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Areal Flood Warning 2, NWS Nashville, TN

January 13, 20139 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this areal flood warning at Jan 13, 2013, 3:43 PM CST for 9 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 13, 2013, 3:43 PM CST (21:43 UTC)
Expired: Jan 13, 2013, 9:30 PM CST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Benton County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Davidson County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Houston County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Stewart County, TN, Sumner County, TN

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 65 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 36 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 632 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 359 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 389 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Jan 13, 2:52 PM CST, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 2:52 PM CST, 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 13, 5:00 AM CST, 10 hours 43 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
500 AM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-141100-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
500 AM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT WILL BRING INTENSE RAINFALL RATES AT TIMES THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL TOTAL ONE TO TWO INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS OF THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.

THIS MUCH RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...
AS WELL AS PRODUCE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS.

MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR
BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO REPORT HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NASHVILLE.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 13, 12:23 PM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1223 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

TNZ008-009-029-131900-
MACON-SUMNER-TROUSDALE-
1223 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MACON...SUMNER AND TROUSDALE
COUNTIES...

AT 1215 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A NARROW LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE...TO EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.

BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED
WITH THESE STORMS.

LAT...LON 3663 8585 3662 8583 3644 8587 3642 8596
      3643 8598 3642 8598 3635 8632 3664 8613

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Special weather statement, Jan 13, 1:16 PM CST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
116 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

TNZ007-008-026>028-057-059-060-132000-
CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-HICKMAN-MAURY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-
116 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHEATHAM...DAVIDSON...HICKMAN...
MAURY...ROBERTSON...SUMNER...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON COUNTIES...

AT 108 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...EXTENDING FROM EXTREME NORTHERN
DAVIDSON COUNTY...ACROSS WESTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY NEAR FAIRVIEW...TO
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN HICKMAN COUNTY...NEAR SHADY GROVE. THE BAND WAS
MOVING SLOWLY EAST...WHILE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.

BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...ARE EXPECTED
WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

LAT...LON 3662 8655 3631 8645 3579 8694 3567 8736
      3611 8706

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Special weather statement, Jan 13, 1:40 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
140 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

TNZ008-009-027>029-062-132015-
DAVIDSON-MACON-RUTHERFORD-SUMNER-TROUSDALE-WILSON-
140 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DAVIDSON...MACON...RUTHERFORD...
SUMNER...TROUSDALE AND WILSON COUNTIES...

AT 135 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR OAK HILL...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
FRANKLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. ALREADY MOIST
SOILS AND STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN FALLING TREES ON PROPERTY AND
ROADWAYS.

SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LAT...LON 3661 8582 3592 8654 3597 8662 3597 8664
      3610 8688 3665 8641

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Special weather statement, Jan 13, 2:22 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 13, 2:39 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 13, 3:01 PM CST, 42 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 13, 5:14 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 4 more	6 hr
Jan 13, 8:50 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Benton, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys and 3 more	6 hr
Jan 13, 8:52 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Humphreys	38 min
Jan 13, 9:30 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Perry	45 min
Jan 13, 9:51 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman, Humphreys, Perry	24 min
Jan 13, 10:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cheatham, Dickson, Robertson	53 min
Jan 13, 10:14 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman	31 min
Jan 13, 10:45 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Hickman, Robertson, Williamson	60 min
Jan 13, 10:50 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry and 1 more	4 hr
Jan 13, 10:55 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Davidson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson	4 hr
Jan 13, 11:26 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Davidson, Sumner	49 min
Jan 13, 12:23 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Macon, Trousdale	37 min
Jan 13, 12:55 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham	36 hr
Jan 13, 1:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Davidson, Williamson	44 min
Jan 13, 1:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Davidson, Macon, Sumner, Trousdale	35 min
Jan 13, 1:49 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	36 hr
Jan 13, 1:58 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Perry	36 hr
Jan 13, 2:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson	28 min
Jan 13, 2:22 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Clay, Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale	38 min
Jan 13, 3:01 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Bedford, Davidson, Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury and 3 more	44 min
Jan 13, 3:06 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OHX	Maury	24 min
Jan 13, 3:18 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Montgomery	48 hr
Jan 13, 3:21 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OHX	Bedford, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson	24 min
Jan 13, 3:38 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	OHX	Benton, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Houston and 7 more	6 hr
Jan 13, 3:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OHX	Rutherford, Wilson	33 min
Jan 13, 3:44 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Giles, Marshall, Rutherford, Wilson	46 min
Jan 13, 4:01 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	36 hr
Jan 13, 4:07 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	OHX	Cannon, Clay, Jackson, Macon, Rutherford, Smith and 4 more	3 hr
Jan 13, 4:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cannon, Clay, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Jackson and 7 more	51 min
Jan 13, 4:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cannon, Clay, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Jackson and 7 more	50 min
Jan 13, 5:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OHX	Grundy	34 min
Jan 13, 5:27 PM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham	14 hr
Jan 13, 5:30 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cumberland, Fentress, Grundy, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and 3 more	45 min
Jan 13, 5:38 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Hickman	6 days
Jan 13, 5:51 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cumberland, Fentress, Grundy, Hickman, Overton, Putnam and 5 more	177 days

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2013 Every areal flood warning in 2013

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.