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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Nashville, TN

April 10, 2015Clay County, Macon County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2015, 3:02 AM CDT for Clay County, Macon County, Tennessee. It was in force for 28 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: Apr 10, 2015, 3:02 AM CDT (08:02 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2015, 3:30 AM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Clay County, TN, Macon County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:02 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 nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 78 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 706 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1236 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 247 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 5.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

577 
WUUS54 KOHX 100802
SVROHX
TNC027-111-100830-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0030.150410T0802Z-150410T0830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
302 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  MACON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 330 AM CDT

* AT 258 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF LAFAYETTE TO 6 MILES NORTH OF
  HARTSVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
           MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LAFAYETTE AROUND 310 AM CDT.
  RED BOILING SPRING AROUND 325 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3663 8597 3663 8574 3650 8580 3650 8581
      3648 8581 3645 8582 3645 8617 3664 8600
TIME...MOT...LOC 0802Z 234DEG 28KT 3664 8595 3649 8610

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

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1 follow-up statement

903 
WWUS54 KOHX 100815
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
315 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

TNC027-111-100830-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-150410T0830Z/
CLAY TN-MACON TN-
315 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MACON
AND NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT...

AT 312 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOMPKINSVILLE TO 5 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. DAMAGING WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH     
         THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
         HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  RED BOILING SPRING AROUND 320 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3662 8575 3662 8574 3650 8580 3650 8581
      3648 8581 3645 8583 3645 8611 3663 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0815Z 242DEG 38KT 3666 8576 3651 8591

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

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What 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 Apr 10, 1:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 1:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
157 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE FRONT HAS ENTERED MIDDLE TENNESSEE WITH A
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON BOTH SIDES
OF THE BOUNDARY. CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN
EFFECT ACROSS THE MID STATE. THE 06Z LAPS SOUNDING STILL SHOWS A
GOOD AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY AND DEEP MOISTURE IN PLACE, SO CANNOT
RULE OUT A FEW STORMS REACHING SEVERE CRITERIA BEFORE IT'S OVER.
COLD FRONT LIKELY WON'T EXIT THE MID STATE UNTIL AFTER 12Z, WITH
PRECIPITATION ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MORNING, PERHAPS
SOME LINGERING SHOWERS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU INTO THE
AFTERNOON. EXPECT DRY, COOLER WEATHER THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. NEXT ACTIVE WEATHER WILL OCCUR
AS A SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE GULF COASTAL REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND
LAYS A BOUNDARY ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THAT WILL KEEP
MOISTURE LOCKED IN AS A SERIES OF IMPULSES KEEPS SCATTERED POP'S
IN THE FORECAST FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
NASHVILLE      66  46  71  46 /  30  10  05  05
CLARKSVILLE    66  42  70  44 /  10  10  05  05
CROSSVILLE     68  42  67  42 /  70  10  10  05
COLUMBIA       68  46  73  47 /  30  10  05  05
LAWRENCEBURG   70  46  73  47 /  30  10  05  05
WAVERLY        67  42  72  45 /  10  10  05  05

&&

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

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 5:00 AM CDT, 22 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
500 AM CDT THU APR 9 2015

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-101000-
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 APR 9 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE OVERNIGHT.
WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM, SOME OF
WHICH MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS ARE DAMAGING
STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY
AFFECT MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY MORNING FRIDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED.

SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA...
TORNADO
FUNNEL CLOUD
FLOODING
HAIL >= 1/2 INCH
WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED)
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN

ROSE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 1:01 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
101 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

TNZ005>007-026-100630-
CHEATHAM-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-STEWART-
101 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHEATHAM...MONTGOMERY...ROBERTSON
AND STEWART COUNTIES...

AT 1257 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR CLARKSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE CLARKSVILLE AND ADAMS.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE WATER TO RISE OVER ROADS AND FLOOD LOW
LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

LAT...LON 3665 8692 3632 8726 3632 8729 3635 8759
      3637 8759 3637 8768 3665 8748

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 1:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
129 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

TNZ007-025-026-100700-
CHEATHAM-DICKSON-ROBERTSON-
129 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHEATHAM...DICKSON AND ROBERTSON
COUNTIES...

AT 126 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ASHLAND CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE CHEATHAM DAM...ASHLAND CITY...
PLEASANT VIEW...CEDAR HILL AND SPRINGFIELD.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE WATER TO RISE OVER ROADS AND FLOOD LOW
LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

LAT...LON 3649 8673 3638 8688 3639 8691 3636 8691
      3618 8716 3631 8730 3638 8724 3643 8717
      3642 8715 3644 8715 3646 8712 3651 8712
      3656 8714 3663 8708 3664 8706

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 9, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Perry	45 min
Apr 9, 8:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Wayne	31 min
Apr 10, 1:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Montgomery	29 min
Apr 10, 1:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cheatham, Robertson	31 min
Apr 10, 2:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson	37 min
Apr 10, 2:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Macon, Sumner	33 min
Apr 10, 2:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Macon, Smith, Trousdale, Wilson	36 min
Apr 10, 3:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Putnam, Smith and 1 more	33 min
Apr 10, 3:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cannon, DeKalb, Putnam, Rutherford, Wilson	25 min
Apr 10, 3:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Jackson, Overton, Pickett	51 min
Apr 10, 3:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	DeKalb, Overton, Putnam, Smith	48 min
Apr 10, 4:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Fentress, Overton, Pickett	38 min
Apr 10, 4:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cumberland	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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.