Alert archive / Tennessee / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 33, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 4:43 PM CST for 6 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 32 min. 3 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, 4:43 PM CST (22:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 5:15 PM CST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties DeKalb County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Smith County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Wilson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 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, 4:53 PM CST | HAIL 2.75 | 5 E Lebanon, TN | BASEBALL SIZE HAIL BROKE WINDOWS ON HOUSE IN TUCKERS CROSSROADS AREA |
| Mar 2, 4:55 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | Carthage, TN | SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT CARTHAGE. |
| Mar 2, 4:55 PM CST | HAIL 1.25 | Carthage, TN | SPOTTER REPORTED HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AT CARTHAGE. |
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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 51 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.
488
WFUS54 KOHX 022243
TOROHX
TNC041-087-141-159-169-189-022315-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0033.120302T2243Z-120302T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
443 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN DE KALB COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SMITH COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN TROUSDALE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
EASTERN WILSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 515 PM CST
* AT 439 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 6
MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEBANON. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME.
DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS DANGEROUS STORM MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL TO BASEBALL SIZE AND WINDS
TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GORDONSVILLE AND CARTHAGE AROUND 500 PM CST.
BAXTER AROUND 515 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE ALEXANDRIA
AND SOUTH CARTHAGE.
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 3645 8567 3605 8559 3605 8631 3631 8635
3632 8631 3631 8630 3632 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 264DEG 44KT 3615 8620
$$
SHAMBURGER1 follow-up statement
969
WWUS54 KOHX 022302
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
502 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC041-169-189-022311-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120302T2315Z/
TROUSDALE TN-WILSON TN-DE KALB TN-
502 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN DE KALB...EASTERN WILSON AND
SOUTHERN TROUSDALE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NASHVILLE.
LAT...LON 3645 8567 3610 8560 3611 8578 3613 8581
3612 8586 3612 8606 3620 8609 3623 8612
3627 8612 3637 8603
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 264DEG 44KT 3618 8593
$$
TNC087-141-159-022315-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120302T2315Z/
PUTNAM TN-SMITH TN-JACKSON TN-
502 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN JACKSON...SMITH
AND NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CST...
AT 457 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GORDONSVILLE...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF CARTHAGE...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL TO BASEBALL SIZE AND WINDS TO
70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
AT 455 PM CST...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN CARTHAGE
WITH THIS STORM.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BAXTER AROUND 515 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 3645 8567 3610 8560 3611 8578 3613 8581
3612 8586 3612 8606 3620 8609 3623 8612
3627 8612 3637 8603
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 264DEG 44KT 3618 8593
$$
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, 4:10 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, 4:57 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.