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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 9:27 PM CST for Coffee County, Warren County, Tennessee. It was in force for 33 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
- Nov 29, 2016, 9:27 PM CST (03:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2016, 10:00 PM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Coffee County, TN, Warren County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 6:47 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 1648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 321 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 354 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
725
WFUS54 KOHX 300327
TOROHX
TNC031-177-300400-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0021.161130T0327Z-161130T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
927 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN COFFEE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CST
* AT 926 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER MANCHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT 915 PM...THIS STORM
PRODUCED A CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH DAMAGE NEAR TULLAHOMA.
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
SOUTHWESTERN WARREN AND NORTHEASTERN COFFEE COUNTIES...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: VIOLA...SUMMITVILLE AND MORRISON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3541 8607 3549 8616 3570 8587 3556 8575
3552 8584 3552 8586 3553 8587 3552 8588
3550 8588
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 232DEG 31KT 3548 8605
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
SHAMBURGER2 follow-up statements
517
WWUS54 KOHX 300342
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
942 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
TNC031-177-300400-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-161130T0400Z/
WARREN TN-COFFEE TN-
942 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WARREN AND NORTHEASTERN COFFEE COUNTIES...
AT 941 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANCHESTER...OR NEAR VIOLA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MORRISON...VIOLA AND SUMMITVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3570 8587 3556 8575 3552 8584 3552 8586
3553 8587 3552 8588 3548 8597 3556 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 235DEG 26KT 3553 8594
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
SHAMBURGER493
WWUS54 KOHX 300354
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
954 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
TNC031-300403-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-161130T0400Z/
COFFEE TN-
954 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COFFEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST FOR MIDDLE
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3562 8594 3570 8587 3556 8575 3553 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 240DEG 25KT 3559 8583
$$
TNC177-300400-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-161130T0400Z/
WARREN TN-
954 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY...
AT 953 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MCMINNVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MORRISON AND VIOLA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3562 8594 3570 8587 3556 8575 3553 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 240DEG 25KT 3559 8583
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
SHAMBURGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 7:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Maury | 34 min |
| Nov 29, 8:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Giles | 27 min |
| Nov 29, 8:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles | 16 min |
| Nov 29, 8:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Coffee | 42 min |
| Nov 29, 8:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Warren | 24 min |
| Nov 29, 8:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Coffee | 33 min |
| Nov 29, 10:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy | 26 min |
| Nov 29, 10:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Grundy | 18 min |
| Nov 29, 10:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Grundy, Van Buren, Warren | 33 min |
| Nov 29, 11:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy | 51 min |
| Nov 30, 1:40 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Coffee, Grundy, Warren | 2 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Grundy | 35 min |
| Nov 30, 2:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cumberland | 11 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.