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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 226, NWS Nashville, TN

December 17, 2016Montgomery County, Robertson County, Tennessee

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 17, 1:42 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 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

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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

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Local 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.

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1601142
EVENT NUMBER OHX1601143

SHAMBURGER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 17, 7:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHouston, Montgomery, Stewart44 min
Dec 17, 8:14 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMontgomery31 min
Dec 17, 8:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Robertson23 min
Dec 17, 9:57 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCheatham, Dickson33 min
Dec 17, 11:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMacon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson26 min
Dec 17, 11:57 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXClay33 min
Dec 18, 12:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLawrence, Wayne27 min
Dec 18, 12:16 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury29 min
Dec 18, 12:30 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXJackson, Overton, Pickett45 min
Dec 18, 12:35 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett25 min
Dec 18, 12:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson22 min
Dec 18, 12:44 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Rutherford, Wilson31 min
Dec 18, 12:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb, Putnam, White26 min
Dec 18, 12:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXFentress, Pickett19 min
Dec 18, 12:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Marshall, Rutherford31 min
Dec 18, 1:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Giles, Marshall26 min
Dec 18, 1:20 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Warren25 min
Dec 18, 1:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCoffee, Van Buren, Warren, White33 min
Dec 18, 1:59 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland31 min
Dec 18, 2:11 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCoffee34 min
Dec 18, 2:18 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland27 min
Dec 18, 2:57 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland33 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.