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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN

April 19, 20154 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at Apr 19, 2015, 11:33 PM CDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Apr 19, 2015, 11:33 PM CDT (04:33 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2015, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN

Counties Dickson County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 19, 11:31 PM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 11:31 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 5:27 AM CDT, 18 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
527 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-201030-
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-
527 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. AFTER WIDESPREAD
RAIN SUNDAY MORNING...ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
SUNDAY NIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

SPOTTERS CAN MAKE REPORTS VIA TWITTER USING HASHTAG #TSPOTTER

TO MAKE A REPORT VIA FACEBOOK GO TO:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS NASHVILLE

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 6:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
653 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

TNZ005-023-200030-
HOUSTON-STEWART-
653 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HOUSTON AND STEWART COUNTIES...

AT 650 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DOVER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

PEOPLE IN AND AROUND HOUSTON COUNTY AIRPORT...TENNESSEE RIDGE AND
ERIN SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD
SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

HALF INCH SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3648 8802 3646 8765 3624 8763 3629 8795
      3635 8798 3637 8801 3640 8803

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Special weather statement, Apr 19, 8:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
809 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

TNZ026-027-200130-
CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-
809 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHEATHAM AND DAVIDSON COUNTIES...

AT 806 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NASHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE BELLS BEND...BEAMAN PARK...WHITES
CREEK...BELLE MEADE...NASHVILLE...BERRY HILL AND MADISON.

WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3630 8666 3603 8662 3610 8711 3631 8696

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 8:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
843 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

0333 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE NASHVILLE          36.20N  86.75W
04/19/2015                   DAVIDSON           TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ELECTRICAL WIRES DOWN IN EAST NASHVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED
            BASED ON RADAR.

0337 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NASHVILLE               36.17N  86.78W
04/19/2015                   DAVIDSON           TN   TWITTER

            TREE BLOCKING PENNINGTON BEND ROAD NEAR GRACE CHURCH

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E NORMANDY            35.45N  86.22W
04/19/2015                   COFFEE             TN   TWITTER

            3 TREES DOWN ON RILEY CREEK RD AT NORMANDY LAKE. TIME
            ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0730 PM     HAIL             7 N CHARLOTTE           36.29N  87.35W
04/19/2015  M0.70 INCH       DICKSON            TN   FACEBOOK

            DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT CUMBERLAND FURNACE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1500490 OHX1500489 OHX1500491 OHX1500492

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Special weather statement, Apr 19, 11:00 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 19, 11:30 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 19, 11:33 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1133 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

TNZ023>025-056-057-200515-
DICKSON-HICKMAN-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-PERRY-
1133 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DICKSON...HICKMAN...HOUSTON...
HUMPHREYS AND PERRY COUNTIES...

AT 1130 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TENNESSEE
RIDGE TO PARSONS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE NEW JOHNSONVILLE...WAVERLY...
HURRICANE MILLS...LOBELVILLE...MCEWEN...BUCKSNORT...SLAYDEN...
VANLEER...PINEWOOD...CHARLOTTE...DICKSON AND NUNNELLY.

WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING
IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LAT...LON 3576 8799 3590 8793 3593 8793 3594 8801
      3598 8803 3600 8800 3605 8799 3612 8793
      3617 8792 3622 8796 3630 8794 3633 8740
      3632 8724 3578 8734 3568 8802 3572 8804

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Houston23 min
Apr 19, 8:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDavidson21 min
Apr 19, 10:03 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson25 hr
Apr 19, 11:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXStewart30 min
Apr 19, 11:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMontgomery45 min
Apr 20, 12:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry39 min
Apr 20, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLewis, Wayne53 min
Apr 20, 12:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXRobertson26 min
Apr 20, 12:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCheatham, Dickson33 min
Apr 20, 12:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Wayne26 min
Apr 20, 12:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Robertson36 min
Apr 20, 12:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Williamson32 min
Apr 20, 1:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMaury29 min
Apr 20, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Sumner, Wilson28 min
Apr 20, 1:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXGiles36 min
Apr 20, 1:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXRutherford, Williamson30 min
Apr 20, 1:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXBedford, Marshall35 min
Apr 20, 1:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMacon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson31 min
Apr 20, 1:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXRutherford, Wilson30 min
Apr 20, 1:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMacon, Smith, Trousdale26 min
Apr 20, 1:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee46 min
Apr 20, 2:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXClay, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Smith64 min
Apr 20, 2:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDeKalb, Putnam, White62 min
Apr 20, 2:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Overton, Pickett41 min
Apr 20, 2:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCoffee, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren59 min
Apr 20, 3:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland, Fentress, Overton, Pickett66 min
Apr 20, 3:59 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXMontgomery20 hr
Apr 20, 12:05 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXPerry37 hr

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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.