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River Flood Advisory 24, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this river flood advisory at Apr 28, 2014, 11:22 AM CDT for Davidson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2014, 11:22 AM CDT (16:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 2:20 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
County Davidson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Richland Creek near Belle Meade (BMDT1). The gauge peaked at 7.70 ft at Apr 28, 2014, 11:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 5 ft
- Minor stage
- 7 ft
- Moderate stage
- 9 ft
- Major stage
- 12 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03431655, 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 Apr 28, 11:03 AM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 11:03 AM CDT, 19 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 9:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 923 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-291015- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-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- 923 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014 ...A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY AND TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES WILL INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...BUT THE MAIN AREA OF FOCUS WILL BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65...WHERE SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOST LIKELY. THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS MEANS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG LONG TRACK TORNADOES...AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...MAINLY AFTER 4 PM. HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. WITH THIS MUCH RAIN...FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A THREAT TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND THUS A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY OVER MOST OF THE MID STATE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PASSES OVER THE AREA. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT THROUGH TUESDAY. WITH ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN TUESDAY...FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE AS WELL AS RIVER AND STREAM FLOODING LIKELY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED THROUGHOUT THIS ACTIVE PERIOD. A FULL AMATEUR RADIO ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA... TORNADO FUNNEL CLOUD FLOODING HAIL >= 1/2 INCH WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED) STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN AL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 7:34 AM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Apr 28, 7:53 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
753 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014
TNZ009-010-031-281330-
CLAY-JACKSON-MACON-
753 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CLAY...JACKSON AND MACON
COUNTIES...
AT 751 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RED BOILING SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE RED BOILING SPRINGS...MOSS...
CELINA AND DALE HOLLOW LAKE.
SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3654 8530 3642 8590 3661 8592 3663 8585
3662 8549 3663 8531
13Special weather statement, Apr 28, 8:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
844 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014
TNZ023-024-056-281430-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-PERRY-
844 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS AND PERRY
COUNTIES...
AT 843 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SPRINGVILLE TO 12
MILES NORTHEAST OF PARSONS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE NEW JOHNSONVILLE...HURRICANE
MILLS...WAVERLY...TENNESSEE RIDGE...ERIN AND MCEWEN.
SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3578 8798 3592 8793 3593 8793 3593 8800
3596 8803 3605 8800 3613 8792 3617 8792
3622 8796 3629 8795 3635 8763 3601 8760
3592 8767 3591 8770 3585 8771 3578 8776
3571 8804
13Special weather statement, Apr 28, 8:54 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 854 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-282100- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...ERIN...WAVERLY... DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET... HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON... JAMESTOWN...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN... BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY... SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA... MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER...WAYNESBORO... LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 854 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014 ...A SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... AN INTENSE AND SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER TO THE MID STATE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE IS FORECAST TO BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE TODAY...WITH A SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. STRONG...LONG-TRACKED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE...AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE LIKELY. ON TUESDAY...THE SAME WEATHER SYSTEM MAY BRING MORE SEVERE WEATHER...WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND HAIL EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN THREATS ACROSS MOST OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. IN ADDITION TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THUS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL SATURATE THE SOILS...AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ON TUESDAY WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RUN OFF AND POTENTIAL RIVER AND STREAM FLOODING AS WELL. THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS NOW. CHECK YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FRESH BATTERIES AND HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO FOLLOW....AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A TORNADO OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. AL
Local storm report, Apr 28, 10:25 AM CDT, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1025 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1024 AM FLASH FLOOD HOHENWALD 35.55N 87.56W
04/28/2014 LEWIS TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
FLASH FLOODING REPORTED ON WILDCAT BRANCH ROAD. WATER
RESCUE OF A DRIVER UNDERWAY.
&&
EVENT NUMBER OHX1400305
TJLocal storm report, Apr 28, 11:11 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1111 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1053 AM FLASH FLOOD 10 W COLUMBIA 35.62N 87.23W
04/28/2014 MAURY TN EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING IN HAMPSHIRE REPORTED BY THE EMERGENCY
MANAGER...WATER AROUND HOUSES AND HIGHWAY 412 IS WASHED
OUT IN THE AREA.
&&
EVENT NUMBER OHX1400306
LAROSAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 5:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Macon | 22 min |
| Apr 28, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Robertson | 33 min |
| Apr 28, 6:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Davidson, Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 6:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Robertson, Sumner | 35 min |
| Apr 28, 7:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Wilson | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 7:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Williamson | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 7:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Clay | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 7:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland and 32 more | 35 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Houston, Humphreys | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 8:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Wayne, Williamson | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Maury, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Maury, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 11:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Humphreys | 4 hr |
| Apr 28, 11:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 4 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Putnam, Van Buren, Warren, White | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 12:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, Putnam, White | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 12:42 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Hickman | 18 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 1:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OHX | Maury, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Montgomery, Perry | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Montgomery | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Maury | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Lawrence | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 4:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham | 32 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham, Robertson | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 5:58 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Hickman | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:58 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Perry | 3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.