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River Flood Advisory 8, NWS Nashville, TN

January 13, 2013Hickman County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this river flood advisory at Jan 13, 2013, 5:38 PM CST for Hickman County, Tennessee. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 13, 2013, 5:38 PM CST (23:38 UTC)
Expired: Jan 19, 2013, 5:40 AM CST
In force: 6 days
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN

County Hickman County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Duck River at Centerville (CNVT1).

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 22 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 32 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03601990, 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, 5:19 PM CST, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 5:19 PM CST, 19 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
519 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

.MESOSCALE UPDATE...
SKINNY LINE OF CONVECTION ALIGNED CLOSELY WITH COLD FRONT NOW
ALONG A COOKEVILLE...TO MCMINNVILLE TO WINCHESTER LINE. LINE HAS
REMAINED GENERALLY IN LINEAR MODE BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW
WIGGLES FROM TIME TO TIME WITH DOPPLER SHOWING A FEW WEAK
CIRCULATION CORES. SATELLITE BEGINNING TO SHOW GOOD EASTWARD
PROGRESS FROM ALONG MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE
BEGINNING TO SEE AN END IN SIGHT...BUT IT MAY TAKE A WHILE YET.

BOYD

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY FOR TNZ005>011-022>034-
056>066-075-077>080-093>095.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 13, 4:11 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
411 PM 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-
411 PM 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 WILL CONTINUE
ALONG A COLD FRONT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...AND WILL BRING INTENSE
RAINFALL RATES AT TIMES TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
TOTAL ONE TO THREE INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

THIS MUCH RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON SMALLER CREEKS AND
STREAMS...AS WELL AS PRODUCE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS.
THERE ARE SEVERAL RIVER FLOOD ADVISORIES IN EFFECT AS WELL AS AREAL
FLOOD WARNINGS BLANKETING MUCH OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE WEST OF THE
PLATEAU.

IN ADDITION...A FEW STRONGER STORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COLD
FRONT AS IT CONTINUES MOVING EAST ACROSS THE MID STATE. A FEW CELLS
HAVE SHOWN SOME PERSISTENT ROTATION...SO WE CANNOT RULE OUT
ISOLATED...BRIEF TORNADOES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

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 AS WELL AS ANY SEVERE THREATS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE.

AL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 13, 4:28 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
428 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

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

0259 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N COLUMBIA            35.67N  87.05W
01/13/2013                   MAURY              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ALONG RALLY HILL ROAD AND CHESTNUT RIDGE
            ROAD IN MAURY COUNTY

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1300008

TB12

Special weather statement, Jan 13, 4:39 PM CST, 59 minutes before

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

TNZ009>011-028-030>034-062>066-075-077>080-132330-
BEDFORD-CANNON-CLAY-COFFEE-CUMBERLAND-DE
KALB-FENTRESS-GRUNDY-JACKSON-MACON-OVERTON-PICKETT-PUTNAM-RUTHERFORD-
SMITH-VAN BUREN-WARREN-WHITE-WILSON-
439 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEDFORD...CANNON...CLAY...
COFFEE...CUMBERLAND...DE KALB...FENTRESS...GRUNDY...JACKSON...
MACON...OVERTON...PICKETT...PUTNAM...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...VAN
BUREN...WARREN...WHITE AND WILSON COUNTIES...

AT 430 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...EXTENDING FROM NEAR
LAFAYETTE...TO NEAR MURFREESBORO....AND INTO SOUTHERN MARSHALL
COUNTY. HAIL TO DIME SIZE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE LINE WAS MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH...AND BY 530 PM...IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NEAR
BYRDSTOWN...TO NEAR SPARTA AND ALTAMONT.

BRIEF SPIN UP TORNADOES MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS.
DUE TO THE NATURE OF THESE STORMS...THESE TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP
QUICKLY AND DISSIPATE JUST AS QUICKLY. IF A MORE PERSISTANT TORNADO
SIGNATURE DEVELOPS...A TORNADO WARNING MAY HAVE TO BE ISSUED.

IN ADDITION...SOME OF THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SHALLOW ROOTED
TREES AND BLOWING DOWN LARGE BRANCHES.

LAT...LON 3660 8479 3557 8548 3554 8550 3552 8559
      3549 8553 3532 8565 3525 8583 3534 8599
      3537 8617 3536 8626 3539 8628 3536 8634
      3534 8644 3660 8577

19

Special weather statement, Jan 13, 4:40 PM CST, 58 minutes before

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

TNZ009>011-028-030>034-062>066-075-077>080-132330-
BEDFORD-CANNON-CLAY-COFFEE-CUMBERLAND-DE
KALB-FENTRESS-GRUNDY-JACKSON-MACON-OVERTON-PICKETT-PUTNAM-RUTHERFORD-
SMITH-VAN BUREN-WARREN-WHITE-WILSON-
440 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEDFORD...CANNON...CLAY...
COFFEE...CUMBERLAND...DE KALB...FENTRESS...GRUNDY...JACKSON...
MACON...OVERTON...PICKETT...PUTNAM...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...VAN
BUREN...WARREN...WHITE AND WILSON COUNTIES...

AT 430 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...EXTENDING FROM NEAR
LAFAYETTE...TO NEAR MURFREESBORO....AND INTO SOUTHERN MARSHALL
COUNTY. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH...AND BY 530 PM...IS
EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NEAR BYRDSTOWN...TO NEAR SPARTA AND ALTAMONT.

BRIEF SPIN UP TORNADOES MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS.
DUE TO THE NATURE OF THESE STORMS...THESE TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP
QUICKLY AND DISSIPATE JUST AS QUICKLY. IF A MORE PERSISTANT TORNADO
SIGNATURE DEVELOPS...A TORNADO WARNING MAY HAVE TO BE ISSUED.

IN ADDITION...SOME OF THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SHALLOW ROOTED
TREES AND BLOWING DOWN LARGE BRANCHES. HAIL TO DIME SIZE WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE.

LAT...LON 3660 8479 3557 8548 3554 8550 3552 8559
      3549 8553 3532 8565 3525 8583 3534 8599
      3537 8617 3536 8626 3539 8628 3536 8634
      3534 8644 3660 8577

19

Local storm report, Jan 13, 4:50 PM CST, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
450 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

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

0327 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EAGLEVILLE              35.74N  86.65W
01/13/2013                   RUTHERFORD         TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            AT 896 FLOYD RD.... PORTION OF A ROOF MISSING AND TREES
            DOWN IN THE AREA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1300009

AL

Special weather statement, Jan 13, 5:19 PM CST, 19 minutes before

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

TNZ027-140600-
DAVIDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NASHVILLE
519 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

...CUMBERLAND RIVER AT NASHVILLE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW FLOOD STAGE...

UPON COORDINATION WITH THE OHIO RIVER FORECAST CENTER AND THE ARMY
CORP OF ENGINEERS...IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT DESPITE A
SIZEABLE AMOUNT OF RAIN THUS FAR TODAY...THE CUMBERLAND RIVER AT
NASHVILLE WILL STAY BELOW FLOOD STAGE. LATEST FORECASTS PUSH THE
RIVERS HEIGHT TO NEAR 32 FEET AROUND 6AM MONDAY. THE RIVER IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY FALL TO BELOW 28 FEET BY 6PM MONDAY. FLOOD
STAGE IS 40 FEET.

07

Special weather statement, Jan 13, 5:30 PM CST, 8 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, 3:43 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	OHX	Benton, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery and 3 more	6 hr
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, 5:51 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cumberland, Fentress, Grundy, Hickman, Overton, Putnam and 5 more	177 days

Nearby

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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.