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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 2017, 7:52 AM CST for DeKalb County, Putnam County, Smith County, Tennessee. It was in force for 23 min. 4 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 1, 2017, 7:52 AM CST (13:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2017, 8:15 AM CST
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties DeKalb County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Smith County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 8:00 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Se Gordonsville, TN | SOCIAL MEDIA POST OF ROOF AND PORCH DAMAGE TO A TRAILER ON NIXON VALLEY ROAD IN THE LANCASTER COMMUNITY. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
| Mar 1, 8:02 AM CST | TORNADO | 6 W Baxter, TN | AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN SW PUTNAM COUNTY NEAR BUFFALO VALLEY AND CONTINUED EAST TOWARD BAXTER. DAMAGE INCLUDED DOZENS OF LARGE TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED AND SMALL OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED. A FEW HOUSES EXPEREIENCED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. THE TORNADO REACH IT |
| Mar 1, 8:12 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 S Baxter, TN | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO A BURN ON OLD MILL ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
| Mar 1, 8:12 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Sse Baxter, TN | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED TREES DOWN ON CENTER HILL LAKE IN BURGESS FALLS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:57 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 1.9 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
- 694 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 842 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 361 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 344 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 9.1
The text
As transmitted.
302
WFUS54 KOHX 011352
TOROHX
TNC041-141-159-011415-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0005.170301T1352Z-170301T1415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
752 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Smith County in Middle Tennessee...
Northern De Kalb County in Middle Tennessee...
Southwestern Putnam County in Middle Tennessee...
* Until 815 AM CST
* At 751 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Gordonsville, or 10 miles south of Carthage,
moving east at 50 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Gordonsville around 755 AM CST.
Baxter around 815 AM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Center
Hill Lake, Burgess Falls State Park, Edgar Evans State Park, Hickman
and Alexandria.
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 3623 8568 3622 8567 3622 8564 3621 8563
3623 8559 3608 8554 3606 8558 3604 8559
3605 8561 3604 8562 3605 8603 3613 8604
3623 8572
TIME...MOT...LOC 1351Z 262DEG 45KT 3611 8598
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Whitehead1 follow-up statement
957
WWUS54 KOHX 011404
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
804 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017
TNC041-141-159-011415-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170301T1415Z/
Smith TN-De Kalb TN-Putnam TN-
804 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SMITH...NORTHEASTERN DE KALB AND SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM
COUNTIES...
At 803 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles west of Baxter, or 12 miles north of Smithville,
moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Baxter around 815 AM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Center
Hill Lake, Burgess Falls State Park and Edgar Evans State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3623 8568 3622 8567 3622 8564 3621 8563
3623 8559 3608 8554 3606 8558 3604 8559
3605 8561 3604 8562 3605 8583 3619 8585
3623 8572
TIME...MOT...LOC 1403Z 262DEG 45KT 3613 8579
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
WhiteheadThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 11:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Stewart | 23 min |
| Mar 1, 5:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart | 48 min |
| Mar 1, 5:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Perry and 1 more | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 6:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry | 41 min |
| Mar 1, 6:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 3 more | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 6:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 6:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson and 1 more | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 7:03 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 7:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Rutherford and 4 more | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 7:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Smith, Wilson | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 7:49 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Clay, Macon | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 7:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Overton and 5 more | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 8:12 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Jackson, Overton, Putnam | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 8:17 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Lewis | 28 min |
| Mar 1, 8:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton and 3 more | 25 min |
| Mar 1, 8:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, White | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 8:45 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Lewis | 45 min |
| Mar 1, 9:42 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Hickman, Lewis | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 9:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cannon, Rutherford | 44 min |
| Mar 1, 9:57 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cannon, White | 42 min |
| Mar 1, 10:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 42 min |
| Mar 1, 10:22 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Marshall | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 10:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson | 25 min |
| Mar 1, 10:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Marshall | 46 min |
| Mar 1, 11:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 11:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Wayne | 48 min |
| Mar 1, 11:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Bedford, Coffee | 47 min |
| Mar 1, 12:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles | 21 min |
| Mar 1, 12:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 12:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Grundy | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 12:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy | 29 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.