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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at Mar 31, 2016, 3:02 PM CDT for Stewart County, Tennessee. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2016, 3:02 PM CDT (20:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2016, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
County Stewart County, TN
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 31, 2:33 PM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 2:33 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 233 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016 .DISCUSSION... SUN GETTING OUT ALONG INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR WITH TEMPS NOW IN THE 70S ACROSS WEST HALF. SURFACE WIND GUSTS ON THE ORDER OF 25 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH CONVECTION MOVING THIS WAY FROM WESTERN TENNESSEE AND INTO WESTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE SHORTLY. COLD FRONT STILL BACK THROUGH WESTERN ARKANSAS AT 18Z. BELIEVE WE WILL SEE CONVECTION BECOME MORE NUMEROUS HERE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AFTER 22Z AND BECOME MORE LINEAR IN NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ORIENTATION WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND BECOME MORE FOCUS OVER EASTERN AREAS AND PLATEAU AFTER MIDNIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT TAKING SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH IT. SEVERE THREAT STILL WITH US BUT DO THINK BEST CHANCE WOULD BE SOUTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS THIS AREA IN EXIT REGION OF 250 MBAR UPPER JET WHICH IS ANTICYCLONICALLY CURVED EXTENDING OUT OF NORTHEAST TEXAS ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS THEN DOWN THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA. FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND LOOKS DRY BUT ANOTHER FRONT WILL DROP DOWN IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BRINGING A RAIN CHANCE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT BUT A BETTER CHANCE WILL COME WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. TEMPS WILL TREND BELOW CLIMATOLOGY NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S SUNDAY MORNING. && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF DISCUSSION. GUSTY SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS HIGH AS 30KTS ARE POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE... FOR CSV...EXPECT MAINLY MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 15Z, ALTHOUGH A PERIOD OF VFR CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING (BTWN 22Z AND 04Z), BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF PRE-FRONTAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (MAINLY AFTER 04Z). VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN AFTER 15Z, AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. FOR CKV AND BNA...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON, WHEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. MVFR CONDITIONS SHOULD BECOME PREVALENT BETWEEN 23Z AND 05Z, ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AFTER 05Z EXPECT SHOWERS TO DIMINISH FROM THE WEST FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT, WITH VFR CONDITIONS RETURNING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... NASHVILLE 55 67 43 61 36 / 90 10 10 10 0 CLARKSVILLE 50 65 39 59 34 / 60 10 10 0 0 CROSSVILLE 59 66 42 56 34 / 100 20 20 10 0 COLUMBIA 55 68 43 60 37 / 90 10 10 10 0 LAWRENCEBURG 58 69 44 60 37 / 90 10 20 10 0 WAVERLY 51 66 42 60 38 / 70 10 10 0 0 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION........19 LONG TERM..................01/BOYD
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 1:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 155 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-011030- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON- MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD- COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- 155 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL LOOK TO BE THE PRIMARY THREATS...ALONG WITH A FEW TORNADOES. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL LAST NIGHT AND EARLY TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... 19
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 31, 11:01 AM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1101 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-010000- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON- MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD- COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...ERIN...WAVERLY... DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET... HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON... JAMESTOWN...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN... BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY... SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA... MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER...WAYNESBORO... LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 1101 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL REDEVELOP AND SPREAD ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. SOME STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE AROUND MIDNIGHT ENDING THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA...NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AND THE INTERNET FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND UPDATES ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER HERE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. BOYD 01
Special weather statement, Mar 31, 1:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
106 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
TNZ005-006-023>025-311900-
MONTGOMERY TN-STEWART TN-DICKSON TN-HUMPHREYS TN-HOUSTON TN-
106 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STEWART...NORTHEASTERN
HUMPHREYS...HOUSTON...MONTGOMERY AND NORTHWESTERN DICKSON COUNTIES
UNTIL 200 PM CDT...
AT 103 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS JUST WEST OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER. MOVEMENT WAS
RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS...
ALONG WITH BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLARKSVILLE...DOVER...ERIN...TENNESSEE RIDGE...BIG ROCK...CHARLOTTE...
VANLEER...CUMBERLAND CITY...SLAYDEN...HOUSTON COUNTY AIRPORT...INDIAN
MOUND...LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES...PALMYRA...WOODLAWN AND CUNNINGHAM.
LAT...LON 3666 8785 3663 8785 3664 8719 3635 8727
3634 8728 3632 8728 3616 8732 3617 8792
3618 8793 3629 8794 3635 8798 3645 8806
3649 8806 3652 8804 3656 8803 3668 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 257DEG 51KT 3666 8826 3627 8834
19Special weather statement, Mar 31, 3:02 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
302 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
TNZ005-006-023-312045-
MONTGOMERY TN-STEWART TN-HOUSTON TN-
302 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STEWART...NORTHWESTERN HOUSTON
AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 302 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
DOVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...TENNESSEE RIDGE...BIG ROCK...CUMBERLAND CITY...
PALMYRA...WOODLAWN...INDIAN MOUND AND LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES.
LAT...LON 3666 8785 3663 8785 3664 8739 3637 8751
3631 8796 3633 8797 3652 8804 3656 8803
3667 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 239DEG 49KT 3651 8780
07The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Houston, Montgomery, Stewart | 54 min |
| Mar 31, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Humphreys | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 3:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry, Wayne | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 4:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lewis, Wayne | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis, Wayne | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Maury | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 36 min |
| Mar 31, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Marshall, Maury | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 5:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Sumner | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cannon | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Warren, Wilson | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Marshall | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 22 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.