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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2015, 1:39 PM CDT for Smith County, Trousdale County, Tennessee. It was in force for 51 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 28, 2015, 1:39 PM CDT (18:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2015, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
Counties Smith County, TN, Trousdale County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:40 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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 60 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1085 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 28, 12:40 PM CDT, 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 12:40 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 1:25 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 125 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015 TNZ005>008-023>028-056>062-075-093>095-291030- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON- CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY- MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-BEDFORD-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- 125 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH THIS EVENING...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE ADVISORY AREA TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 108 DEGREES. HOT WEATHER SAFETY WILL BE A TOP PRIORITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE. LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. TNZ009>011-029>034-063>066-077>080-291030- MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-TROUSDALE-SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON- FENTRESS-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY- VAN BUREN- 125 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RISE INTO THE 100 TO 105 RANGE THIS AFTERNOON IN AREAS BETWEEN INTERSTATE 65 AND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. CAUTION IS ADVISED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE. LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 19
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 12:48 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1248 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015
TNZ009-281815-
MACON TN-
1248 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN MACON COUNTY UNTIL 115 PM
CDT...
AT 1247 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTHEAST OF WESTMORELAND...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
LAFAYETTE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAFAYETTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3662 8588 3644 8607 3644 8611 3653 8622
3664 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 306DEG 12KT 3663 8615
MR3Special weather statement, Jul 28, 1:34 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 134 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015 TNZ028-030-062>064-281915- CANNON TN-DE KALB TN-SMITH TN-WILSON TN-RUTHERFORD TN- 134 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WILSON... NORTHWESTERN CANNON...SOUTHWESTERN SMITH...NORTHWESTERN DE KALB AND NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CDT... AT 134 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LEBANON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MURFREESBORO...LEBANON...WATERTOWN...GORDONSVILLE...WALTERHILL... HICKMAN...ALEXANDRIA...AUBURNTOWN...BRADYVILLE...CEDARS OF LEBANON STATE PARK...TUCKERS CROSSROADS...READYVILLE...MILTON AND LASCASSAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3621 8590 3572 8617 3600 8647 3622 8636 TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 287DEG 18KT 3615 8631 BW
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 1:39 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
139 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015
TNZ028>030-281930-
TROUSDALE TN-SMITH TN-WILSON TN-
139 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN WILSON...CENTRAL
SMITH AND CENTRAL TROUSDALE COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT...
AT 138 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
HARTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARTHAGE...HARTSVILLE...SOUTH CARTHAGE...DIXON SPRINGS AND PLEASANT
SHADE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3643 8600 3642 8595 3642 8593 3641 8584
3620 8590 3622 8623 3644 8616
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 279DEG 15KT 3636 8614
BWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 11:26 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Giles, Hickman and 15 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Macon | 27 min |
| Jul 28, 1:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Wilson | 41 min |
| Jul 28, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | DeKalb | 52 min |
| Jul 28, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Sumner | 51 min |
| Jul 28, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Wilson | 33 min |
| Jul 28, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Grundy | 50 min |
| Jul 28, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Wilson | 33 min |
| Jul 28, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson | 33 min |
| Jul 28, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Williamson | 22 min |
| Jul 28, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Rutherford | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Montgomery | 32 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.