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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Nashville, TN

April 22, 2017Giles County, Lawrence County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2017, 3:52 PM CDT for Giles County, Lawrence County, Tennessee. It was in force for 23 min. 2 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: Apr 22, 2017, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired: Apr 22, 2017, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Giles County, TN, Lawrence County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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
Apr 22, 4:09 PM CDT	HAIL 1	5 Sw Pulaski, TN	QUARTER HAIL COVERING THE GROUND IN GOODSPRING
Apr 22, 4:17 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	7 E Minor Hill, TN	TWO TREES BLOWN OVER...INCLUDING ONE LARGE ROOTBALL. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

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
Apr 22, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 126 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

752 
WFUS54 KOHX 222052
TOROHX
TNC055-099-222115-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0024.170422T2052Z-170422T2115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Lawrence County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southern Giles County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 415 PM CDT
    
* At 352 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 10 miles east of Loretto, or 11 miles southeast of
  Lawrenceburg, 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Lawrence and southern Giles Counties, including the
  following locations: Goodspring, Prospect, Leoma, Minor Hill and
  Elkton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This Tornado Warning replaces the Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued
for the same area.

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 3502 8738 3525 8734 3524 8692 3499 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 265DEG 35KT 3510 8725 

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

$$

07

1 follow-up statement

741 
WWUS54 KOHX 222102
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
402 PM CDT SAT APR 22 2017

TNC055-099-222115-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-170422T2115Z/
Lawrence TN-Giles TN-
402 PM CDT SAT APR 22 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHERN GILES COUNTIES...
    
At 402 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of Pulaski, 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. 

Locations impacted include...
Pulaski, Elkton, Minor Hill, Goodspring and Prospect. 

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 3503 8728 3525 8724 3524 8692 3499 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 265DEG 35KT 3511 8713 

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

$$

07

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 21, 8:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland and 32 more	31 hr
Apr 22, 2:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Hickman, Humphreys, Perry	3 hr
Apr 22, 3:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Williamson	3 hr
Apr 22, 4:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Williamson	4 hr
Apr 22, 5:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Hickman, Lewis, Maury, Williamson	114 min
Apr 22, 5:19 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	12 hr
Apr 22, 5:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Hickman, Humphreys, Perry	2 hr
Apr 22, 5:36 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	5 hr
Apr 22, 5:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson	2 hr
Apr 22, 6:30 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	6 hr
Apr 22, 6:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam, White	117 min
Apr 22, 6:52 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	10 hr
Apr 22, 7:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Davidson	24 hr
Apr 22, 8:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Hickman	4 days
Apr 22, 8:49 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Maury	12 hr
Apr 22, 9:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson, Williamson	119 min
Apr 22, 9:51 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cumberland, Fentress	3 hr
Apr 22, 10:09 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham	37 hr
Apr 22, 10:17 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Hickman	18 hr
Apr 22, 10:17 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Bedford	18 hr
Apr 22, 10:22 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	10 hr
Apr 22, 10:22 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	7 hr
Apr 22, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson, Williamson	40 hr
Apr 22, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Williamson	26 hr
Apr 22, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Williamson	26 hr
Apr 22, 12:58 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Perry	9 hr
Apr 22, 1:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson	3 hr
Apr 22, 2:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Hickman, Perry	3 hr
Apr 22, 2:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Wilson	3 hr
Apr 22, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Wayne	39 min
Apr 22, 3:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Lawrence, Lewis, Wayne	44 min
Apr 22, 3:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 22, 3:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Lawrence, Wayne	24 min
Apr 22, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles, Lawrence	35 min
Apr 22, 3:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Hickman, Williamson	3 hr
Apr 22, 4:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OHX	Giles	34 min
Apr 22, 4:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Davidson	50 min
Apr 22, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Grundy	47 min
Apr 22, 6:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Grundy, Overton and 5 more	118 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.