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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 226, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 17, 2016, 8:43 PM CST for Montgomery County, Robertson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2016, 8:43 PM CST (02:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2016, 9:15 PM CST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Montgomery County, TN, Robertson County, TN
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:44 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 17, 1:42 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 17, 7:38 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 738 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 TNZ005>010-023>029-056>060-062-093-190145- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS- DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS- WILLIAMSON-MAURY-RUTHERFORD-WAYNE- 738 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FOR NORTHWEST HALF OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. MAIN CONCERNS WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED HAIL OR A TORNADO CANNOT TOTALLY BE RULED OUT. LATE TONIGHT...A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET...EVENTUALLY TURNING OVER TO LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH NO SLEET OR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED...ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET...EVENTUALLY TURNING OVER TO LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED...TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. ONCE THE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MOVE OUT...LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. A DUSTING OF SNOW MAY OCCUR IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ON ROOF TOPS...AND ELEVATED COLD SURFACES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. TNZ011-030>034-061-063>066-075-077>080-094-095-190145- PICKETT-SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-MARSHALL-CANNON- DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN- LAWRENCE-GILES- 738 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FOR THE NORTHWEST HALF OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. MAIN CONCERNS WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED HAIL OR A TORNADO CANNOT TOTALLY BE RULED OUT. LATE TONIGHT...A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET...EVENTUALLY TURNING OVER TO LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH NO SLEET OR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED...ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET...EVENTUALLY TURNING OVER TO LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED...TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. ONCE THE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MOVE OUT...LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. A DUSTING OF SNOW MAY OCCUR IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ON ROOF TOPS...AND ELEVATED COLD SURFACES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SPOTTER REPORTING CRITERIA... TORNADO FUNNEL CLOUD FLOODING HAIL >= 1/2 INCH WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED) STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADS/SURFACES >=0.10 SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS >= 1/2 INCH 55
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 17, 8:14 PM CST, 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
814 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016
TNZ005-006-023-180245-
Houston TN-Montgomery TN-Stewart TN-
814 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEWART...
NORTHEASTERN HOUSTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CST...
At 814 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Erin, moving northeast at 60 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Clarksville, Cumberland City, Palmyra, Cunningham and Woodlawn.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM CST for Middle
Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3646 8713 3645 8712 3645 8715 3644 8715
3633 8748 3634 8751 3632 8752 3628 8763
3643 8774 3664 8734 3664 8717
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 241DEG 51KT 3641 8759
10Local storm report, Dec 17, 8:23 PM CST, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
823 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0807 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N ERIN 36.34N 87.70W
12/17/2016 HOUSTON TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREE REPORTEDLY BLOWN DOWN IN NORTHERN HOUSTON COUNTY
0809 PM TSTM WND DMG CUMBERLAND CITY 36.38N 87.64W
12/17/2016 STEWART TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREE REPORTEDLY BLOWN DOWN IN STEWART COUNTY. ESTIMATED
LOCATION.
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EVENT NUMBER OHX1601142
EVENT NUMBER OHX1601143
SHAMBURGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 7:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Houston, Montgomery, Stewart | 44 min |
| Dec 17, 8:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Montgomery | 31 min |
| Dec 17, 8:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 23 min |
| Dec 17, 9:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson | 33 min |
| Dec 17, 11:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 26 min |
| Dec 17, 11:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Clay | 33 min |
| Dec 18, 12:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 27 min |
| Dec 18, 12:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury | 29 min |
| Dec 18, 12:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Jackson, Overton, Pickett | 45 min |
| Dec 18, 12:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett | 25 min |
| Dec 18, 12:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson | 22 min |
| Dec 18, 12:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Rutherford, Wilson | 31 min |
| Dec 18, 12:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Putnam, White | 26 min |
| Dec 18, 12:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Fentress, Pickett | 19 min |
| Dec 18, 12:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Marshall, Rutherford | 31 min |
| Dec 18, 1:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Marshall | 26 min |
| Dec 18, 1:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Warren | 25 min |
| Dec 18, 1:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Van Buren, Warren, White | 33 min |
| Dec 18, 1:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland | 31 min |
| Dec 18, 2:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Coffee | 34 min |
| Dec 18, 2:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland | 27 min |
| Dec 18, 2:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland | 33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.