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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Nashville, TN

May 27, 2017Cumberland County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2017, 8:21 PM CDT for Cumberland County, Tennessee. It was in force for 13 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
May 27, 2017, 8:21 PM CDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2017, 8:34 PM CDT
In force
13 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Cumberland County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 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
May 27, 8:30 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUDFairfield Glade, TNPHOTO SHOWED POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUD

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
May 27, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Watch PDSSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 00:00Z on 2017-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2109 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 00:00Z on 2017-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 179 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
2109 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
841 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
175 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.0
Supercell composite
12.3

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The text

As transmitted.

559 
WFUS54 KOHX 280121
TOROHX
TNC035-280145-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0028.170528T0121Z-170528T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
821 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Cumberland County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 845 PM CDT
    
* At 820 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 3 miles north of Crossville, moving east at 30 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...
  Fairfield Glade around 830 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Crab
Orchard and Slate Springs.

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 3590 8471 3586 8473 3584 8476 3583 8477
      3583 8478 3598 8510 3606 8507 3604 8476
      3600 8472 3591 8468
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 287DEG 28KT 3599 8502 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement
932 
WWUS54 KOHX 280134
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
834 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

TNC035-280144-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-170528T0145Z/
Cumberland TN-
834 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
Middle Tennessee.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Cumberland County.

LAT...LON 3590 8471 3586 8473 3584 8476 3583 8477
      3583 8478 3598 8510 3606 8507 3604 8476
      3600 8472 3591 8468
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 287DEG 28KT 3596 8489 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Macon, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale and 1 more30 min
May 27, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner and 2 more27 min
May 27, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXFentress, Overton, Pickett26 min
May 27, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 2 more25 min
May 27, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHouston, Montgomery, Stewart23 min
May 27, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Overton, Putnam, White36 min
May 27, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson and 1 more34 min
May 27, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Putnam, Smith and 2 more32 min
May 27, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Putnam, Rutherford, Smith and 2 more28 min
May 27, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Williamson26 min
May 27, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland36 min
May 27, 8:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett and 1 more54 min
May 27, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, Cumberland, DeKalb, Putnam, Van Buren, Warren and 1 more66 min
May 27, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHickman, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Williamson44 min
May 27, 8:25 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland, Putnam35 min
May 27, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman19 min
May 27, 8:27 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXVan Buren, White21 min
May 27, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Hickman, Lewis, Marshall, Maury32 min
May 27, 8:45 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland30 min
May 27, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMarshall, Maury34 min
May 27, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Van Buren, Warren, White18 min
May 27, 9:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLewis, Wayne29 min
May 27, 9:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXGrundy64 min
May 27, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Giles, Marshall31 min
May 27, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Rutherford17 min
May 27, 9:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXGiles, Lawrence, Wayne53 min
May 27, 10:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWayne39 min
May 27, 11:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWayne46 min
May 28, 12:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLawrence39 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.