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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Dec 23, 2015, 6:56 PM CST for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 34 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
- Dec 23, 2015, 6:56 PM CST (00:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2015, 7:30 PM CST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Cheatham County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Robertson County, TN
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 4:49 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 624 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 598 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 698 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS54 KOHX 240056
TOROHX
TNC021-043-125-147-240130-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0015.151224T0056Z-151224T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
656 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN ROBERTSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN CHEATHAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN DICKSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 730 PM CST
* AT 655 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITE BLUFF...OR 14 MILES
NORTH OF DICKSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
COOPERTOWN AROUND 720 PM CST.
SPRINGFIELD AND GREENBRIER AROUND 725 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ADAMS...PLEASANT VIEW...CEDAR HILL...CHEATHAM DAM...SLAYDEN AND
CHARLOTTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3644 8682 3619 8736 3630 8746 3665 8699
3664 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 237DEG 52KT 3627 8731
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
133 follow-up statements
426
WWUS54 KOHX 240105
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
705 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
TNC043-240115-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-151224T0130Z/
DICKSON TN-
705 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DICKSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. **! THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3644 8682 3631 8715 3631 8718 3642 8729
3665 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 237DEG 52KT 3635 8716
$$
TNC021-125-147-240130-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-151224T0130Z/
ROBERTSON TN-CHEATHAM TN-MONTGOMERY TN-
705 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR WESTERN
ROBERTSON...NORTHWESTERN CHEATHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES...
AT 705 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF ASHLAND CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
60 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
COOPERTOWN AROUND 720 PM CST.
SPRINGFIELD AND GREENBRIER AROUND 725 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ADAMS...PLEASANT VIEW AND CEDAR HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3644 8682 3631 8715 3631 8718 3642 8729
3665 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 237DEG 52KT 3635 8716
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
13876
WWUS54 KOHX 240116
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
716 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
TNC021-125-240126-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-151224T0130Z/
CHEATHAM TN-MONTGOMERY TN-
716 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHEATHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3644 8682 3638 8700 3639 8701 3640 8703
3644 8709 3645 8709 3648 8713 3651 8712
3653 8712 3665 8699 3664 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 237DEG 52KT 3644 8699
$$
TNC147-240130-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-151224T0130Z/
ROBERTSON TN-
716 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR WESTERN
ROBERTSON COUNTY...
AT 716 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER COOPERTOWN...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SPRINGFIELD AND GREENBRIER AROUND 725 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CEDAR
HILL...ADAMS AND PLEASANT VIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3644 8682 3638 8700 3639 8701 3640 8703
3644 8709 3645 8709 3648 8713 3651 8712
3653 8712 3665 8699 3664 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 237DEG 52KT 3644 8699
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
13002
WWUS54 KOHX 240125
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
725 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
TNC147-240135-
/O.EXP.KOHX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-151224T0130Z/
ROBERTSON TN-
725 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN ROBERTSON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
730 PM CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3644 8682 3638 8700 3639 8701 3640 8703
3644 8709 3645 8709 3648 8713 3651 8712
3653 8712 3665 8699 3664 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 237DEG 52KT 3644 8699
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 6:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Houston, Humphreys | 25 min |
| Dec 23, 6:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Humphreys | 23 min |
| Dec 23, 6:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry | 32 min |
| Dec 23, 6:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery | 30 min |
| Dec 23, 6:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Maury | 25 min |
| Dec 23, 6:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Wayne | 27 min |
| Dec 23, 6:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson | 25 min |
| Dec 23, 6:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Williamson | 32 min |
| Dec 23, 7:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis, Wayne | 37 min |
| Dec 23, 7:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Williamson | 37 min |
| Dec 23, 7:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Wayne | 33 min |
| Dec 23, 7:24 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Robertson | 36 min |
| Dec 23, 7:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Wilson | 30 min |
| Dec 23, 7:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis, Maury | 30 min |
| Dec 23, 7:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 27 min |
| Dec 23, 7:45 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Sumner | 45 min |
| Dec 23, 7:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson | 37 min |
| Dec 23, 7:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Maury | 32 min |
| Dec 23, 8:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Maury, Williamson | 36 min |
| Dec 23, 8:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson | 21 min |
| Dec 23, 8:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson | 11 min |
| Dec 23, 8:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson | 36 min |
| Dec 23, 8:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Wayne | 27 min |
| Dec 23, 8:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis, Wayne | 17 min |
| Dec 23, 8:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Rutherford | 25 min |
| Dec 23, 9:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Williamson | 34 min |
| Dec 23, 9:15 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Dec 23, 10:22 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Jackson | 23 min |
| Dec 23, 10:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Jackson, Putnam, Smith | 36 min |
| Dec 23, 10:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett | 25 min |
| Dec 23, 10:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | DeKalb, Putnam | 37 min |
| Dec 23, 11:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Overton, Putnam, White | 29 min |
| Dec 23, 11:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Fentress, Overton, Pickett | 32 min |
| Dec 23, 11:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Fentress | 35 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.