635 8621
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 260DEG 48KT 3617 8628
$$
SHAMBURGERThe 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, 3:22 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, 4:18 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.