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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN

June 6, 2014Davidson County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at Jun 6, 2014, 8:49 PM CDT for Davidson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 41 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
Jun 6, 2014, 8:49 PM CDT (01:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2014, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN

County Davidson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 329 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2014-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 83 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2014-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
83 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-506 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1254 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 6, 7:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 7:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 3:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
325 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2014

TNZ023>025-056>061-093>095-071015-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-
MARSHALL-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES-
325 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY CLIP SOUTHWEST
MIDDLE TENNESSEE BEFORE DISSIPATING AFTER SUNSET. A FEW STORMS MAY
BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. ANY
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD EASILY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AS
GROUNDS ARE ALREADY SATURATED.

MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR
BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED STRONG STORMS OR LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE...NO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS IMPACTS ARE
ANTICIPATED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO REPORT HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NASHVILLE.

TNZ005>011-026>034-062>066-075-077>080-071015-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-CHEATHAM-
DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-
RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-
GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-
325 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED STRONG STORMS OR LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE...NO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS IMPACTS ARE
ANTICIPATED.

AL

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 5:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
556 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2014

TNZ094-095-062345-
GILES-LAWRENCE-
556 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GILES AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES...

AT 551 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR LAWRENCEBURG...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE LAWRENCEBURG AND LEOMA.

MAIN CONCERNS INCLUDE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
SOME STREET FLOODING IS EXPECTED. HALF INCH SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30
TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

LAT...LON 3527 8711 3504 8720 3519 8757 3538 8756

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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 6:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
626 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2014

TNZ093>095-070015-
GILES-LAWRENCE-WAYNE-
626 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GILES...LAWRENCE AND WAYNE
COUNTIES...

AT 621 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE FROM WAYNESBORO TO
PULASKI...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AT
LAWRENCEBURG. ALSO...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WERE OCCURRING.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE APPROACHING THE AREA. IF HEAVY
DOWNPOURS CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SAME LOCATIONS...FLASH FLOODING
COULD BEGIN TO OCCUR.

PEOPLE IN AND AROUND GOODSPRING...LEOMA...LAWRENCEBURG...
WAYNESBORO...PULASKI AND ETHRIDGE SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING THREATEN.

LAT...LON 3542 8771 3525 8686 3501 8708 3516 8780
      3536 8789

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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 8:49 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 12:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHumphreys59 min
Jun 7, 2:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXDickson110 min
Jun 7, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXStewart51 min
Jun 7, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart36 min
Jun 7, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lewis, Perry, Stewart and 1 more43 min
Jun 7, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXPerry40 min
Jun 7, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery34 min
Jun 7, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Robertson31 min
Jun 7, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWayne56 min
Jun 7, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWilliamson23 min
Jun 7, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys35 min
Jun 7, 6:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXPerry32 min
Jun 7, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Humphreys, Williamson, Wilson66 min
Jun 7, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWilliamson25 min
Jun 7, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXRutherford, Williamson24 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Tennessee, 2014Every special weather statement in 2014

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.