Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at May 11, 2016, 5:55 AM CDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 2 hr. 9 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
- May 11, 2016, 5:55 AM CDT (10:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2016, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Macon County, TN, Smith County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 6:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hartsville, TN | ONGOING WATER RESCUES ACROSS TROUSDALE COUNTY |
| May 11, 6:05 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 7 Nnw Hartsville, TN | GREEN GROVE ROAD REPORTEDLY FLOODED |
| May 11, 6:20 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hartsville, TN | STATE HIGHWAY 25 CLOSED IN HARTSVILLE. |
| May 11, 6:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hartsville, TN | TROUSDALE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM AND BASEBALL FIELDS FLOODED |
| May 11, 6:50 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 Ssw Westmoreland, TN | ALEXANDER ROAD AT ROCK SPRINGS ROAD FLOODED AND CLOSED IN BETHPAGE |
| May 11, 7:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lafayette, TN | TWITTER PHOTOS SHOW ROADS FLOODED AND HOMES SURROUNDED BY FLOOD WATERS |
| May 11, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.27 | 6 Se Hartsville, TN | 4.27 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED AT COCORAHS STATION HARTSVILLE 6.5 SE |
| May 11, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.28 | 7 Wsw Westmoreland, TN | 5.28 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED AT COCORAHS STATION BETHPAGE 4.5 NW |
| May 11, 8:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lafayette, TN | MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED. MACON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS NO TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY |
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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 1257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1467 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 6.3
The text
As transmitted.
847
WGUS54 KOHX 111055
FFWOHX
TNC111-159-165-169-111300-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0007.160511T1055Z-160511T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
555 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN SMITH COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN SUMNER COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
MACON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
TROUSDALE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 800 AM CDT
* AT 554 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH WATER RESCUES
ONGOING AND SEVERAL ROADS UNDERWATER OR WASHED OUT. RADAR
ESTIMATES 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MORE HEAVY RAIN
IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CARTHAGE...HARTSVILLE...WESTMORELAND...RED
BOILING SPRINGS...PORTLAND...SOUTH CARTHAGE...
MITCHELLVILLE...DIXON SPRINGS...RIDDLETON...PLEASANT
SHADE...BETHPAGE AND OAK GROVE.
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 3662 8579 3624 8585 3625 8611 3632 8615
3650 8664 3653 8664 3664 8655
$$
SHAMBURGER2 follow-up statements
528
WGUS74 KOHX 111200
FFSOHX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
700 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
TNC111-159-165-169-111300-
/O.CON.KOHX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160511T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SMITH TN-SUMNER TN-MACON TN-TROUSDALE TN-
700 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR
NORTHERN SMITH...NORTHERN SUMNER...MACON AND TROUSDALE COUNTIES...
AT 655 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED AND
WATER RESCUES ONGOING. RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE
WARNED AREA...AND MORE HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN SUMNER COUNTY AND MACON COUNTY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAFAYETTE...GALLATIN...CARTHAGE...HARTSVILLE...WESTMORELAND...RED
BOILING SPRINGS...PORTLAND...SOUTH CARTHAGE...MITCHELLVILLE...DIXON
SPRINGS...RIDDLETON...PLEASANT SHADE...BETHPAGE AND OAK GROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3662 8579 3624 8585 3625 8611 3632 8615
3650 8664 3653 8664 3664 8655
$$
SHAMBURGER491
WGUS74 KOHX 111242
FFSOHX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
742 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
TNC111-159-165-169-111300-
/O.CON.KOHX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160511T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SMITH TN-SUMNER TN-MACON TN-TROUSDALE TN-
742 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR
NORTHERN SMITH...NORTHERN SUMNER...MACON AND TROUSDALE COUNTIES...
AT 739 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH WATER RESCUES AND EVACUATIONS
ONGOING. RAINFALL MEASUREMENTS INDICATE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN SO FAR THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND
MOVE INTO THE WARNED AREA...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN
SUMNER...MACON...AND NORTHERN SMITH COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3662 8579 3624 8585 3625 8611 3632 8615
3650 8664 3653 8664 3664 8655
$$
SHAMBURGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Stewart | 43 min |
| May 10, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 24 min |
| May 10, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 29 min |
| May 10, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Stewart | 46 min |
| May 10, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 34 min |
| May 10, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart | 34 min |
| May 10, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 28 min |
| May 10, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Stewart | 24 min |
| May 10, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Montgomery | 47 min |
| May 10, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Robertson | 44 min |
| May 10, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 27 min |
| May 10, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 32 min |
| May 10, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson | 24 min |
| May 10, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 25 min |
| May 10, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Sumner | 33 min |
| May 10, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner | 46 min |
| May 10, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 40 min |
| May 10, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner | 39 min |
| May 10, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Sumner, Wilson | 34 min |
| May 10, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson | 30 min |
| May 10, 11:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson | 112 min |
| May 10, 11:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner | 3 hr |
| May 11, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Wilson | 27 min |
| May 11, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Wilson | 31 min |
| May 11, 1:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Wilson | 35 min |
| May 11, 1:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Sumner | 27 min |
| May 11, 1:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | DeKalb | 51 min |
| May 11, 1:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson | 2 hr |
| May 11, 2:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Trousdale | 28 min |
| May 11, 2:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 115 min |
| May 11, 2:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale | 63 min |
| May 11, 3:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Jackson, Smith, Trousdale | 45 min |
| May 11, 4:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Smith, Trousdale | 117 min |
| May 11, 4:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Sumner | 2 hr |
| May 11, 4:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Jackson, Smith | 40 min |
| May 11, 4:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Davidson | 36 min |
| May 11, 7:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Sumner | 23 min |
| May 11, 7:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Jackson | 24 min |
| May 11, 7:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Jackson, Putnam | 58 min |
| May 11, 7:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Jackson, Macon, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale | 4 hr |
| May 11, 8:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Sumner, Trousdale | 43 min |
| May 11, 8:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 4 hr |
| May 11, 8:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland | 32 min |
| May 11, 9:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam | 3 hr |
| May 11, 9:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Putnam | 34 min |
| May 11, 11:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon, Robertson, Smith, Sumner and 2 more | 6 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.