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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Nashville, TN

July 8, 2016Clay County, Overton County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Jul 8, 2016, 2:49 PM CDT for Clay County, Overton County, Tennessee. It was in force for 26 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
Jul 8, 2016, 2:49 PM CDT (19:49 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2016, 3:15 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Clay County, TN, Overton County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 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
Jul 8, 2:57 PM CDTHAIL 1.255 Ne Celina, TN

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
Jul 8, 12:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 2016-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2067 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2016-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 136 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
2067 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1056 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

027 
WFUS54 KOHX 081949
TOROHX
TNC027-133-082015-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0017.160708T1949Z-160708T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
249 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  NORTHWESTERN OVERTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT
    
* AT 248 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CELINA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CELINA AROUND 300 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
STANDING STONE STATE PARK...DALE HOLLOW LAKE AND MOSS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3661 8528 3641 8542 3655 8565 3662 8562
      3661 8550 3662 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 291DEG 22KT 3657 8559 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

MR3
2 follow-up statements
322 
WWUS54 KOHX 081956
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
256 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

TNC027-133-082015-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160708T2015Z/
CLAY TN-OVERTON TN-
256 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN OVERTON COUNTIES...
    
AT 255 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER CELINA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE
         IS LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EASTERN CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN OVERTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: STANDING STONE STATE PARK AND DALE HOLLOW LAKE.

LAT...LON 3661 8528 3641 8542 3654 8563 3662 8558
      3661 8550 3662 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 290DEG 24KT 3655 8552 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

MR3
659 
WWUS54 KOHX 082007
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
307 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

TNC027-133-082017-
/O.EXP.KOHX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160708T2015Z/
CLAY TN-OVERTON TN-
307 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN OVERTON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM CDT...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NASHVILLE.

LAT...LON 3661 8528 3641 8542 3654 8563 3662 8558
      3661 8550 3662 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 291DEG 22KT 3655 8552 

$$

MR3

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 12:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchOHXCannon, Cheatham, Clay, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb and 21 more13 hr
Jul 8, 1:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXPutnam44 min
Jul 8, 1:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXPerry31 min
Jul 8, 2:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXJackson37 min
Jul 8, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay32 min
Jul 8, 2:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMacon31 min
Jul 8, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett25 min
Jul 8, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXJackson36 min
Jul 8, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXPickett28 min
Jul 8, 3:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland38 min
Jul 8, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXClay, Overton34 min
Jul 8, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress, Overton32 min
Jul 8, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXJackson, Overton, Putnam29 min
Jul 8, 3:51 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress24 min
Jul 8, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXFentress33 min
Jul 8, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXJackson, Macon, Smith27 min
Jul 8, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXFentress, Overton32 min
Jul 8, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXJackson, Overton, Putnam33 min
Jul 8, 4:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb, Putnam, Smith26 min
Jul 8, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam25 min
Jul 8, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Overton, Putnam, White34 min
Jul 8, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Putnam, White33 min
Jul 8, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWhite38 min
Jul 8, 6:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCannon, Warren48 min
Jul 8, 6:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, DeKalb, Warren24 min
Jul 8, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXStewart49 min
Jul 8, 6:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCannon, Warren63 min
Jul 8, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, Warren47 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.