Alert archive / Tennessee / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Jan 13, 2013, 5:26 PM CST for Grundy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2013, 5:26 PM CST (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Grundy County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 632 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 359 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 389 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS54 KOHX 132326
TOROHX
TNC061-140000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0004.130113T2326Z-130114T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
526 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
GRUNDY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 600 PM CST
* AT 521 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRACY CITY...OR 14 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MANCHESTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GRUETLI-LAAGER AROUND 540 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE ALTAMONT AND
BEERSHEBA SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NASHVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3536 8588 3538 8587 3538 8589 3544 8589
3553 8570 3553 8560 3552 8558 3547 8553
3543 8553 3541 8549 3538 8549 3532 8587
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 251DEG 34KT 3539 8581
$$
AL2 follow-up statements
014
WWUS54 KOHX 132339
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
539 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013
TNC061-140000-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130114T0000Z/
GRUNDY TN-
539 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN GRUNDY COUNTY
UNTIL 600 PM CST...
AT 535 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRUETLI-LAAGER...OR 18 MILES
WEST OF DUNLAP...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
GRUNDY COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NASHVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3535 8570 3536 8573 3538 8576 3542 8579
3547 8576 3551 8569 3553 8560 3552 8558
3547 8553 3543 8553 3541 8549 3538 8549
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 251DEG 34KT 3543 8567
$$
BOYD495
WWUS54 KOHX 132355
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
555 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013
TNC061-140004-
/O.EXP.KOHX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130114T0000Z/
GRUNDY TN-
555 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GRUNDY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
600 PM CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND WILL SOON MOVE
OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
IF YOU RECEIVED ANY WIND DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN PART OF
GRUNDY COUNTY...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE.
LAT...LON 3535 8570 3536 8573 3538 8576 3542 8579
3547 8576 3551 8569 3553 8560 3552 8558
3547 8553 3543 8553 3541 8549 3538 8549
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 251DEG 34KT 3547 8550
$$
ALThe 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, 5:27 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, 5:38 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Hickman | 6 days |
| Jan 13, 5:51 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, Grundy, Hickman, Overton, Putnam and 5 more | 177 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.