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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2016, 5:42 PM CDT for Marshall County, Maury County, Tennessee. It was in force for 29 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
- Mar 31, 2016, 5:42 PM CDT (22:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2016, 6:11 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 5:46 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 8 Ese Columbia, TN | 50 TO 60 MPH WINDGUST ESTIMATION |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 834 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 673 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 836 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
796
WFUS54 KOHX 312242
TOROHX
TNC117-119-312330-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0008.160331T2242Z-160331T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
542 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MAURY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 541 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF COLUMBIA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL 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
SOUTHEASTERN MAURY AND NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: I-65 EAST OF COLUMBIA...CHAPEL HILL AND
FARMINGTON.
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 3550 8705 3571 8703 3570 8667 3548 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 271DEG 42KT 3561 8690
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
073 follow-up statements
304
WWUS54 KOHX 312251
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
551 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
TNC117-119-312330-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160331T2330Z/
MAURY TN-MARSHALL TN-
551 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MAURY AND NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTIES...
AT 550 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTH OF LEWISBURG...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLUMBIA...SPRING HILL...CHAPEL HILL...I-65 EAST OF COLUMBIA AND
FARMINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3549 8693 3571 8691 3570 8667 3548 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 271DEG 42KT 3561 8676
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
07903
WWUS54 KOHX 312300
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
600 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
TNC119-312309-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160331T2330Z/
MAURY TN-
600 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MAURY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TENNESSEE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3549 8688 3552 8688 3550 8687 3553 8685
3557 8684 3557 8683 3559 8684 3560 8682
3568 8682 3570 8681 3569 8680 3570 8679
3570 8667 3548 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 271DEG 42KT 3561 8662
$$
TNC117-312330-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160331T2330Z/
MARSHALL TN-
600 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY...
AT 559 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHELBYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHAPEL HILL AND FARMINGTON.
LAT...LON 3549 8688 3552 8688 3550 8687 3553 8685
3557 8684 3557 8683 3559 8684 3560 8682
3568 8682 3570 8681 3569 8680 3570 8679
3570 8667 3548 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 271DEG 42KT 3561 8662
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
07253
WWUS54 KOHX 312311
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
611 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
TNC117-312319-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160331T2330Z/
MARSHALL TN-
611 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER
APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THEREFORE THE TORNADO
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TENNESSEE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3549 8688 3552 8688 3550 8687 3553 8685
3557 8684 3557 8683 3559 8684 3560 8682
3568 8682 3570 8681 3569 8680 3570 8679
3570 8667 3548 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 271DEG 42KT 3561 8647
$$
07The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Houston, Montgomery, Stewart | 54 min |
| Mar 31, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Stewart | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Humphreys | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 3:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry, Wayne | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 4:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lewis, Wayne | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis, Wayne | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Maury | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 36 min |
| Mar 31, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 5:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Sumner | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cannon | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Warren, Wilson | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Marshall | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 22 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.