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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN

October 8, 20144 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at Oct 8, 2014, 1:44 AM CDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 61 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 8, 2014, 1:44 AM CDT (06:44 UTC)
Expired: Oct 8, 2014, 2:45 AM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN

Counties DeKalb County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN, White County, TN

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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 Oct 8, 12:08 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 8, 12:08 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1208 AM CDT WED OCT 8 2014

.AVIATION...
CURRENT LINE OF CONVECTION MOVING THROUGH THE MID-STATE AS OF 05Z
WILL IMPACT VIS AND CIGS AT CKV...BNA...AND CSV EARLY IN THE
FORECAST. DURATION SHOULD BE BRIEF AS THE LINE OF STORMS IS
MOVING ABOUT 30KTS TO THE SOUTHEAST. AFTER THE LINE MOVES
THROUGH...EXPECT VFR FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF PERIOD.

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

05

Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 7, 5:00 AM CDT, 20 hours 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
500 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2014

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-081000-
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-
500 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. MAIN CONCERNS
WILL BE SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

EVEN THOUGH ANY STRONG 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

31

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 8, 12:51 AM CDT, 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1251 AM CDT WED OCT 08 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1248 AM     HAIL             4 SE GALLATIN           36.34N  86.40W
10/08/2014  E1.00 INCH       SUMNER             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT ODOMS BEND ROAD
            AT STEAM PLANT ROAD

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1400622

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Local storm report, Oct 8, 1:02 AM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 8, 1:08 AM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Oct 8, 1:29 AM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 8, 1:42 AM CDT, 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
142 AM CDT WED OCT 8 2014

TNZ026>028-059-062-063-080745-
CANNON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-RUTHERFORD-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-
142 AM CDT WED OCT 8 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CANNON...CHEATHAM...DAVIDSON...
RUTHERFORD...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON COUNTIES...

AT 138 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PEGRAM TO
WATERTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE PERCY PRIEST LAKE...HERMITAGE...
MOUNT JULIET...BELINDA CITY...NASHVILLE...GLADEVILLE...RURAL HILL...
FRANKLIN...SMYRNA...MURFREESBORO...AND WOODBURY.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

LAT...LON 3624 8662 3617 8609 3596 8601 3584 8588
      3573 8599 3566 8598 3565 8609 3570 8621
      3569 8625 3563 8624 3566 8635 3562 8641
      3565 8643 3570 8655 3570 8677 3578 8693
      3585 8722 3618 8715 3625 8717

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Special weather statement, Oct 8, 1:44 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
144 AM CDT WED OCT 8 2014

TNZ064-065-078-080-080745-
DE KALB-VAN BUREN-WARREN-WHITE-
144 AM CDT WED OCT 8 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DE KALB...VAN BUREN...WARREN AND
WHITE COUNTIES...

AT 141 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WATERTOWN TO
SMITHVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE CENTER HILL LAKE...EDGAR EVANS
STATE PARK...DOWELLTOWN...ALEXANDRIA...LIBERTY...SMITHVILLE...
HAMPTONS CROSSROADS...BAKERS CROSSROADS...SPARTA...DOYLE...
MCMINNVILLE AND SPENCER.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

LAT...LON 3579 8527 3572 8526 3555 8546 3552 8586
      3558 8595 3571 8600 3583 8588 3586 8589
      3596 8601 3608 8606 3612 8591 3610 8587
      3613 8581 3607 8576 3607 8569 3601 8565
      3608 8554 3603 8531 3599 8531 3591 8521

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 7, 10:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Robertson, Sumner	48 min
Oct 7, 11:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Robertson	37 min
Oct 7, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Robertson, Sumner	33 min
Oct 8, 12:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson	49 min
Oct 8, 12:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Sumner	115 min
Oct 8, 12:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	DeKalb, Smith, Sumner, Wilson	46 min
Oct 8, 1:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson	37 min
Oct 8, 1:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cannon, Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson	63 min
Oct 8, 2:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Hickman, Lewis, Maury, Rutherford	37 min
Oct 8, 2:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Van Buren, Warren	49 min
Oct 8, 3:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman, Lewis, Maury	34 min
Oct 8, 3:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Bedford, Coffee, Grundy	39 min
Oct 8, 3:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury	33 min
Oct 8, 4:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury	34 min
Oct 8, 6:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Giles	42 min

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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.