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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Nashville, TN
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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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 6:09 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Wnw Hohenwald, TN | HWY 412 BLOCKED FROM DAMAGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Mar 27, 6:13 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 W Hohenwald, TN | TORNADO 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 CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Hohenwald, TN | TREES DOWN ON MCCORD HOLLOW RD. APPARENT DAMAGE PATH EXTENDS FROM HWY 412 NORTHEASTWARD TO THIS LOCATION. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Mar 27, 6:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hohenwald, TN | TREES DOWN ON MCCORD HOLLOW RD. APPARENT DAMAGE PATH EXTENDS FROM HWY 412 NORTHEASTWARD TO THIS LOCATION. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Mar 27, 6:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Linden, TN | QUARTER SIZE HAIL ONGOING. |
| Mar 27, 6:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Hohenwald, TN | TREES 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 12:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 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.
- 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
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
$$
Shamburger1 follow-up statement
340
WWUS54 KOHX 272317
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
617 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017
TNC081-101-135-272330-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170327T2330Z/
Lewis TN-Perry TN-Hickman TN-
617 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LEWIS...EAST CENTRAL PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN HICKMAN COUNTIES...
At 617 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hohenwald, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Hohenwald around 625 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Gordonsburg, Kimmins and Pleasantville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3571 8738 3546 8739 3554 8775 3569 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 273DEG 28KT 3558 8762
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
ShamburgerThe 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, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry, Wayne | 25 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, 6:12 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.