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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Nashville, TN

July 7, 20166 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 2016, 3:36 AM CDT for 6 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 6 hr. 20 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 7, 2016, 3:36 AM CDT (08:36 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2016, 9:30 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Cheatham County, TN, Davidson County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Wilson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 7, 4:09 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Se Nashville, TN	MURFREESBORO PIKE AT MENZLER ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROAD.
Jul 7, 5:25 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Se Mount Juliet, TN	MT JULIET POLICE TWITTER SHOWS A CAR STALLED OUT IN HIGH WATER ON BELINDA PKWY AND SE SPRINGDALE
Jul 7, 5:30 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Nashville, TN	CHURCH STREET EXIT RAMP ON I-40 IN DOWNTOWN CLOSED DUE TO 2-3 FEET OF WATER
Jul 7, 5:34 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Ssw Lebanon, TN	TIMBERLINE CAMPGROUND FLOODED EARLIER THIS MORNING. WATER HAS SINCE RECEDED.
Jul 7, 5:36 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Hendersonville, TN	DRAKES CREEK ROAD AT STOP 30 ROAD IS UNDER WATER
Jul 7, 5:48 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.45	8 E Gallatin, TN	4.45 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED SINCE MIDNIGHT BY NWS EMPLOYEE.
Jul 7, 5:53 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Madison, TN	NEELYS BEEN RD NEAR GALLATIN PIKE FLOODED
Jul 7, 5:59 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Hendersonville, TN	LONG HOLLOW NURSERY FLOODED
Jul 7, 6:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 S Joelton, TN	OLD HICKORY BLVD NEAR CARNEY ROAD ALMOST IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING
Jul 7, 6:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Mount Juliet, TN	ROADS FLOODED INCLUDED JOHN WRIGHT ROAD AND THE WESTBOUND LANE OF BELINDA PARKWAY
Jul 7, 6:01 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.75	5 Ne Nashville, TN	TSPOTTER REPORT OF 2.75 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED SINCE MIDNIGHT IN INGLEWOOD.
Jul 7, 6:15 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Se Whites Creek, TN	PEOPLE BEING RESCUED FROM FLOODED HOMES ON BRICK CHURCH PIKE AND EWINGDALE DRIVE
Jul 7, 6:20 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 3.29	3 E Hendersonville, TN	3.29 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT
Jul 7, 6:30 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 S John C. Tune Airpor, TN	CHARLOTTE PIKE IN WEST NASHVILLE FLOODED
Jul 7, 6:32 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Hendersonville, TN	INDIAN LAKE ROAD FLOODED
Jul 7, 6:40 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Wsw Green Hill, TN	SHUTE LANE AT SAUNDERSVILLE ROAD FLOODED
Jul 7, 6:52 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Mount Juliet, TN	ROADS FLOODED INCLUDE CENTRAL PIKE AT STEWARTS FERRY...PHILLIS ROAD NORTH OF CHNDLER ROAD...AND OLD LEBANON DIRT ROAD NORTH OF WESTON DRIVE.
Jul 7, 7:00 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 3.29	1 Nne Green Hill, TN	24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL OF 3.29 INCHES
Jul 7, 7:01 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Wsw Mount Juliet, TN	OLD LEBANON DIRT RD NEAR PAGE DR CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER THE BRIDGE AND COVERING ROADWAY.
Jul 7, 9:25 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.59	1 Wsw Madison, TN	COCORAHS OBSERVER REPORTED 4.59 INCHES OF RAIN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 21 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -461 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1413 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

791 
WGUS54 KOHX 070836
FFWOHX
TNC021-037-149-165-169-189-071430-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0019.160707T0836Z-160707T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
336 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DAVIDSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN CHEATHAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHERN SUMNER COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  TROUSDALE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  WILSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 930 AM CDT

* AT 334 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  ALREADY FALLEN WITH MORE RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
  HOURS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  GALLATIN...LEBANON...ASHLAND CITY...HARTSVILLE...NASHVILLE...
  MADISON...HENDERSONVILLE...SMYRNA...LA VERGNE...MOUNT JULIET...
  GOODLETTSVILLE...FOREST HILLS...OAK HILL...COOPERTOWN...
  BELLE MEADE...LAKEWOOD...PEGRAM...HERMITAGE...
  JOELTON AND BELINDA CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 3643 8604 3636 8607 3629 8614 3627 8612
      3625 8612 3611 8618 3599 8655 3610 8702
      3641 8717 3638 8700 3637 8698 3638 8696
      3635 8682 3636 8680 3632 8657 3644 8608

$$

05

3 follow-up statements

375 
WGUS74 KOHX 070848
FFSOHX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
348 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

TNC021-037-149-165-169-189-071430-
/O.CON.KOHX.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160707T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DAVIDSON TN-RUTHERFORD TN-CHEATHAM TN-SUMNER TN-TROUSDALE TN-
WILSON TN-
348 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR
DAVIDSON...NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD...EASTERN CHEATHAM...SOUTHERN
SUMNER...TROUSDALE AND WILSON COUNTIES...

