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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Aug 31, 2017, 5:13 PM CDT for Lewis County, Maury County, Tennessee. It was in force for 32 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
- Aug 31, 2017, 5:13 PM CDT (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2017, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Lewis County, TN, Maury County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 5:15 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw Mount Pleasant, TN | 7 POWER POLES DOWN ALONG WITH TREES. TDS OBSERVED ON RADAR AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Aug 31, 5:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Mount Pleasant, TN | NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND AN EF0 TORNADO. PATH LENGTH WAS 1.5 MILES...WIDTH 50 YARDS. PEAK WIND 75 MPH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 198 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 462 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
556
WFUS54 KOHX 312213
TOROHX
TNC101-119-312245-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0036.170831T2213Z-170831T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
513 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Lewis County in Middle Tennessee...
Southwestern Maury County in Middle Tennessee...
* Until 545 PM CDT
* At 513 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mount Pleasant, or 12 miles southwest of Columbia,
moving northwest at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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
northeastern Lewis and southwestern Maury Counties, including the
following locations: Williamsport and Hampshire.
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 3562 8743 3566 8736 3566 8732 3567 8732
3570 8730 3570 8726 3571 8725 3572 8726
3572 8724 3573 8723 3550 8717 3548 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 150DEG 24KT 3553 8724
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Whitehead1 follow-up statement
466
WWUS54 KOHX 312223
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
523 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
TNC101-119-312245-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-170831T2245Z/
Lewis TN-Maury TN-
523 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LEWIS AND WEST CENTRAL MAURY COUNTIES...
At 523 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mount Pleasant, or 12 miles west of Columbia, moving
northwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Mount Pleasant and Hampshire.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3562 8743 3566 8736 3566 8732 3567 8732
3570 8730 3570 8726 3571 8725 3572 8726
3572 8724 3573 8723 3555 8719 3550 8727
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 154DEG 22KT 3558 8726
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
WhiteheadThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 4:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 21 min |
| Aug 31, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry | 19 min |
| Aug 31, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis, Maury | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury | 31 min |
| Aug 31, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson | 33 min |
| Aug 31, 6:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 118 min |
| Aug 31, 6:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Robertson | 7 hr |
| Aug 31, 6:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Robertson | 16 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.