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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Nashville, TN

March 2, 20124 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 5:02 PM CST for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 28 min. 2 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, 5:02 PM CST (23:02 UTC)
Expired
Mar 2, 2012, 5:30 PM CST
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Giles County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 2, 5:11 PM CSTHAIL 1.75Lynnville, TN
Mar 2, 5:28 PM CSTFUNNEL CLOUD4 W Lewisburg, TNFUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED AT MM29 ON I65 SOUTH MARSHALL COUNTY.

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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 98 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.

370 
WFUS54 KOHX 022302
TOROHX
TNC055-099-117-119-022330-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0035.120302T2302Z-120302T2330Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN GILES COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  SOUTH CENTRAL MAURY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 530 PM CST

* AT 459 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAWRENCEBURG...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LEWISBURG...LYNNVILLE AND CORNERSVILLE.

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 8730 3541 8731 3552 8671 3528 8671
      3525 8675 3525 8681 3521 8682
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 260DEG 45KT 3529 8720

$$

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1 follow-up statement
446 
WWUS54 KOHX 022310
SVSOHX

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

TNC099-022320-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120302T2330Z/
LAWRENCE TN-
510 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OFLAWRENCE 
COUNTY. 

LAT...LON 3525 8717 3543 8720 3552 8671 3529 8671
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 257DEG 45KT 3533 8709

$$

TNC055-117-119-022330-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120302T2330Z/
GILES TN-MARSHALL TN-MAURY TN-
510 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MAURY...
SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL AND NORTHERN GILES COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CST...

AT 507 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF PULASKI...MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LEWISBURG...LYNNVILLE AND CORNERSVILLE.

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 3525 8717 3543 8720 3552 8671 3529 8671
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 257DEG 45KT 3533 8709

$$

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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, 3:33 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Williamson42 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, 5:13 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.