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River Flood Advisory 3, NWS Nashville, TN

January 13, 2013Cheatham County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this river flood advisory at Jan 13, 2013, 12:55 PM CST for Cheatham County, Tennessee. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 13, 2013, 12:55 PM CST (18:55 UTC)
Expired
Jan 15, 2013, 12:49 AM CST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN

County Cheatham County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Harpeth River near Kingston Springs (KINT1).

Action stage
18 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03434500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood advisory 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 river flood advisory went out at Jan 13, 11:57 AM CST, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 11:57 AM CST, 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 13, 5:00 AM CST, 7 hours 55 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, 10:45 AM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jan 13, 11:26 AM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jan 13, 11:32 AM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1132 AM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0947 AM     HAIL             LOBELVILLE              35.75N  87.80W
01/13/2013  E0.70 INCH       PERRY              TN   FACEBOOK

            DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN PERRY COUNTY

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1300001

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Local storm report, Jan 13, 11:48 AM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1148 AM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1123 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 SW DICKSON            36.02N  87.45W
01/13/2013                   DICKSON            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THE WEST FORK OF THE PINEY RIVER HAS RISEN OUT OF ITS
            BANKS AND INTO LOW LYING FIELDS A FEW MILES SOUTHWEST OF
            DICKSON.

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1300002

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Local storm report, Jan 13, 11:52 AM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1152 AM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1040 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CENTERVILLE             35.79N  87.45W
01/13/2013                   HICKMAN            TN   FACEBOOK

            HWY 100 IN CENTERVILLE REPORTED TO HAVE WATER OVER IT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1300003

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Special weather statement, Jan 13, 12:23 PM CST, 32 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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 13, 5:14 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 4 more6 hr
Jan 13, 8:50 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningOHXBenton, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys and 3 more6 hr
Jan 13, 8:52 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHumphreys38 min
Jan 13, 9:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXPerry45 min
Jan 13, 9:51 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Humphreys, Perry24 min
Jan 13, 10:07 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCheatham, Dickson, Robertson53 min
Jan 13, 10:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman31 min
Jan 13, 10:45 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCheatham, Davidson, Hickman, Robertson, Williamson60 min
Jan 13, 10:50 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry and 1 more4 hr
Jan 13, 10:55 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningOHXDavidson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson4 hr
Jan 13, 11:26 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDavidson, Sumner49 min
Jan 13, 12:23 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMacon, Trousdale37 min
Jan 13, 1:16 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDavidson, Williamson44 min
Jan 13, 1:40 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDavidson, Macon, Sumner, Trousdale35 min
Jan 13, 1:49 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson36 hr
Jan 13, 1:58 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXPerry36 hr
Jan 13, 2:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXSumner, Trousdale, Wilson28 min
Jan 13, 2:22 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXClay, Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale38 min
Jan 13, 3:01 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXBedford, Davidson, Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury and 3 more44 min
Jan 13, 3:06 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXMaury24 min
Jan 13, 3:18 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXMontgomery48 hr
Jan 13, 3:21 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson24 min
Jan 13, 3:38 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningOHXBenton, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Houston and 7 more6 hr
Jan 13, 3:42 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXRutherford, Wilson33 min
Jan 13, 3:43 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningOHXBenton, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery and 3 more6 hr
Jan 13, 3:44 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXBedford, Cannon, Giles, Marshall, Rutherford, Wilson46 min
Jan 13, 4:01 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson36 hr
Jan 13, 4:07 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningOHXCannon, Clay, Jackson, Macon, Rutherford, Smith and 4 more3 hr
Jan 13, 4:39 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCannon, Clay, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Jackson and 7 more51 min
Jan 13, 4:40 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCannon, Clay, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Jackson and 7 more50 min
Jan 13, 5:26 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXGrundy34 min
Jan 13, 5:27 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningOHXCheatham14 hr
Jan 13, 5:30 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland, Fentress, Grundy, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and 3 more45 min
Jan 13, 5:38 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXHickman6 days
Jan 13, 5:51 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCumberland, Fentress, Grundy, Hickman, Overton, Putnam and 5 more177 days

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.