Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at Apr 27, 2013, 10:05 PM CDT for 6 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 6 hr. 8 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
- Apr 27, 2013, 10:05 PM CDT (03:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2013, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Davidson County, TN, Macon County, TN, Smith County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Wilson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 12:03 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Mount Juliet, TN | OLD LEBANON DIRT ROAD AT KELSEY GLEN DR CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Apr 28, 12:04 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lebanon, TN | WATER COVERING LEBANON ROAD AT MAIN STREET AND MAPLEWOOD ROAD |
| Apr 28, 12:07 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Mount Juliet, TN | WILSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED IN MOUNT JULIET |
| Apr 28, 12:16 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Mount Juliet, TN | ONE FOOT OF WATER OVER NONAVILLE ROAD IN MOUNT JULIET |
| Apr 28, 12:19 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Nw Lebanon, TN | 6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER COVERING COLES FERRY ROAD AT ACADEMY ROAD |
| Apr 28, 1:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ne Hendersonville, TN | WATER RESCUE INVOLVING A VECHILE... AT SAUNDERSVILLE ROAD CLOSE TO WESSINGTON PLACE ROAD... BEHIND SAMS CLUB. |
| Apr 28, 1:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Se Gallatin, TN | WATER RESCUE...INVOLVING A VECHICLE...AT NEWTON LANE NEAR STEAM PLANT ROAD DUE TO FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREA. |
| Apr 28, 1:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 E Gallatin, TN | WATER RESCUE...VECHICLE RELATED...IN CASTALIAN SPRINGS AT OLD HIGHWAY 25 AND LACKEY STREET...DUE TO FLOODING OF NEARBY CREEK. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 579 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
602
WGUS54 KOHX 280305
FFWOHX
TNC037-111-159-165-169-189-280900-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0009.130428T0305Z-130428T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1005 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL DAVIDSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
EASTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
MACON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN WILSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SMITH COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
TROUSDALE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 400 AM CDT
* AT 1003 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING INTENSE RAINFALL RATES OF
OVER AN INCH PER HOUR...WITH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING TWO
INCHES IN SOME AREAS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CARTHAGE...GALLATIN...HARTSVILLE...LAFAYETTE...LEBANON...BELINDA
CITY...GORDONSVILLE...HERMITAGE...MOUNT JULIET...RED BOILING
SPRINGS AND WESTMORELAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 3663 8580 3637 8584 3634 8583 3633 8584
3628 8584 3616 8585 3615 8667 3666 8639
$$
051 follow-up statement
188
WGUS74 KOHX 280527
FFSOHX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1227 AM CDT SUN APR 28 2013
TNC037-111-159-165-169-189-280900-
/O.CON.KOHX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130428T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SMITH TN-SUMNER TN-TROUSDALE TN-WILSON TN-DAVIDSON TN-MACON TN-
1227 AM CDT SUN APR 28 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MACON...EAST CENTRAL
DAVIDSON...NORTHERN WILSON...TROUSDALE...EASTERN SUMNER AND SMITH
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM CDT...
AT 1223 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THESE
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH SHORTLY...BUT RUNOFF WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING LATE TONIGHT.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
CARTHAGE...GALLATIN...HARTSVILLE...LAFAYETTE...LEBANON...BELINDA
CITY...GORDONSVILLE...HERMITAGE...MOUNT JULIET...RED BOILING SPRINGS
AND WESTMORELAND.
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADS HAVE BE RECEIVED...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS WILSON COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNT JULIET AND
LEBANON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 3663 8580 3637 8584 3634 8583 3633 8584
3628 8584 3616 8585 3615 8667 3666 8639
$$
05The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 7:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Wayne | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 7:45 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Perry | 49 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:45 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham | 23 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Montgomery | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Montgomery, Robertson | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Sumner | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 9:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Stewart | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 10:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Maury and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:14 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Stewart | 56 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:14 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Montgomery | 32 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:46 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:46 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson, Sumner | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:46 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:46 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Benton, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:17 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 31 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:01 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 42 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Rutherford | 29 min |
| Apr 28, 1:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 5 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford, Warren | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 2:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 8 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 41 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Macon, Montgomery, Robertson and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 28, 6:28 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 5 hr |
| Apr 28, 6:43 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Williamson | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 6:43 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Williamson | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 6:52 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham | 12 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:03 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 34 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 53 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:45 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 5 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham | 4 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Wayne | 8 hr |
| Apr 28, 11:10 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Hickman | 64 hr |
| Apr 28, 11:22 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Giles | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 14 hr |
| Apr 28, 11:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:07 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Williamson | 14 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:07 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Williamson | 24 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Grundy | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Wayne | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:57 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Grundy | 20 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Hickman | 27 hr |
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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.