Tornado Warning 4, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

Jul 2, 2015, 8:08 PM CDT (01:08 UTC)

Expired

Jul 2, 2015, 8:30 PM CDT

In force

22 min

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

0.0 in

Counties Smith County, TN, Wilson County, TN

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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011 
WFUS54 KOHX 030108
TOROHX
TNC159-189-030130-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0004.150703T0108Z-150703T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
808 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL WILSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 806 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTH OF   
  WATERTOWN...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEBANON...MOVING EAST AT 15 
  MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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
  EAST CENTRAL WILSON AND SOUTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTIES.

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 3625 8604 3610 8599 3612 8617 3618 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 253DEG 10KT 3614 8615 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

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031 
WWUS54 KOHX 030115
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
815 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

TNC159-189-030130-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150703T0130Z/
WILSON TN-SMITH TN-
815 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL WILSON AND SOUTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTIES...
    
AT 813 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF  
WATERTOWN...OR 10 MILES EAST OF LEBANON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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
EAST CENTRAL WILSON AND SOUTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTIES.

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 3623 8609 3614 8606 3614 8615 3618 8615
      3622 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 232DEG 9KT 3617 8614 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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