AT 346 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO
PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE WHITES CREEK BASIN AND MANSKER CREEK BASIN IN THE
NASHVILLE AREA...AND IN THE STONERS CREEK AND CEDAR CREEK BASINS IN
MOUNT JULIET AND HERMITAGE AREAS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GALLATIN...LEBANON...ASHLAND CITY...HARTSVILLE...NASHVILLE...
MADISON...HENDERSONVILLE...SMYRNA...LA VERGNE...MOUNT JULIET...
GOODLETTSVILLE...FOREST HILLS...OAK HILL...COOPERTOWN...
BELLE MEADE...LAKEWOOD...PEGRAM...HERMITAGE...
JOELTON AND BELINDA CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 3643 8604 3636 8607 3629 8614 3627 8612
      3625 8612 3611 8618 3599 8655 3610 8702
      3641 8717 3638 8700 3637 8698 3638 8696
      3635 8682 3636 8680 3632 8657 3644 8608

$$

05

203 
WGUS74 KOHX 071020
FFSOHX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
520 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

TNC021-037-149-165-169-189-071430-
/O.CON.KOHX.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160707T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DAVIDSON TN-RUTHERFORD TN-CHEATHAM TN-SUMNER TN-TROUSDALE TN-
WILSON TN-
520 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR
DAVIDSON...NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD...EASTERN CHEATHAM...SOUTHERN
SUMNER...TROUSDALE AND WILSON COUNTIES...

AT 513 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA.

IN THE NASHVILLE AREA...LOCATIONS ALONG AND NEAR WHITES CREEK FROM
WHITES CREEK TO BORDEAUX...MANSKER CREEK NEAR MILLERSVILLE...AND DRY
CREEK NEAR EDENWOLD...ARE AT RISK AS THESE CREEKS CONTINUE TO RISE
THROUGH THIS MORNING. ALSO AT RISK ARE CEDAR CREEK IN NORTHERN MOUNT
JULIET...AND STONERS CREEK IN THE MOUNT JULIET AND HERMITAGE AREAS.

MANY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ARE BEING OVERWHELMED WITH THE INTENSE
RAINFALL AND SOME ARE COVERED WITH 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER. USE CAUTION
WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING AS THE DEPTH OF WATER IS DIFFICULT TO
SEE.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GALLATIN...LEBANON...ASHLAND CITY...HARTSVILLE...NASHVILLE...
MADISON...HENDERSONVILLE...SMYRNA...LA VERGNE...MOUNT JULIET...
GOODLETTSVILLE...FOREST HILLS...OAK HILL...COOPERTOWN...
BELLE MEADE...LAKEWOOD...PEGRAM...HERMITAGE...
JOELTON AND BELINDA CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 3643 8604 3636 8607 3629 8614 3627 8612
      3625 8612 3611 8618 3599 8655 3610 8702
      3641 8717 3638 8700 3637 8698 3638 8696
      3635 8682 3636 8680 3632 8657 3644 8608

$$

05

325 
WGUS74 KOHX 071221
FFSOHX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
721 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

TNC021-037-149-165-169-189-071231-
/O.CAN.KOHX.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160707T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DAVIDSON TN-RUTHERFORD TN-CHEATHAM TN-SUMNER TN-TROUSDALE TN-
WILSON TN-
721 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR DAVIDSON...NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD...
EASTERN CHEATHAM...SOUTHERN SUMNER...TROUSDALE AND WILSON COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT HAS ENDED AND FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER
EXPECTED...HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN THAT FELL THIS MORNING WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE A FLOODING THREAT AND THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS
BEEN REPLACED WITH AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING.

LAT...LON 3643 8604 3636 8607 3629 8614 3627 8612
      3625 8612 3611 8618 3599 8655 3610 8702
      3641 8717 3638 8700 3637 8698 3638 8696
      3635 8682 3636 8680 3632 8657 3644 8608

$$

05

The office that day

Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 6, 10:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	OHX	Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb and 22 more	20 hr
Jul 7, 12:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Robertson, Sumner	44 min
Jul 7, 12:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Robertson, Sumner	33 min
Jul 7, 1:02 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Macon, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner and 1 more	6 hr
Jul 7, 1:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Robertson, Sumner	45 min
Jul 7, 1:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cheatham, Montgomery, Robertson	33 min
Jul 7, 2:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner	34 min
Jul 7, 2:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Wilson	46 min
Jul 7, 3:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	DeKalb, Jackson, Putnam, Van Buren, Warren, White	33 min
Jul 7, 3:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	DeKalb, Jackson, Putnam, Van Buren, Warren, White	27 min
Jul 7, 3:27 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	OHX	Cheatham, Montgomery, Stewart	6 hr
Jul 7, 4:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Williamson, Wilson	28 min
Jul 7, 5:39 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	OHX	Stewart	3 hr
Jul 7, 5:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Davidson	10 hr
Jul 7, 6:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Williamson	4 hr
Jul 7, 6:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Rutherford	30 min
Jul 7, 6:55 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson	4 hr
Jul 7, 6:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford, Williamson	35 min
Jul 7, 7:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Macon, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford and 4 more	6 hr
Jul 7, 7:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford	27 min
Jul 7, 7:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Coffee, Grundy	38 min
Jul 7, 9:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OHX	Montgomery, Stewart	3 hr
Jul 7, 9:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Montgomery, Robertson	46 hr
Jul 7, 9:46 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Montgomery	25 hr
Jul 7, 9:46 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Stewart	13 hr
Jul 7, 2:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Montgomery, Robertson	31 min
Jul 7, 2:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Robertson, Sumner	37 min
Jul 7, 3:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Macon, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson	36 min
Jul 7, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson	32 min
Jul 7, 3:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Macon, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson	3 hr
Jul 7, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Putnam, Smith and 1 more	43 min
Jul 7, 3:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Clay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Smith and 1 more	3 hr
Jul 7, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	DeKalb, Smith, Trousdale, Wilson	34 min
Jul 7, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Wilson	42 min
Jul 7, 4:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and 1 more	3 hr
Jul 7, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett	43 min
Jul 7, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam, White	34 min
Jul 7, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cumberland, DeKalb, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, White	31 min
Jul 7, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cumberland, Van Buren, White	46 min
Jul 7, 4:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Warren	40 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2016 Every flash flood warning in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.