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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN

July 15, 2018Hickman County, Humphreys County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at Jul 15, 2018, 5:49 AM CDT for Hickman County, Humphreys County, Tennessee. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 15, 2018, 5:49 AM CDT (10:49 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2018, 6:15 AM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN

Counties Hickman County, TN, Humphreys County, TN

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 2018-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1359 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2018-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1359 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1376 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 15, 2:33 AM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 2:33 AM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 5:00 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Nashville TN
500 AM CDT Sun Jul 15 2018

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-161000-
Stewart-Montgomery-Robertson-Sumner-Macon-Clay-Pickett-Houston-
Humphreys-Dickson-Cheatham-Davidson-Wilson-Trousdale-Smith-
Jackson-Putnam-Overton-Fentress-Perry-Hickman-Lewis-Williamson-
Maury-Marshall-Rutherford-Cannon-De Kalb-White-Cumberland-Bedford-
Coffee-Warren-Grundy-Van Buren-Wayne-Lawrence-Giles-
500 AM CDT Sun Jul 15 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Middle
Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Heat Index values of 100-103 are likely for those west of I-65
this afternoon.

Strong storms will be possible for all of Middle TN, especially
during the afternoon and evening. The main concern will be strong
gusty winds and heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Heat Index values of 100-103 are again likely for those west of
I-65 Monday afternoon. Slightly cooler air will move in starting
Tuesday.

Strong storms will be possible for all of Middle TN Monday and
Tuesday, especially during the afternoon and evening. The main
concern will be strong gusty winds and heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 6:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXRobertson, Sumner3 hr
Jul 15, 6:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDickson, Hickman51 min
Jul 15, 6:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys3 hr
Jul 15, 7:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry2 hr
Jul 15, 8:37 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXRutherford, Wilson113 min
Jul 15, 9:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXSumner, Wilson112 min
Jul 15, 9:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCannon, Coffee, Warren50 min
Jul 15, 10:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMontgomery, Robertson, Stewart24 min
Jul 15, 10:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMontgomery, Robertson, Sumner52 min
Jul 15, 11:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCheatham, Sumner39 min
Jul 15, 11:16 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson, Robertson, Sumner47 min
Jul 15, 1:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHumphreys42 min
Jul 15, 1:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHouston, Stewart40 min
Jul 15, 1:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXHouston, Humphreys3 hr
Jul 15, 1:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHouston, Humphreys, Stewart39 min
Jul 15, 2:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry102 min
Jul 15, 2:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXHickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne2 hr
Jul 15, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLewis25 min
Jul 15, 4:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXGiles39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.