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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Nashville, TN

March 27, 2017Perry County, Wayne County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2017, 5:39 PM CDT for Perry County, Wayne County, Tennessee. It was in force for 25 min. 4 reports 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 27, 2017, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired: Mar 27, 2017, 6:04 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Perry County, TN, Wayne County, TN

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 27, 5:40 PM CDT	HAIL 2.5	10 W Linden, TN	PUBLIC REPORTED HAIL OF GOLF BALL SIZE WITH A FEW STONES UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZE JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 412 ALONG THE TENNESSEE RIVER
Mar 27, 5:56 PM CDT	HAIL 1	1 W Linden, TN	QUARTER SIZE HAIL ONGOING.
Mar 27, 5:56 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Linden, TN
Mar 27, 6:00 PM CDT	HAIL 3	1 Sse Linden, TN	PUBLIC REPORTED HAIL AS LARGE AS BASEBALL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER JUST SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LINDEN. NUMEROUS HOMES AND VEHICLES DAMAGED.

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 27, 12:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Mar 27, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 48 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -156 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1296 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 170 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 173 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

673 
WFUS54 KOHX 272239
TOROHX
TNC135-181-272315-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0013.170327T2239Z-170327T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
539 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Wayne County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southern Perry County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 615 PM CDT
    
* At 539 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles east of Decaturville, or 9 miles southwest of
  Linden, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Linden around 555 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Flatwoods.

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 3563 8803 3565 8802 3562 8771 3540 8775
      3547 8803 3548 8799 3551 8798 3553 8798
      3555 8800 3562 8804
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 275DEG 25KT 3555 8800 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

Shamburger

2 follow-up statements

120 
WWUS54 KOHX 272250
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
550 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

TNC135-181-272315-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170327T2315Z/
Wayne TN-Perry TN-
550 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL WAYNE AND SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTIES...
    
At 550 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located just southwest of Linden, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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
north central Wayne and southern Perry Counties, including the
following locations: Flatwoods.

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 3563 8803 3565 8802 3562 8771 3540 8775
      3547 8803 3548 8799 3551 8798 3553 8798
      3555 8800 3562 8804
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 272DEG 28KT 3559 8789 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

Shamburger

990 
WWUS54 KOHX 272304
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
604 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

TNC135-181-272313-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170327T2315Z/
Wayne TN-Perry TN-
604 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WAYNE AND SOUTHERN PERRY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued 
for Perry County and is in effect until 630 PM CDT. Please refer to 
that bulletin for the latest severe weather information.

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.

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for Perry 
County until 630 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3563 8803 3565 8802 3562 8771 3540 8775
      3547 8803 3548 8799 3551 8798 3553 8798
      3555 8800 3562 8804
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 275DEG 25KT 3558 8778 

$$

Shamburger

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 27, 1:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Stewart	47 min
Mar 27, 1:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Stewart	49 min
Mar 27, 2:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Wayne	29 min
Mar 27, 2:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart	36 min
Mar 27, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Williamson	62 min
Mar 27, 3:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Dickson, Houston, Montgomery	28 min
Mar 27, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury	54 min
Mar 27, 3:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Williamson	24 min
Mar 27, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles, Lawrence, Marshall	36 min
Mar 27, 3:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson	23 min
Mar 27, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Marshall, Rutherford, Williamson	35 min
Mar 27, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Macon, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson	31 min
Mar 27, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson	26 min
Mar 27, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Overton, Putnam	46 min
Mar 27, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Macon, Sumner, Trousdale	37 min
Mar 27, 4:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Grundy, Van Buren, Warren	48 min
Mar 27, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman, Humphreys	30 min
Mar 27, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Clay, Jackson, Overton, Pickett	43 min
Mar 27, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Clay, Jackson	49 min
Mar 27, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys	30 min
Mar 27, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Perry	50 min
Mar 27, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett	29 min
Mar 27, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Williamson	45 min
Mar 27, 6:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery	16 min
Mar 27, 6:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Hickman, Lewis, Perry	28 min
Mar 27, 6:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Perry	2 hr
Mar 27, 6:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Hickman, Lewis, Maury	32 min
Mar 27, 6:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Wayne	32 min
Mar 27, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman, Marshall, Maury, Williamson	50 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.