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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 18, 2013, 11:23 AM CDT for Bedford County, Marshall County, Maury County, Tennessee. It was in force for 37 min. 1 report 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 18, 2013, 11:23 AM CDT (16:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bedford County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 11:47 AM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Se Chapel Hill, TN | AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 4.6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF UNIONVILLE WHERE A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND A BARN DAMAGED ON MOON BEND ROAD. MORE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND AN OUTBUILDING BLOWN OVER ON HIGHWAY 270. A BARN LOST ITS ROOF AND SEVERAL MORE TREES WER |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 8:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 188 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 810 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 376 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 366 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
066
WFUS54 KOHX 181623
TOROHX
TNC003-117-119-181700-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0028.130318T1623Z-130318T1700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1123 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN MAURY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL NOON CDT
* AT 1120 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEWISBURG...AND MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEWISBURG...FARMINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...UNIONVILLE AND ROVER.
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 3542 8698 3556 8702 3568 8659 3545 8654
3541 8695 3542 8695 3541 8697
TIME...MOT...LOC 1623Z 254DEG 27KT 3551 8692
$$
133 follow-up statements
883 WWUS54 KOHX 181638 SVSOHX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1138 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 TNC119-181647- /O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-130318T1700Z/ MAURY TN- 1138 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MAURY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF MAURY COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. LAT...LON 3542 8688 3560 8680 3568 8659 3545 8654 TIME...MOT...LOC 1637Z 254DEG 27KT 3554 8680 $$ TNC003-117-181700- /O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-130318T1700Z/ BEDFORD TN-MARSHALL TN- 1138 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MARSHALL AND NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT... AT 1134 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF LEWISBURG...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FARMINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...UNIONVILLE AND ROVER. 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. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. LAT...LON 3542 8688 3560 8680 3568 8659 3545 8654 TIME...MOT...LOC 1637Z 254DEG 27KT 3554 8680 $$ 13
111 WWUS54 KOHX 181651 SVSOHX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1151 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 TNC117-181701- /O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-130318T1700Z/ MARSHALL TN- 1151 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF MARSHALL COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE. LAT...LON 3562 8665 3568 8659 3553 8657 3553 8665 TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 254DEG 27KT 3560 8661 $$ TNC003-181700- /O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-130318T1700Z/ BEDFORD TN- 1151 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD COUNTY UNTIL NOON CDT... AT 1148 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHELBYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... UNIONVILLE. 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. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE. LAT...LON 3562 8665 3568 8659 3553 8657 3553 8665 TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 254DEG 27KT 3560 8661 $$ 13
671 WWUS54 KOHX 181656 SVSOHX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1156 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 TNC003-181705- /O.EXP.KOHX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-130318T1700Z/ BEDFORD TN- 1156 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND WILL BE MOVING OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. LAT...LON 3562 8665 3568 8659 3553 8657 3553 8665 TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 254DEG 27KT 3561 8657 $$ 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 5:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Humphreys | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 6:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Robertson | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 7:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 7:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Montgomery | 24 min |
| Mar 18, 8:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson | 25 min |
| Mar 18, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Williamson | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 9:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Macon, Rutherford, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, Wilson | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 9:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale and 1 more | 39 min |
| Mar 18, 10:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Clay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam | 42 min |
| Mar 18, 11:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Maury | 47 min |
| Mar 18, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Marshall, Maury | 42 min |
| Mar 18, 12:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Giles | 44 min |
| Mar 18, 12:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon, Rutherford | 30 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.