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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN

June 15, 20165 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at Jun 15, 2016, 4:56 PM CDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 49 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
Jun 15, 2016, 4:56 PM CDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN

Counties Clay County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Smith County, TN

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 86 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 2016-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 307 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2016-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
307 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
664 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 15, 3:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 3:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Nashville TN
332 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

.DISCUSSION...

Strong to severe thunderstorms now into our northwestern portions of
the cwa. Dewpoints in the 70s have allowed cape values to climb to
high levels this afternoon. In the mid and upper levels, pva is
helping to drive these storms as an impulse rides southeastward. 850
mb flow is rather light with only 15 to 20 kts indicated.
Nevertheless, these storms carry some height with them and a few
wind damage reports have been received over the past few hours.

HRRR seems to be handling this convection rather well. It indicates
that this activity should be rather progressive as it moves to the
southeast. Overnight...airmass will become more stable with time and
will therefore lower pops down to 20 to 30 percent after midnight.
Otw, will definitely include a pre evening period and tailor the
pops to the recent radar trends.

On Thursday, thermal troughing will lean more toward ridging as +23c
850 mb temps spread across the area. Northerly mid and upper level
flow looks disturbance free during the day with stronger low level
subsidence during the afternoon. However, with the activity
potentially becoming active again by evening, will still include a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Then on Thursday night, a frontal
boundary will be on approach. Given the heat in place, one would
think that reasonably high pops would be needed. However...mid level
temps are rather warm and the atmosphere looks capped. Question is,
will the boundary be strong enough to bust the cap and tap into the
impressively high cape values.  Latest spc day 2 info keeps the
slight risk to our east, where the better forcing along the boundary
resides. Will continue to carry low pops for showers and tstms.

Behind Thursday nights fropa, the drier air looks as though it will
win out by Friday and Friday nt.

For the near term temps, the heat on Thursday will definitely be on.
Will go mid to upper 90s for much of the area west of the Plateau.
We'll then cool it off a good 8 degrees or so on Friday.

In the ext fcst, gfs and euro solutions match up rather favorably.
A large shield of upper ridging looks as though it will dominate
much of the central and southern U.S.. The positioning of the axis
will pinwheel from the nations interior and elongate w-e over the
southern tier by Monday. Thankfully, The upper high center will
remain over the desert southwest and will put a hold on any
impressive thermal ridging across the southeastern U.S.. Thus, hot
and dry for the extended, but not too terrible and no heat
advisories are expected at this time. Dewpoints will be tolerable.

By late in the extended, w-e ridging will become suppressed and the
pattern will morph into more of a height elevated northwesterly flow
regime. With weak boundaries moving our way late in the extended,
will include low shower and thunderstorm chances by Wednesday.

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

A line of showers and thunderstorms has developed NW of KCKV. This
line will push SEWD over the next several hours and likely affect
all 3 of our mid-state terminals through 00Z this evening. Gusty
winds and reduced vis are the mostly likely effects from this line
for a couple of hours at each terminal. Have tried to time this
line out with TEMPOs for KCKV/KBNA and will AMD later for KCSV as
the line closes in on I-65.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Nashville      71  96  72  88  68 /  40  20  20  10   0
Clarksville    72  96  70  87  66 /  30  20  20  10   0
Crossville     70  89  66  80  63 /  50  20  20  10   0
Columbia       71  96  72  89  68 /  50  20  20  20   0
Lawrenceburg   71  96  71  89  67 /  50  20  20  20   0
Waverly        71  95  71  87  66 /  40  20  20  10   0

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

DISCUSSION......21
AVIATION........Unger
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 12:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1255 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-161800-
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-
1255 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. THE LINE WILL BREAK ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER AROUND
130 PM AND MOVE SWIFTLY THROUGH THE MID-STATE, LIKELY EXITING BY
7 PM THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT. A
FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG OR POSSIBLY SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS BEING THE MAIN THREAT.

HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL AGAIN RISE INTO THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S
ACROSS MUCH OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE ON THURSDAY. PROLONGED OUTDOOR
EXPOSURE COULD RESULT IN HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME
NECESSARY AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT.

27

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 4:44 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
444 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0432 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEBANON                 36.21N  86.32W
06/15/2016                   WILSON             TN   TWITTER

            IMAGE OF A TREE DOWNED IN LEBANON

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1600560

JACKSON
Local storm report, Jun 15, 4:45 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
445 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0321 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLARKSVILLE             36.56N  87.35W
06/15/2016                   MONTGOMERY         TN   FACEBOOK

            IMAGE OF A LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN IN THE ST. BETHLEHEM
            AREA

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1600561

JACKSON
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 4:45 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
445 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

TNZ056>058-093-152230-
LEWIS TN-WAYNE TN-PERRY TN-HICKMAN TN-
445 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PERRY...SOUTHWESTERN HICKMAN...
NORTHERN WAYNE AND LEWIS COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...

AT 444 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
LINDEN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
WILL BE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOHENWALD...CENTERVILLE...LINDEN...CLIFTON...LOBELVILLE...KIMMINS...
MOUSETAIL LANDING STATE PARK...PLEASANTVILLE...FLATWOODS AND
GORDONSBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3548 8799 3551 8798 3562 8804 3567 8802
      3584 8735 3567 8732 3566 8734 3566 8733
      3560 8736 3555 8732 3555 8729 3547 8727
      3545 8729 3546 8745 3542 8745 3533 8801
      3539 8802 3540 8797 3544 8804 3546 8804
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 280DEG 33KT 3556 8782

AL
Local storm report, Jun 15, 4:48 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
448 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0417 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNT JULIET            36.21N  86.52W
06/15/2016                   WILSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON SOUTH GREENHILL ROAD PARTIALLY BLOCKING
            THE ROAD

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1600562

JACKSON
Local storm report, Jun 15, 4:54 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 2:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHouston, Stewart46 min
Jun 15, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Stewart44 min
Jun 15, 2:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHouston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart47 min
Jun 15, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson36 min
Jun 15, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson31 min
Jun 15, 3:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHumphreys38 min
Jun 15, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson38 min
Jun 15, 4:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMaury, Williamson44 min
Jun 15, 4:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHickman, Lewis, Perry42 min
Jun 15, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson36 min
Jun 15, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMacon, Smith, Trousdale49 min
Jun 15, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Williamson28 min
Jun 15, 4:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLawrence, Wayne38 min
Jun 15, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMarshall, Maury51 min
Jun 15, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHickman, Lewis, Perry45 min
Jun 15, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford, Warren, Wilson37 min
Jun 15, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb, Putnam, Smith, Warren, White29 min
Jun 15, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall27 min
Jun 15, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLawrence, Wayne37 min
Jun 15, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Grundy, Rutherford, Warren48 min
Jun 15, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb, Putnam, Van Buren, Warren, White31 min
Jun 15, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall, Wayne45 min
Jun 15, 5:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXFentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam39 min
Jun 15, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall24 min
Jun 15, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall21 min
Jun 15, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Coffee, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren51 min
Jun 15, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland, White30 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.