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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at May 11, 2016, 4:39 AM CDT for Davidson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 36 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
- May 11, 2016, 4:39 AM CDT (09:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2016, 5:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
County Davidson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 18 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
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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 May 11, 3:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 11, 3:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 301 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016 .DISCUSSION... STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTION CONTINUES AT THE TIME OF THIS DISCUSSION FROM ROBERTSON DOWN THROUGH SUMNER...WILSON AND DE KALB COUNTIES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT. SHORT WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK SLOWLY EASTWARD NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE EXITING MID STATE WITH SHORT RANGE MODELS PUSHING CONVECTION EASTWARD TOWARD PLATEAU. MID STATE WELL WITHIN WARM SECTOR WITH FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED WELL TO OUR NORTH ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. 40 KNOT SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL JET PUMPING UP AGAINST LINE OF CONVECTION IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS 40 KNOT MID LEVEL JET DIVES DOWN IN NORTHWEST FLOW PRODUCING STRONG DYNAMICS AND SHEAR ACROSS THE AREA. AS SHORT WAVE PULLS EAST THIS MORNING LOW LEVEL JET RELAXES AND THINK MID STATE LOOKING AT MORE OF A SCATTERED VARIETY OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY TODAY WITH TEMPS GETTING UP INTO THE MIDDLE 80S MANY LOCATIONS. OTHER THAN AFTERNOON HEATING HARD PRESSED TO FIND MUCH IN THE WAY OF A TRIGGER FOR STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE THREAT DURING THE DAY. CONVECTION TONIGHT WILL BE CONCENTRATED OVER NORTHEAST MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND ALONG THE KENTUCKY BORDER. ON THURSDAY FRONTAL SYSTEM GETS CLOSER SO HAVE RAMPED UP POPS ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE FOR THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. DRY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BUT BY SUNDAY A WEST TO EAST FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE DRAPED ACROSS OUR AREA AS UPPER PATTERN TRANSITIONS TO A MORE ZONAL FLOW. HAVE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IN FORECAST SUNDAY THROUGH MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPS STAY REASONABLY CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGY THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WITH NO MAJOR CHANGE EXPECTED. && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF DISCUSSION. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS PARTS OF THE MID STATE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN PRECIPITATION AREAS, OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF MVFR ARE EXPECTED. BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, LOW CLOUDS SHOULD BECOME SCATTERED, WITH VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... NASHVILLE 85 66 87 57 77 / 40 20 60 50 10 CLARKSVILLE 85 66 82 55 74 / 30 30 60 40 10 CROSSVILLE 77 63 81 58 72 / 40 30 50 60 10 COLUMBIA 86 64 85 57 76 / 30 20 50 50 10 LAWRENCEBURG 85 64 85 58 77 / 30 20 50 50 10 WAVERLY 85 65 83 55 75 / 30 20 60 40 0 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && DISCUSSION......01/BOYD AVIATION........55/SHAMBURGER
Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 11:26 PM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1126 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-110945- 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- 1126 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE UNTIL 6 AM CDT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT MAY BE SEVERE...AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE ON THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATE THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG OR POSSIBLY SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED...INCLUDING ANY OCCURRENCES OF WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 11, 3:55 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
355 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0355 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNE GREEN HILL 36.25N 86.56W
05/11/2016 M3.08 INCH WILSON TN NWS OFFICE
RAINFALL MEASURED FROM 11PM THROUGH 355AM
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EVENT NUMBER OHX1600479
SHAMBURGERLocal storm report, May 11, 4:15 AM CDT, 24 minutes before
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</html>The 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, 5:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale | 2 hr |
| 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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Special Weather Statements in Tennessee, 2016Every special weather statement in 2016
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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.