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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN

July 2, 2015Montgomery County, Stewart County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2015, 4:07 AM CDT for Montgomery County, Stewart County, Tennessee. It was in force for 38 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: Jul 2, 2015, 4:07 AM CDT (09:07 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2015, 4:45 AM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN

Counties Montgomery County, TN, Stewart County, TN

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:11 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 116 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: 5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -148 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1041 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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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 Jul 2, 2:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 2:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 5:14 PM CDT, 10 hours 53 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
514 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2015

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-021030-
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-
514 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL ACROSS ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO REDEVELOP ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATER TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS
MAY BE STRONG OR SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. IN
ADDITION...AREAS THAT SEE REPEATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY SEE
HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

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

A COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
MIDDLE TENNESSEE ON THURSDAY...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND
STORMS AFFECTING THE AREA ON FRIDAY. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG OR
SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. IN ADDITION...AREAS
THAT SEE REPEATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY SEE HEAVY RAINFALL AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

REPORTS FROM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 1:16 AM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
116 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

TNZ028-062-020645-
WILSON TN-RUTHERFORD TN-
116 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD AND
SOUTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...

AT 116 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WALTERHILL...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF MURFREESBORO...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SMYRNA...LA VERGNE...WATERTOWN...WALTERHILL...RURAL HILL...MILTON...
CEDARS OF LEBANON STATE PARK AND LASCASSAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3614 8615 3591 8615 3590 8616 3594 8652
      3606 8653 3610 8652
TIME...MOT...LOC 0616Z 267DEG 26KT 3602 8643

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Jul 2, 2:07 AM CDT, 2 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
207 AM CDT THU JUL 02 2015

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

1130 AM     TSTM WND DMG     8 WSW DICKSON           36.05N  87.51W
07/01/2015                   DICKSON            TN   FACEBOOK

            DELAYED REPORT. BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF ON MANLEY LOOP.

1143 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE DICKSON           36.13N  87.36W
07/01/2015                   DICKSON            TN   FACEBOOK

            DELAYED REPORT. TREES BLOWN DOWN ON HIGHWAY 48N BETWEEN
            DICKSON AND CHARLOTTE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1500611
EVENT NUMBER OHX1500612

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Jul 2, 2:08 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
208 AM CDT THU JUL 02 2015

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

1108 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WAVERLY                 36.09N  87.79W
07/01/2015                   HUMPHREYS          TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES IN WAVERLY...
            INCLUDING A TREE ON A HOUSE ON DUFFLE STREET.

1120 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MCEWEN                  36.11N  87.64W
07/01/2015                   HUMPHREYS          TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES IN MCEWEN

1130 AM     TSTM WND DMG     8 WSW DICKSON           36.05N  87.51W
07/01/2015                   DICKSON            TN   FACEBOOK

            DELAYED REPORT. BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF ON MANLEY LOOP.

1140 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W DICKSON             36.08N  87.41W
07/01/2015                   DICKSON            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ALONG ENO ROAD AND HWY 48 SOUTH

1142 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S DICKSON             36.03N  87.38W
07/01/2015                   DICKSON            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN NEAR MILE 171 ON I-40 SOUTH OF DICKSON

1143 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE DICKSON           36.13N  87.36W
07/01/2015                   DICKSON            TN   FACEBOOK

            DELAYED REPORT. TREES BLOWN DOWN ON HIGHWAY 48N BETWEEN
            DICKSON AND CHARLOTTE.

1212 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S JOELTON             36.25N  86.87W
07/01/2015                   DAVIDSON           TN   911 CALL CENTER

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON CLARKSVILLE PIKE

1228 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SPRING HILL             35.74N  86.92W
07/01/2015                   MAURY              TN   FACEBOOK

            TREES DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
            BEECHCROFT RD AND DR ROBERTSON RD.

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N SHELBYVILLE         35.50N  86.45W
07/01/2015                   BEDFORD            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TWO TREES DOWN. ONE TREE WAS ON COLLIER AVE AND THE
            OTHER TREE WAS 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE SHELBYVILLE MUNICIPAL
            AIRPORT.

0140 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 N SHELBYVILLE         35.53N  86.45W
07/01/2015  M52 MPH          BEDFORD            TN   AWOS

            AT KSYI SHELBYVILLE AIRPORT

0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TULLAHOMA               35.37N  86.22W
07/01/2015                   COFFEE             TN   PUBLIC

            LARGE BRANCH SNAPPED AND ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 50 MPH

0145 PM     LIGHTNING        8 S LAWRENCEBURG        35.13N  87.34W
07/01/2015                   LAWRENCE           TN   911 CALL CENTER

            HOUSE FIRE DUE TO LIGHTNING IN LEOMA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1500601 OHX1500602 OHX1500611 OHX1500604 OHX1500603
OHX1500612 OHX1500607 OHX1500610 OHX1500608 OHX1500605 OHX1500606
OHX1500609

SHAMBURGER

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
219 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

TNZ008-009-028-029-020800-
TROUSDALE TN-SUMNER TN-MACON TN-WILSON TN-
219 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN MACON...EASTERN SUMNER...
TROUSDALE AND NORTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT...

AT 218 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF PORTLAND TO
NEAR LEBANON...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GALLATIN...LEBANON...HARTSVILLE...PORTLAND...WESTMORELAND...DICKERSON
CHAPEL RECREATION AREA...BLEDSOE CREEK STATE PARK...TUCKERS
CROSSROADS...BETHPAGE AND OAK GROVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3664 8610 3637 8606 3634 8610 3630 8612
      3629 8614 3626 8612 3620 8609 3619 8610
      3612 8607 3610 8639 3659 8647 3665 8635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0718Z 249DEG 19KT 3655 8640 3615 8634

SHAMBURGER

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 4:07 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Maury	31 min
Jul 1, 11:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Maury, Williamson	2 hr
Jul 2, 12:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Davidson	34 min
Jul 2, 12:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Davidson	24 min
Jul 2, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson	30 min
Jul 2, 12:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Robertson, Sumner	34 min
Jul 2, 1:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Wilson	29 min
Jul 2, 2:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Trousdale, Wilson	41 min
Jul 2, 4:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Davidson	31 min
Jul 2, 4:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Sumner	33 min
Jul 2, 4:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Robertson, Sumner	31 min
Jul 2, 5:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Smith	24 min
Jul 2, 6:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Smith	38 min
Jul 2, 6:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	DeKalb, Putnam, White	2 hr
Jul 2, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Bedford	48 min
Jul 2, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Houston	31 min
Jul 2, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Coffee	27 min
Jul 2, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Wilson	23 min
Jul 2, 6:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Clay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett	3 hr
Jul 2, 6:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Clay	33 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.