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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN

June 8, 2015Dickson County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at Jun 8, 2015, 3:05 PM CDT for Dickson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 25 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: Jun 8, 2015, 3:05 PM CDT (20:05 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2015, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN

County Dickson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 64 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: 126 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -103 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1445 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 152 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

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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 Jun 8, 2:09 PM CDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 2:09 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
209 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

.DISCUSSION...STORMS ARE MOVING INTO AND ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
IN MULTIPLE WAVES THIS AFTERNOON, WITH THE ENTIRE MID STATE
ALREADY UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM. SO FAR, THE
MAJORITY OF THE REPORTS WE HAVE RECEIVED ARE HAIL-RELATED,
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED REPORTS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS AND
HEAVY RAINFALL. THE LATEST (18Z) LAPS SOUNDING FOR BNA SHOWS A
LIFTED INDEX AROUND -5 AND CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY
OF ALMOST 2,100 J/KG. PRECIPITABLE WATER HAS INCREASED TO 1.86
INCHES WITH THE K-INDEX A ROBUST 35. WIND SHEAR IS MINIMAL WITH
0-3 SRH OF ONLY 50. SOUNDING ALSO SHOWS A PRONOUNCED MID-LEVEL DRY
LAYER CENTERED AROUND 600 MB. THEREFORE, THE SEVERE THREAT WILL
REMAIN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. EXPECT THE COLD FRONT TO COME
THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE MAINLY BETWEEN 00Z AND 06Z, WITH POP'S
DROPPING OFF CONSIDERABLY AFTER 06Z AND GONE ALTOGETHER AFTER 12Z.
EXPECT ONLY A SLIGHT DROP-OFF IN TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WITH THE
WIND SHIFT, BUT WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK ABOVE NORMAL BY WEDNESDAY AS
THE SURFACE RIDGE MOVES EAST OF THE MID STATE. AS WE HEAD TOWARD
THE END OF THE WEEK, THE GFS & ECMWF DEVELOP AN INVERTED TROUGH TO
OUR WEST WITH DEEP GULF MOISTURE ADVECTING INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE,
WITH A CHANCE OF STORMS ON THURSDAY, AND AN EVEN BETTER CHANCE
FRIDAY & SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME, THE SPC DOES NOT HAVE ANY SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE PAST TODAY/TONIGHT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
NASHVILLE      65  87  66  90 /  60  10  10  05
CLARKSVILLE    66  86  65  89 /  50  10  10  05
CROSSVILLE     63  81  61  82 /  80  10  10  10
COLUMBIA       66  88  67  90 /  70  10  10  05
LAWRENCEBURG   66  88  67  89 /  80  10  10  10
WAVERLY        65  87  66  90 /  50  10  10  05

&&

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

&&

ROSE

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 5:00 AM CDT, 10 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
500 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-091000-
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 MON JUN 8 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR ALL OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAIN CONCERNS WITH SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LARGE HAIL
AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CAN NOT BE TOTALLY RULED OUT EITHER.

LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN...WITH SOME SPOTS...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE UPPER CUMBERLAND REGION THIS EVENING...
POTENTIALLY EXPERIENCING TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING.

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, Jun 8, 1:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
151 PM CDT MON JUN 08 2015

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

0133 PM     HAIL             SPRINGFIELD             36.50N  86.88W
06/08/2015  M1.00 INCH       ROBERTSON          TN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1500541

JJ

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:32 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
232 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

TNZ032>034-065-066-082000-
CUMBERLAND-FENTRESS-OVERTON-PUTNAM-WHITE-
232 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CUMBERLAND...FENTRESS...
OVERTON...PUTNAM AND WHITE COUNTIES...

AT 228 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MONTEREY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE MONTEREY...PLEASANT HILL...
CLARKRANGE...SLATE SPRINGS AND FAIRFIELD GLADE.

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

LAT...LON 3592 8527 3615 8529 3626 8488 3621 8491
      3616 8490 3613 8486 3610 8484 3610 8482
      3608 8480 3606 8479 3599 8471 3592 8468
      3590 8468

BOYD

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:46 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
246 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

TNZ093-082030-
WAYNE-
246 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WAYNE COUNTY...

AT 243 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WALNUT GROVE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE LUTTS...COLLINWOOD AND WAYNESBORO.

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

NO PLACE OUTDOORS IS SAFE WHEN THERE IS LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS OR
INTO A VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY! IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 3502 8799 3529 8799 3540 8772 3501 8762

BOYD

Local storm report, Jun 8, 2:53 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
253 PM CDT MON JUN 08 2015

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

0248 PM     HAIL             ASHLAND CITY            36.28N  87.06W
06/08/2015  M1.50 INCH       CHEATHAM           TN   FACEBOOK

            AT LEAST PING PONG SIZE HAIL FALLING IN ASHLAND CITY

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1500542

AL

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:59 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
259 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

TNZ094-082030-
LAWRENCE-
259 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY...

AT 256 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LORETTO...MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE IRON CITY...ST. JOSEPH...LORETTO
AND FIVE POINTS.

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

NO PLACE OUTDOORS IS SAFE WHEN THERE IS LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS OR
INTO A VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY! IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 3502 8761 3503 8760 3504 8758 3505 8757
      3506 8759 3514 8759 3532 8742 3506 8722
      3500 8723 3500 8761

BOYD

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:05 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
305 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

TNZ025-082030-
DICKSON-
305 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DICKSON COUNTY...

AT 300 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DICKSON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE DICKSON...BURNS AND WHITE BLUFF.

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

LAT...LON 3615 8720 3601 8720 3604 8749 3619 8748

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 11:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Stewart	27 min
Jun 8, 11:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Montgomery, Stewart	34 min
Jun 8, 12:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Robertson, Sumner	38 min
Jun 8, 12:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Montgomery, Robertson	34 min
Jun 8, 1:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	DeKalb	38 min
Jun 8, 1:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cannon, DeKalb	52 min
Jun 8, 1:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Macon, Sumner	32 min
Jun 8, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cannon, DeKalb, Warren	46 min
Jun 8, 1:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Robertson, Sumner	31 min
Jun 8, 1:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Montgomery, Robertson	24 min
Jun 8, 1:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	DeKalb, Putnam, White	49 min
Jun 8, 1:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	DeKalb, Putnam, White	27 min
Jun 8, 1:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Robertson, Sumner	34 min
Jun 8, 1:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson	31 min
Jun 8, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson	25 min
Jun 8, 2:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cumberland	28 min
Jun 8, 2:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Montgomery, Stewart	23 min
Jun 8, 2:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson	34 min
Jun 8, 2:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Wayne	44 min
Jun 8, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys	37 min
Jun 8, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Lawrence	31 min
Jun 8, 2:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson	32 min
Jun 8, 3:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Davidson	36 min
Jun 8, 3:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson	3 hr
Jun 8, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Williamson	39 min
Jun 8, 3:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Lawrence	29 min
Jun 8, 3:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Dickson, Humphreys	47 min
Jun 8, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Perry	44 min
Jun 8, 4:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Williamson	29 min
Jun 8, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Williamson	35 min
Jun 8, 4:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Hickman	36 min
Jun 8, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Smith	34 min
Jun 8, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Rutherford, Williamson	36 min
Jun 8, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman, Maury, Williamson	18 min
Jun 8, 4:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Williamson	3 hr
Jun 8, 4:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Rutherford, Williamson and 1 more	3 hr
Jun 8, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Rutherford	34 min
Jun 8, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Overton	26 min
Jun 8, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Stewart	37 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.