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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Dec 21, 2013, 8:21 PM CST for Cheatham County, Montgomery County, Robertson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 39 min. 2 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
- Dec 21, 2013, 8:21 PM CST (02:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2013, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cheatham County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Robertson County, TN
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 8:39 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Adams, TN | POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN CEDAR HILL AND ADAMS. |
| Dec 21, 8:57 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 9 Nne Springfield, TN | TREES DOWN AND SEVERAL ROOFS DAMAGED ALONG ASBURN RD. FROM THE 5500 BLOCK TO FRED PERRY RD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 5:46 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 417 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 603 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 587 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 694 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
481
WFUS54 KOHX 220221
TOROHX
TNC021-125-147-220300-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0039.131222T0221Z-131222T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
821 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CHEATHAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
WESTERN ROBERTSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 900 PM CST
* AT 818 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES IN
ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLARKSVILLE...AND MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH. THE BEST CIRCULATION WAS LOCATED IN PALMYRA.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...CUNNINGHAM...ADAMS...PLEASANT VIEW AND
CEDAR HILL.
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.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3634 8692 3633 8749 3661 8745 3665 8721
3664 8719 3665 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 263DEG 49KT 3644 8746
$$
AL1 follow-up statement
738
WWUS54 KOHX 220242
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
842 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013
TNC021-125-147-220300-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-131222T0300Z/
ROBERTSON TN-CHEATHAM TN-MONTGOMERY TN-
842 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...
NORTHERN CHEATHAM AND WESTERN ROBERTSON COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CST...
AT 839 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
AND BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7
MILES SOUTH OF GUTHRIE...OR 12 MILES EAST OF CLARKSVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...PLEASANT VIEW...CEDAR HILL AND ADAMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3660 8684 3639 8690 3638 8691 3634 8692
3633 8722 3665 8715 3664 8710 3665 8710
3665 8684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 263DEG 49KT 3655 8708
$$
ROSEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 7:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart | 24 min |
| Dec 21, 7:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Humphreys, Perry | 22 min |
| Dec 21, 7:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart | 34 min |
| Dec 21, 8:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart | 30 min |
| Dec 21, 8:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 36 min |
| Dec 21, 8:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Wayne | 42 min |
| Dec 21, 8:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery | 36 min |
| Dec 21, 8:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury and 3 more | 36 min |
| Dec 21, 8:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Williamson | 33 min |
| Dec 21, 8:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Sumner, Williamson | 24 min |
| Dec 21, 8:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 37 min |
| Dec 21, 9:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Wayne and 1 more | 40 min |
| Dec 21, 9:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Wilson | 32 min |
| Dec 21, 9:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 45 min |
| Dec 21, 9:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 39 min |
| Dec 21, 9:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Davidson, Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury and 3 more | 38 min |
| Dec 21, 9:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 22 min |
| Dec 21, 9:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale | 37 min |
| Dec 21, 9:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Smith, Trousdale, Wilson | 49 min |
| Dec 21, 10:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, DeKalb, Giles, Lawrence, Marshall and 3 more | 36 min |
| Dec 21, 10:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Smith, Wilson | 36 min |
| Dec 21, 10:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson | 33 min |
| Dec 21, 10:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Wilson | 27 min |
| Dec 21, 10:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Smith | 30 min |
| Dec 21, 10:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Overton, Pickett | 26 min |
| Dec 21, 10:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, DeKalb, Giles, Lawrence, Marshall and 2 more | 48 min |
| Dec 21, 10:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith | 31 min |
| Dec 21, 10:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett | 31 min |
| Dec 21, 11:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Putnam, Rutherford and 2 more | 43 min |
| Dec 21, 11:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam | 59 min |
| Dec 21, 11:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Overton, Putnam, Van Buren and 2 more | 39 min |
| Dec 21, 11:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren | 46 min |
| Dec 22, 12:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, Putnam, Van Buren, White | 47 min |
| Dec 22, 12:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Fentress | 14 min |
| Dec 22, 12:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren | 31 min |
| Dec 22, 1:59 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Grundy | 10 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.