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Areal Flood Advisory 21, NWS Nashville, TN

June 29, 2015Hickman County, Humphreys County, Perry County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this areal flood advisory at Jun 29, 2015, 9:56 PM CDT for Hickman County, Humphreys County, Perry County, Tennessee. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 2015, 9:56 PM CDT (02:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2015, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Hickman County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Perry County, TN

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 105 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2015-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1003 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2015-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1003 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1415 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
4.3

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood advisory went out at Jun 29, 8:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 8:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED FOR FORMAT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NASHVILLE TN 820 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

.UPDATE...
WITH MAJORITY OF SCT CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH LIGHTNING ACTIVITY...
MENTIONED SCT SHWRS/TSTMS THRU REMAINDER OF EVENING HRS. HAVE
RECEIVED SEVERAL REPORTS OF WALL CLOUDS WITH SHWRS/TSTMS NEAR THE
TN/AL BORDER WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND 0.5 INCH HAIL HERE PRESENTLY
AT THE NASHVILLE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN OLD HICKORY. WEAK COLD
FRONT BEGINNING TO MOVE SLOWLY SWD INTO NW PORTIONS OF MID STATE
WHERE IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY AND WASH OUT BY
MORNING. UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING WILL BECOME MORE ENHANCED ALSO AS
THE NIGHT-TIME HRS PROGRESS. THOUGH DIURNAL AFFECTS WILL BE
SUBSIDING...ACTIVITY SCT SHWR/TSTM ACTIVITY SHOULD LAST THRU THE
MAJORITY OF THE EVENING HRS. WITH SOME ACTIVITY REMAINING
STATIONARY AND BACK BUILDING ALSO...AND ARE MONITORING RAINFALL
RATES FOR POTENTIAL FLASH FLOOD PRODUCTS IF NECESSARY FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE EVENING HRS ALSO. ALSO TWEAKED HRLY
TEMP...DEWPOINT...SKY CONDITION...AND WIND SPEED/DIRECTION GRIDS.
SHORT RANGE MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWING CURRENT TEMPS GENERALLY IN LINE
WITH FORECASTED LOW TEMPERATURE VALUES FOR TONIGHT.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION.../ISSUED 712 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015/

UPDATE...FOR 00Z AVIATION FORECAST.

AVIATION UPDATE...00Z AVIATION FORECAST.
OTHER THAN A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSAGE ACROSS ERN PORTIONS OF
AREA 30/18Z-30/24Z IN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AMPLIFICATION PATTERN 30/12Z-
30/24Z...SHWR/TSTM DEVELOPMENT SHOULD GENERALLY BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN WITH
LOCAL EFFECTS FROM LOW LEVEL MOISTURE POOLING AND OROGRAPHIC INFLUENCES
PLAYING A MAJOR DEVELOPMENTAL ROLES...ALONG POSSIBLY WITH SUBTLE WEAK
SHORTWAVES PASSAGES IN UPPER LEVEL FLOW. WHAT THIS ADDS UP TO IS...ALTHOUGH
SHWRS/TSTMS COULD DEVELOP AND IMPACT TAF SITES AT ANY TIME/MULTIPLE TIMES
THRU 30/24Z...VERY HARD TO PINPOINT ACTUAL DEVELOPMENTAL AND LOCATION TIMING.
THUS...WILL GO WITH SCT CB'S AROUND 4KFT...SCT AC 10-12 KFT...AND SCT/BKN CI
20-25 KFT...WITH CONVECTION 30/00Z-30/03Z/REDEVELOPING AGAIN 30/18Z-30/24Z.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 536 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015/

UPDATE...
MADE TWEAK TO TEMP FORECAST FOR TUESDAY FOR ZONE FORECAST
PRODUCT. TWEAKED HRLY TEMP...DEWPOINT...SKY CONDITION...AND
WIND SPEED/DIRECTION GRIDS. OTHERWISE...FORECAST REMAINS ON
TRACK.

PREV DISCUSSION.../ISSUED 324 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015/

DISCUSSION...
WEAK SURFACE FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH THROUGH THE MID-SOUTH REGION
WITH BETTER COVERAGE LYING JUST TO THE NORTH OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
THIS AREA LIES CLOSER TO THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER...BUT WITH THE
CURRENT INSTABILITY AND AN APPROACHING FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECT
CHANCES FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO
PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

WITH THE UPPER TROUGH REMAINING IN PLACE FOR MUCH OF THE WORKWEEK
COVERAGE MAY INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF DIURNAL
HEATING AND A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. A MARGINAL CHANCE FOR
SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED BY SPC... BETTER CHANCES FOR MORE
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL WILL COME ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING WHEN A STRONGER SHORTWAVE ROTATES THROUGH THE TROUGH AXIS.

