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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 13, 2014, 6:39 PM CDT for Robertson County, Sumner County, Tennessee. It was in force for 21 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
- Oct 13, 2014, 6:39 PM CDT (23:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Robertson County, TN, Sumner County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 830 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 400 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
301
WUUS54 KOHX 132339
SVROHX
TNC147-165-140000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0202.141013T2339Z-141014T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
639 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN ROBERTSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SUMNER COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 637 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THE STORM WAS NEAR WHITE HOUSE...MOVING NORTH AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CROSS PLAINS...PORTLAND...ORLINDA...OAK GROVE...BLACK JACK AND
MITCHELLVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY MORNING FOR
CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
&&
LAT...LON 3665 8630 3633 8646 3641 8675 3665 8679
3666 8659 3664 8657 3666 8652
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 198DEG 64KT 3647 8657
$$
27What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Oct 13, 5:51 PM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 5:51 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 551 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 .UPDATE...FOR SEVERE STORMS APPROACHING NASHVILLE TERMINAL && .AVIATION... A LINE OF SEVERE STORMS OVER SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE ARE ADVANCING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD AND WILL REACH THE NASHVILLE AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER 615 PM. LOOK FOR STORMS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR TNZ005>011-023>034- 056>066-075-077>080-093>095. FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR TNZ005>011- 023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095. && BOYD 01
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 13, 5:09 AM CDT, 13 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 509 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-141030- 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- 509 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE MID STATE TODAY AND SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT...YOU AN EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE...A FEW OF WHICH WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS... TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...AND POSSIBLY HAIL. A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BE LATE TODAY AND OVERNIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT...IN ANTICIPATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. SINCE GROUNDS ARE ALREADY PRETTY MOIST...FROM RAINFALL OVER RECENT DAYS...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL PRODUCE RAPID RUN OFF AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND POSSIBLY HAIL...MAY OCCUR ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU EARLY TUESDAY. A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. RAINS WILL HAVE TAPERED OFF OVER THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE MID STATE BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. SO...THE MAIN THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING SHOULD BE CONFINED TO OUR EASTERN COUNTIES BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT TUESDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... EVEN THOUGH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF AND ISOLATED, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO CALL IN ANYTHING REACHING REPORTING CRITERIA. SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA... TORNADO FUNNEL CLOUD FLOODING HAIL >= 1/2 INCH WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED) STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN 19
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 13, 5:57 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
557 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 PM TSTM WND DMG LAWRENCEBURG 35.25N 87.34W
10/13/2014 LAWRENCE TN BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN IN LAWRENCEBURG ON GUARD DRIVE AND REVELO
ROAD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER OHX1400647
SHAMBURGERLocal storm report, Oct 13, 6:06 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
606 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 PM TSTM WND DMG LYNNVILLE 35.38N 87.01W
10/13/2014 GILES TN FACEBOOK
TREE DOWN IN DOWNTOWN LYNNVILLE
&&
EVENT NUMBER OHX1400648
SHAMBURGERLocal storm report, Oct 13, 6:22 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
622 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSW COLUMBIA 35.56N 87.08W
10/13/2014 MAURY TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN IN GLENSTONE SUBDIVISION ON
CAMPBELLSVILLE PIKE SOUTH OF COLUMBIA
&&
EVENT NUMBER OHX1400649
SHAMBURGERLocal storm report, Oct 13, 6:26 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
626 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM TSTM WND GST 5 SSW LEIPERS FORK 35.82N 87.02W
10/13/2014 E60 MPH WILLIAMSON TN AMATEUR RADIO
REPORT OF 60 MPH WINDS AT BOSTON THETA ROAD AT ROBINSON
ROAD
&&
EVENT NUMBER OHX1400650
SHAMBURGERLocal storm report, Oct 13, 6:32 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
632 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 6 E CLARKSVILLE 36.54N 87.24W
10/13/2014 MONTGOMERY TN TWITTER
BOWL-SHAPED FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED CROSSING I-24 AT MILE
MARKER 9
&&
EVENT NUMBER OHX1400651
SHAMBURGERLocal storm report, Oct 13, 6:37 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
637 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG WAVERLY 36.09N 87.79W
10/13/2014 HUMPHREYS TN FACEBOOK
TREE FELL ON HOME IN WAVERLY CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO
ROOF AND BROKEN WINDOWS
&&
EVENT NUMBER OHX1400652
SHAMBURGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 10:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Lawrence | 61 min |
| Oct 12, 11:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Lawrence | 49 min |
| Oct 13, 2:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Lawrence | 59 min |
| Oct 13, 2:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Montgomery | 44 min |
| Oct 13, 3:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland and 32 more | 32 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:57 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland and 32 more | 23 hr |
| Oct 13, 4:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Oct 13, 4:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Humphreys, Perry | 42 min |
| Oct 13, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Marshall | 39 min |
| Oct 13, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart | 38 min |
| Oct 13, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 35 min |
| Oct 13, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry, Wayne | 47 min |
| Oct 13, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson | 42 min |
| Oct 13, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Wayne | 50 min |
| Oct 13, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart | 47 min |
| Oct 13, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford, Warren | 29 min |
| Oct 13, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lewis, Maury and 4 more | 65 min |
| Oct 13, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner and 2 more | 47 min |
| Oct 13, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 17 min |
| Oct 13, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 12 min |
| Oct 13, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Montgomery, Stewart | 42 min |
| Oct 13, 6:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lewis, Perry | 6 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.