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Areal Flood Warning 4, NWS Nashville, TN

July 2, 2015Clay County, Jackson County, Overton County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this areal flood warning at Jul 2, 2015, 9:30 PM CDT for Clay County, Jackson County, Overton County, Tennessee. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 2015, 9:30 PM CDT (02:30 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2015, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Clay County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Overton County, TN

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood 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 areal flood warning went out at Jul 2, 6:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 6:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
659 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

.AVIATION UPDATE...

UNSETTLED PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER TAF PERIOD LEADING TO VARYING
FLIGHT RULES. CURRENT CONVECTION WILL PUSH EAST OVER THE NEXT 6
HOURS. HRRR HAS CONVECTION WEAKENING WITH LOSS OF DIURNAL HEAT.
WILL SEE IF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT CAN HOLD CONVECTION TOGETHER.
MODEL GUIDANCE IS INCONSISTENT IN CIGS OVER THE TAF PERIOD BUT AT
LEAST MVFR CIGS LOOK POSSIBLE. STORM CHANCES RETURN AROUND 18Z.
WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SW AGAIN TOMORROW AROUND THE 5-10 KT
RANGE.

REAGAN

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
NASHVILLE      70  80  67  81 /  70  60  50  50
CLARKSVILLE    68  79  66  80 /  40  60  40  50
CROSSVILLE     66  76  66  75 /  80  70  60  60
COLUMBIA       71  80  68  79 /  80  60  60  60
LAWRENCEBURG   72  79  68  79 /  80  60  60  60
WAVERLY        69  79  68  79 /  40  70  50  50

&&

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

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 5:00 AM CDT, 16 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
500 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-031000-
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 THU JUL 2 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL ACROSS ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
SPREADING ACROSS ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A
FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG OR SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND
NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES THE MAIN THREATS. IN ADDITION...AREAS
THAT SEE REPEATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY SEE LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL OF A FEW INCHES AND FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE ON FRIDAY...AND
PARTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE AGAIN ON SATURDAY.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AGAIN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG OR POSSIBLY SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES THE MAIN THREATS. IN
ADDITION...AREAS THAT SEE REPEATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY SEE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF A FEW INCHES AND FLASH FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

REPORTS FROM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TODAY INTO FRIDAY.

SHAMBURGER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 2, 8:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 2, 8:43 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
843 PM CDT THU JUL 02 2015

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

0830 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CELINA                  36.55N  85.50W
07/02/2015                   CLAY               TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL ROADS AROUND CELINA FLOODED AND CLOSED. FLASH
            FLOODING BEING REPORTED IN ARCOTT AREA AS WELL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1500620

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 8:54 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
854 PM CDT THU JUL 02 2015

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

0736 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E LEBANON             36.21N  86.30W
07/02/2015                   WILSON             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR BLUEBIRD ROAD AND OLD
            BLUEBIRD ROAD. TREE ON CAR. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1500621

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 8:59 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
859 PM CDT THU JUL 02 2015

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

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E LEBANON             36.21N  86.30W
07/02/2015                   WILSON             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AND TIN ROLLED UP ON ROOF OF PORTABLE
            MEDICAL UNIT AT FAIRGROUNDS. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.

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EVENT NUMBER OHX1500622

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 9:18 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
918 PM CDT THU JUL 02 2015

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

0900 PM     FLASH FLOOD      COOKEVILLE              36.16N  85.51W
07/02/2015                   PUTNAM             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER OVER THE ROAD ON NEAL STREET. JEFFERSON AVE AND
            VETERANS DR HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

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EVENT NUMBER OHX1500623

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 7:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWilson35 min
Jul 2, 7:18 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXWilson27 min
Jul 2, 7:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Overton2 hr
Jul 2, 7:45 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXWilson30 min
Jul 2, 7:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXSmith34 min
Jul 2, 8:08 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOHXSmith, Wilson22 min
Jul 2, 8:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXPutnam41 min
Jul 2, 8:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXOverton24 min
Jul 2, 9:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXJackson, Overton, Putnam, Smith3 hr
Jul 2, 9:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCumberland, Putnam, White4 hr
Jul 2, 9:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXHickman, Humphreys, Perry3 hr
Jul 2, 9:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchOHXBedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson and 17 more57 hr
Jul 3, 12:40 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOHXClay, Overton, Putnam3 hr
Jul 3, 1:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCumberland, Putnam, White6 hr
Jul 3, 7:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon, Overton3 hr
Jul 3, 7:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCumberland, Putnam, White3 hr
Jul 3, 10:06 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon, Overton6 hr
Jul 3, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXClay, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton45 min
Jul 3, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXClay, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton39 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.