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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Nashville, TN

April 22, 2017Lawrence County, Wayne County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2017, 3:21 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Wayne County, Tennessee. It was in force for 24 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
Apr 22, 2017, 3:21 PM CDT (20:21 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2017, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Lawrence County, TN, Wayne County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 22, 3:25 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG6 Nw Loretto, TNTREE DOWN ON BUSBY ROAD NEAR MOORE CUT OFF ROAD IN WESTPOINT

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
Apr 22, 3:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 134 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 2017-04-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
878 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

820 
WFUS54 KOHX 222021
TOROHX
TNC099-181-222045-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0023.170422T2021Z-170422T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
321 PM CDT SAT APR 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Wayne County in Middle Tennessee...
  Central Lawrence County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 345 PM CDT
    
* At 321 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 10 miles east of Waynesboro, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
  Lawrenceburg around 345 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Leoma,
Westpoint and Henryville.

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 3515 8776 3538 8772 3540 8732 3507 8734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 266DEG 35KT 3526 8758 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 21, 8:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchOHXBedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland and 32 more31 hr
Apr 22, 2:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXHickman, Humphreys, Perry3 hr
Apr 22, 3:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Williamson3 hr
Apr 22, 4:09 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCheatham, Davidson, Williamson4 hr
Apr 22, 5:06 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXHickman, Lewis, Maury, Williamson114 min
Apr 22, 5:19 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson12 hr
Apr 22, 5:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXHickman, Humphreys, Perry2 hr
Apr 22, 5:36 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson5 hr
Apr 22, 5:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson2 hr
Apr 22, 6:30 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson6 hr
Apr 22, 6:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam, White117 min
Apr 22, 6:52 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson10 hr
Apr 22, 7:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXDavidson24 hr
Apr 22, 8:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXHickman4 days
Apr 22, 8:49 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXMaury12 hr
Apr 22, 9:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson, Williamson119 min
Apr 22, 9:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCumberland, Fentress3 hr
Apr 22, 10:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXCheatham37 hr
Apr 22, 10:17 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXHickman18 hr
Apr 22, 10:17 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXBedford18 hr
Apr 22, 10:22 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson10 hr
Apr 22, 10:22 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson7 hr
Apr 22, 10:29 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson, Williamson40 hr
Apr 22, 10:29 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXWilliamson26 hr
Apr 22, 10:29 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXWilliamson26 hr
Apr 22, 12:58 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXPerry9 hr
Apr 22, 1:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson3 hr
Apr 22, 2:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXHickman, Perry3 hr
Apr 22, 2:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXWilson3 hr
Apr 22, 2:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWayne39 min
Apr 22, 3:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLawrence, Lewis, Wayne44 min
Apr 22, 3:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXGiles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 1 more3 hr
Apr 22, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence35 min
Apr 22, 3:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXHickman, Williamson3 hr
Apr 22, 3:52 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence23 min
Apr 22, 4:11 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOHXGiles34 min
Apr 22, 4:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDavidson50 min
Apr 22, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXGrundy47 min
Apr 22, 6:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCoffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Grundy, Overton and 5 more118 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.