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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Nashville, TN

March 31, 20165 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2016, 4:06 PM CDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report 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
Mar 31, 2016, 4:06 PM CDT (21:06 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2016, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dickson County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Perry County, TN

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 31, 4:24 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG6 N Dickson, TNSOME TREES DOWN ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 31, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 109 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2016-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2016-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 673 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
834 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
673 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
836 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

762 
WUUS54 KOHX 312106
SVROHX
TNC043-081-083-085-135-312145-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0004.160331T2106Z-160331T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
406 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHEASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  DICKSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN HICKMAN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 405 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF WAVERLY TO NEAR MCEWEN TO 7 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF HURRICANE MILLS...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DICKSON...WAVERLY...WHITE BLUFF...MCEWEN...BURNS...HURRICANE MILLS...
  CHARLOTTE...LOBELVILLE...VANLEER...SLAYDEN...PINEWOOD...BON AQUA...
  NUNNELLY...LYLES...BUCKSNORT AND I-40 NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3583 8797 3587 8794 3590 8793 3594 8793
      3594 8795 3623 8788 3631 8719 3592 8721
      3572 8800
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 262DEG 47KT 3618 8775 3603 8768 3588 8784 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JACKSON
2 follow-up statements
576 
WWUS54 KOHX 312114
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
414 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

TNC043-081-083-085-135-312145-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160331T2145Z/
PERRY TN-HUMPHREYS TN-HOUSTON TN-DICKSON TN-HICKMAN TN-
414 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL PERRY...HUMPHREYS...SOUTHEASTERN HOUSTON...DICKSON
AND NORTHERN HICKMAN COUNTIES...

AT 414 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ERIN TO NEAR MCEWEN TO NEAR
HURRICANE MILLS...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DICKSON...WAVERLY...WHITE BLUFF...MCEWEN...BURNS...HURRICANE MILLS...
CHARLOTTE...LOBELVILLE...VANLEER...SLAYDEN...PINEWOOD...BON AQUA...
NUNNELLY...LYLES AND BUCKSNORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3579 8789 3591 8788 3625 8773 3631 8719
      3592 8721 3574 8792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 268DEG 47KT 3619 8764 3604 8757 3591 8779 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JACKSON
254 
WWUS54 KOHX 312134
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
434 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

TNC135-312142-
/O.CAN.KOHX.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160331T2145Z/
PERRY TN-
434 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF
PERRY COUNTY THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3592 8770 3626 8760 3631 8719 3592 8721
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 251DEG 69KT 3631 8721 3616 8714 3603 8736 

$$

TNC043-081-083-085-312145-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160331T2145Z/
HUMPHREYS TN-HOUSTON TN-DICKSON TN-HICKMAN TN-
434 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN HUMPHREYS...SOUTHEASTERN HOUSTON...DICKSON AND
NORTHERN HICKMAN COUNTIES...

AT 432 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF ASHLAND CITY TO NEAR KINGSTON SPRINGS
TO NEAR BURNS...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DICKSON...WHITE BLUFF...MCEWEN...BURNS...CHARLOTTE...VANLEER...SLAYDEN...
LYLES AND BON AQUA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3592 8770 3626 8760 3631 8719 3592 8721
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 251DEG 69KT 3631 8721 3616 8714 3603 8736 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 1:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHouston, Montgomery, Stewart54 min
Mar 31, 3:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXStewart43 min
Mar 31, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHumphreys28 min
Mar 31, 3:49 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXPerry, Wayne26 min
Mar 31, 4:14 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Perry46 min
Mar 31, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson23 min
Mar 31, 4:48 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Maury42 min
Mar 31, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLewis, Wayne26 min
Mar 31, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXRobertson, Sumner29 min
Mar 31, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLawrence, Lewis, Wayne46 min
Mar 31, 5:18 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXMaury27 min
Mar 31, 5:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMacon, Sumner, Trousdale36 min
Mar 31, 5:42 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXMarshall, Maury29 min
Mar 31, 5:44 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence31 min
Mar 31, 5:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXSumner49 min
Mar 31, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Rutherford39 min
Mar 31, 6:14 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence31 min
Mar 31, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCannon43 min
Mar 31, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, DeKalb, Warren, Wilson31 min
Mar 31, 6:47 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Marshall28 min
Mar 31, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXSmith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson22 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.