Tornado Warning 13, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

Dec 23, 2015, 6:35 PM CST (00:35 UTC)

Expired

Dec 23, 2015, 7:00 PM CST

In force

25 min

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Damage threat

Considerable

Hail

1.0 in

Counties Hickman County, TN, Maury County, TN

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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708 
WFUS54 KOHX 240035
TOROHX
TNC081-119-240100-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0013.151224T0035Z-151224T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
635 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MAURY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  CENTRAL HICKMAN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 700 PM CST
    
* AT 635 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CENTERVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  55 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS 
           MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE 
           HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
           HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
           DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CENTERVILLE AROUND 645 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
NUNNELLY...PRIMM SPRINGS...LYLES AND BON AQUA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3598 8736 3596 8726 3591 8720 3585 8721
      3581 8710 3579 8707 3563 8755 3565 8757
      3565 8759 3569 8765
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 239DEG 50KT 3569 8754 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

WHITEHEAD

684 
WWUS54 KOHX 240046
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
646 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

TNC081-119-240100-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151224T0100Z/
MAURY TN-HICKMAN TN-
646 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN MAURY AND EASTERN HICKMAN COUNTIES...
        
AT 645 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTERVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN MAURY AND EASTERN HICKMAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NUNNELLY...PRIMM SPRINGS...LYLES AND BON AQUA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3598 8736 3596 8726 3591 8720 3585 8721
      3581 8710 3579 8707 3566 8746 3570 8751
      3578 8756
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 239DEG 50KT 3574 8743 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

WHITEHEAD

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