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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Nashville, TN

March 27, 2017Hickman County, Lewis County, Perry County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2017, 6:02 PM CDT for Hickman County, Lewis County, Perry County, Tennessee. It was in force for 28 min. 6 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, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2017, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

Counties Hickman County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Perry County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:05 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
Mar 27, 6:09 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG6 Wnw Hohenwald, TNHWY 412 BLOCKED FROM DAMAGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Mar 27, 6:13 PM CDTTORNADO7 W Hohenwald, TNTORNADO STARTED ON OLD HOHENWALD ROAD. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED HIGHWAY 412. MOST OF THE DAMAGE AT THIS LOCATION WAS TO DOZENS OF HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES UPROOTED WITH SOME MINOR ROOF AND OUTBUILDING DAMAGE ALSO OBSERVED. THE TORNADO THEN TRAVELED EAST-NOR
Mar 27, 6:19 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 Nw Hohenwald, TNTREES DOWN ON MCCORD HOLLOW RD. APPARENT DAMAGE PATH EXTENDS FROM HWY 412 NORTHEASTWARD TO THIS LOCATION. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Mar 27, 6:19 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGHohenwald, TNTREES DOWN ON MCCORD HOLLOW RD. APPARENT DAMAGE PATH EXTENDS FROM HWY 412 NORTHEASTWARD TO THIS LOCATION. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Mar 27, 6:20 PM CDTHAIL 1Linden, TNQUARTER SIZE HAIL ONGOING.
Mar 27, 6:25 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 N Hohenwald, TNTREES DOWN ON A HOUSE ON KEETON DR.

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
Mar 27, 12:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 116 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 2017-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 48 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 2017-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 170 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

877 
WFUS54 KOHX 272302
TOROHX
TNC081-101-135-272330-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0014.170327T2302Z-170327T2330Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Lewis County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southeastern Perry County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Hickman County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 630 PM CDT
    
* At 601 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Linden, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. At 530 pm, damage was reported 
           in Decaturville with this storm. 

  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...
  Hohenwald around 625 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Gordonsburg, Kimmins and Pleasantville.

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 3568 8787 3571 8738 3546 8739 3549 8767
      3549 8775 3550 8787
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 271DEG 27KT 3559 8778 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement
340 
WWUS54 KOHX 272317
SVSOHX

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

TNC081-101-135-272330-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170327T2330Z/
Lewis TN-Perry TN-Hickman TN-
617 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LEWIS...EAST CENTRAL PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN HICKMAN COUNTIES...
    
At 617 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hohenwald, 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...
  Hohenwald around 625 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Gordonsburg, Kimmins and Pleasantville.

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 3571 8738 3546 8739 3554 8775 3569 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 273DEG 28KT 3558 8762 

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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 1:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXStewart47 min
Mar 27, 1:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXStewart49 min
Mar 27, 2:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWayne29 min
Mar 27, 2:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHouston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart36 min
Mar 27, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Williamson62 min
Mar 27, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDickson, Houston, Montgomery28 min
Mar 27, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury54 min
Mar 27, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Williamson24 min
Mar 27, 3:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall36 min
Mar 27, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson23 min
Mar 27, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Marshall, Rutherford, Williamson35 min
Mar 27, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMacon, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson31 min
Mar 27, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson26 min
Mar 27, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXOverton, Putnam46 min
Mar 27, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMacon, Sumner, Trousdale37 min
Mar 27, 4:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXGrundy, Van Buren, Warren48 min
Mar 27, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Humphreys30 min
Mar 27, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXClay, Jackson, Overton, Pickett43 min
Mar 27, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXClay, Jackson49 min
Mar 27, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys30 min
Mar 27, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXPerry50 min
Mar 27, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett29 min
Mar 27, 5:39 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXPerry, Wayne25 min
Mar 27, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Maury, Williamson45 min
Mar 27, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery16 min
Mar 27, 6:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXPerry2 hr
Mar 27, 6:28 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Maury32 min
Mar 27, 6:43 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXWayne32 min
Mar 27, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Marshall, Maury, Williamson50 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.