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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 10:42 PM CST for Grundy County, Van Buren 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, 10:42 PM CST (04:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2016, 11:15 PM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Grundy County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:43 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, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 118 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.
016
WFUS54 KOHX 300442
TOROHX
TNC061-175-177-300515-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0022.161130T0442Z-161130T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1042 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN VAN BUREN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN GRUNDY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1115 PM CST
* AT 1041 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BEERSHEBA SPRINGS...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUNLAP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN VAN BUREN...SOUTHEASTERN WARREN AND NORTHEASTERN GRUNDY
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: BEERSHEBA SPRINGS AND
FALL CREEK FALLS STATE PARK.
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 3554 8572 3574 8527 3572 8527 3569 8529
3557 8542 3555 8546 3553 8561 3549 8554
3543 8554 3542 8551 3538 8562
TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 242DEG 37KT 3550 8559
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
SHAMBURGER2 follow-up statements
706
WWUS54 KOHX 300448
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1048 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
TNC061-177-300458-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-161130T0515Z/
WARREN TN-GRUNDY TN-
1048 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WARREN AND NORTHEASTERN
GRUNDY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3572 8527 3570 8528 3557 8542 3556 8545
3555 8546 3555 8549 3554 8556 3560 8558
3574 8527
TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 242DEG 37KT 3554 8551
$$
TNC175-300515-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-161130T0515Z/
VAN BUREN TN-
1048 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
VAN BUREN COUNTY...
AT 1048 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUNLAP...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 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...
FALL CREEK FALLS STATE PARK.
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 3572 8527 3570 8528 3557 8542 3556 8545
3555 8546 3555 8549 3554 8556 3560 8558
3574 8527
TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 242DEG 37KT 3554 8551
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
SHAMBURGER778
WWUS54 KOHX 300505
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1105 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
TNC175-300515-
/O.EXP.KOHX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-161130T0515Z/
VAN BUREN TN-
1105 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN VAN BUREN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1115 PM CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NASHVILLE.
LAT...LON 3572 8527 3570 8528 3557 8542 3556 8545
3555 8546 3555 8549 3554 8556 3560 8558
3574 8527
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 242DEG 37KT 3562 8533
$$
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, 9:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Warren | 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, 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.