THIS SYSTEM APPEARS IT WILL BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT DECENT MOISTURE
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO...INCREASING PW VALUES TO NEAR 2 INCHES...
AND WITH A MORE PRONOUNCED SURFACE LOW AND A SETUP CONDUCIVE TO
HEAVY RAIN...TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE. IN FACT...TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE WEEK COULD
EXCEED 4 INCHES FOR SOME AREAS WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN
IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

FOR THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND...SHOWER CHANCES WILL REMAIN IN THE
FORECAST AS MODEL GUIDANCE IN THE EXTENDED SHOWS ANOTHER SYSTEM
PUSHING THROUGH THE MID-STATE...THOUGH THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF
A BREAK IN THE ACTION FOR FIREWORKS FESTIVITIES AS CONFIDENCE IN
TIMING AND PLACEMENT REMAIN ON THE LOW SIDE AT THIS POINT IN THE
FORECAST.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
NASHVILLE      68  87  68  82 /  30  40  20  70
CLARKSVILLE    67  86  68  81 /  30  40  20  70
CROSSVILLE     65  80  64  78 /  30  60  30  60
COLUMBIA       68  87  67  83 /  30  40  20  60
LAWRENCEBURG   68  86  68  84 /  30  40  20  60
WAVERLY        68  86  69  82 /  30  40  20  70
&&

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

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 4:59 AM CDT, 16 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
459 AM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-301000-
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-
459 AM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

HURLEY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 29, 8:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
823 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

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

0810 PM     LIGHTNING        8 S JAMESTOWN           36.32N  84.94W
06/29/2015                   FENTRESS           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSED A HOUSE FIRE

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1500596

JACKSON
Local storm report, Jun 29, 8:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
824 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

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

0810 PM     LIGHTNING        8 S JAMESTOWN           36.32N  84.94W
06/29/2015                   FENTRESS           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSED A HOUSE FIRE

0810 PM     HAIL             MOUNT JULIET            36.21N  86.52W
06/29/2015  E0.70 INCH       WILSON             TN   TWITTER

0814 PM     HAIL             OLD HICKORY             36.26N  86.65W
06/29/2015  E0.88 INCH       DAVIDSON           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN OLD HICKORY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1500596 OHX1500598 OHX1500597

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Local storm report, Jun 29, 8:56 PM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
856 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

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

0810 PM     LIGHTNING        8 S JAMESTOWN           36.32N  84.94W
06/29/2015                   FENTRESS           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HOUSE AND TRANSFORMER WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AT 550
            OAK ROAD...JUST WEST OF ALLADRT NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 127.

&&

CORRECTED REMARKS

EVENT NUMBER OHX1500596

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Local storm report, Jun 29, 9:37 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 29, 9:42 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
942 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

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

0810 PM     LIGHTNING        8 S JAMESTOWN           36.32N  84.94W
06/29/2015                   FENTRESS           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HOUSE AND TRANSFORMER WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AT 550
            OAK ROAD...JUST WEST OF ALLADRT NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 127.

0810 PM     HAIL             MOUNT JULIET            36.21N  86.52W
06/29/2015  E0.70 INCH       WILSON             TN   TWITTER

0814 PM     HAIL             OLD HICKORY             36.26N  86.65W
06/29/2015  E0.88 INCH       DAVIDSON           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN OLD HICKORY.

0820 PM     TSTM WND DMG     9 ENE LIVINGSTON        36.44N  85.18W
06/29/2015                   OVERTON            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES DOWNED IN NORTHEAST OVERTON
            COUNTY AND NEAR THE OVERTON AND FENTRESS COUNTY LINE.
            TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1500596 OHX1500598 OHX1500597 OHX1500599

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCheatham42 min
Jun 29, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson44 min
Jun 29, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLawrence, Wayne33 min
Jun 29, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCheatham, Dickson52 min
Jun 29, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett42 min
Jun 29, 8:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDavidson43 min
Jun 29, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDavidson, Wilson48 min
Jun 29, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson29 min
Jun 29, 8:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXSumner42 min
Jun 29, 9:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXFentress, Overton3 hr
Jun 29, 10:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLewis51 min
Jun 29, 11:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXHickman, Humphreys, Perry3 hr
Jun 29, 11:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHumphreys29 min
Jun 30, 12:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLawrence, Wayne59 min
Jun 30, 1:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland, White57 min
Jun 30, 12:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWhite26 min
Jun 30, 12:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXJackson34 min
Jun 30, 12:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Pickett28 min
Jun 30, 12:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXSmith37 min
Jun 30, 1:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXPickett42 min

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.