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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN

July 28, 2015Sumner County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2015, 3:09 PM CDT for Sumner 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, 3:09 PM CDT (20:09 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN

County Sumner County, TN

The radar

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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 28, 2:36 PM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 2:36 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
236 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER RIDGE HAS A STRONGHOLD ON MUCH OF THE AREA WITH HIGH HEAT
INDICIES PROMPTING A HEAT ADVISORY FOR A GOOD PART OF THE MID
STATE UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. CONVECTION HAS FIRED IN THE
AFTERNOON HEAT MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN AREAS AND ALONG THE PLATEAU
WITH MORE CONVECTION DROPPING SOUTH BOUND FROM KENTUCKY. LOOKS
LIKE A VORTICITY MAX (SHORT WAVE) WORKING DOWN FRONT SIDE OF
UPPER RIDGE. VORT MAX CURRENTLY SHOWING UP IN LASTEST RUC13 RUN
NOSING JUST SOUTH OF OHIO RIVER SOUTH OF LOUISVILLE...HEADED THIS
WAY. SHORT WAVE SHOULD ENHANCE CONVECTION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
KENTUCKY THAT WILL WORK DOWN INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE REMAINDER OF
THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. MODELS KEEP SOME CONVECTION
AROUND AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH WESTERN AREAS OF THE MID STATE FAVORED.

ANOTHER HOT DAY WEDNESDAY WITH AN INCREASED CHANCE OF RAIN AS FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAMP
UP WEDNESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS FRONT WORKS INTO THE MID
STATE. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE SOUTHEAST HALF ON
THURSDAY BUT DRY THURSDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
UPPER RIDGE THAT HAS KEPT TEMPS ABOVE NORMAL AND HEAT INDICIES
AROUND TRIPLE DIGITS WILL FINALLY RETROGRADE ALLOWING UPPER TROUGH
TO DOMINATE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN LOOKS
TO BE ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
NASHVILLE      76  94  75  90 /  40  30  40  30
CLARKSVILLE    75  94  72  87 /  30  30  40  10
CROSSVILLE     71  87  72  84 /  40  30  40  50
COLUMBIA       75  93  74  91 /  20  30  40  40
LAWRENCEBURG   75  90  73  90 /  30  30  40  50
WAVERLY        75  95  73  88 /  30  30  40  10

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TNZ005>008-023>028-
056>062-075-093>095.

&&

BOYD
01

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 1:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 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, 2 hours 21 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

MR3

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 1:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 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, 1 hour 30 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

BW

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 2:23 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
223 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

TNZ030-032-064-065-282015-
PUTNAM TN-DE KALB TN-SMITH TN-WHITE TN-
223 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM...
SOUTHEASTERN SMITH...DE KALB AND NORTHWESTERN WHITE COUNTIES UNTIL
315 PM CDT...

AT 223 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTH OF SMITHVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SMITHVILLE...BAXTER...GORDONSVILLE...HICKMAN...ALEXANDRIA...
DOWELLTOWN...LIBERTY...CENTER HILL LAKE...EDGAR EVANS STATE PARK...
BURGESS FALLS STATE PARK...BAKERS CROSSROADS AND HAMPTONS CROSSROADS.

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 3603 8539 3584 8582 3585 8584 3584 8584
      3585 8587 3584 8588 3585 8590 3586 8589
      3596 8602 3600 8603 3601 8604 3603 8604
      3604 8605 3607 8605 3607 8606 3613 8607
      3623 8581
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 314DEG 18KT 3607 8583

BW

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 3:09 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
309 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

TNZ007-008-027-282100-
SUMNER TN-DAVIDSON TN-ROBERTSON TN-
309 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN DAVIDSON...
SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER AND EASTERN ROBERTSON COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM
CDT...

AT 308 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
WHITE HOUSE...OR 11 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
25 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GALLATIN...HENDERSONVILLE...GOODLETTSVILLE...WHITE HOUSE...
MILLERSVILLE...GREENBRIER...LAKEWOOD...RIDGETOP...CROSS PLAINS...
WALNUT GROVE...OLD HICKORY...ORLINDA...BLEDSOE CREEK STATE PARK AND
COTTONTOWN.

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.

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 3639 8630 3636 8636 3636 8637 3632 8642
      3634 8643 3633 8646 3630 8651 3628 8652
      3629 8654 3632 8654 3632 8655 3626 8657
      3625 8659 3622 8659 3619 8664 3652 8685
      3661 8665
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 324DEG 20KT 3649 8667

BW

The 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, 1:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Smith, Trousdale	51 min
Jul 28, 2:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	DeKalb	52 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.