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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Nov 5, 2018, 10:20 PM CST for Sumner County, Trousdale County, Wilson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 25 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
- Nov 5, 2018, 10:20 PM CST (04:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 5, 2018, 10:45 PM CST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Wilson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 7:04 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 711 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 521 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 667 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
026
WFUS54 KOHX 060420
TOROHX
TNC165-169-189-060445-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0014.181106T0420Z-181106T0445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1020 PM CST MON NOV 5 2018
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Sumner County in Middle Tennessee...
Northern Wilson County in Middle Tennessee...
Western Trousdale County in Middle Tennessee...
* Until 1045 PM CST.
* At 1020 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Millersville, or 8 miles west of Gallatin,
moving east at 40 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Gallatin, Hendersonville, Goodlettsville, Millersville, Cottontown,
Bethpage, Bledsoe Creek State Park and Dickerson Chapel Recreation
Area.
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 3630 8666 3643 8668 3655 8625 3624 8613
TIME...MOT...LOC 0420Z 259DEG 34KT 3638 8660
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Shamburger1 follow-up statement
490
WWUS54 KOHX 060433
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1033 PM CST MON NOV 5 2018
TNC165-169-189-060445-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-181106T0445Z/
Sumner TN-Wilson TN-Trousdale TN-
1033 PM CST MON NOV 5 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SUMNER...NORTHEASTERN WILSON AND WESTERN TROUSDALE
COUNTIES...
At 1032 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Gallatin, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Gallatin, Hendersonville, Bledsoe Creek State Park, Cottontown,
Dickerson Chapel Recreation Area and Bethpage.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3645 8654 3655 8625 3624 8613 3632 8653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 260DEG 32KT 3641 8645
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
ShamburgerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 7:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Stewart | 34 min |
| Nov 5, 8:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Houston, Stewart | 24 min |
| Nov 5, 9:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Montgomery | 27 min |
| Nov 5, 9:31 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Montgomery, Stewart | 119 min |
| Nov 5, 9:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner | 35 min |
| Nov 5, 10:16 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson | 119 min |
| Nov 5, 10:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Wayne | 29 min |
| Nov 5, 10:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Wayne | 27 min |
| Nov 5, 10:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis, Wayne | 35 min |
| Nov 5, 10:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury | 21 min |
| Nov 5, 10:59 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Sumner | 2 hr |
| Nov 5, 11:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 37 min |
| Nov 5, 11:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Maury, Williamson | 30 min |
| Nov 5, 11:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Marshall, Maury | 29 min |
| Nov 5, 11:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Williamson | 23 min |
| Nov 5, 11:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 37 min |
| Nov 5, 11:45 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 2 hr |
| Nov 5, 11:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson | 35 min |
| Nov 5, 11:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford | 34 min |
| Nov 5, 11:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Williamson | 31 min |
| Nov 6, 12:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson | 30 min |
| Nov 6, 12:01 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 29 min |
| Nov 6, 12:02 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 118 min |
| Nov 6, 12:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon, Rutherford, Wilson | 14 min |
| Nov 6, 12:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon, Rutherford | 37 min |
| Nov 6, 12:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles | 18 min |
| Nov 6, 12:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Wilson | 32 min |
| Nov 6, 12:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee | 28 min |
| Nov 6, 1:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Jackson, Overton, Putnam | 37 min |
| Nov 6, 1:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy | 39 min |
| Nov 6, 1:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Putnam, White | 15 min |
| Nov 6, 1:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Fentress, Overton, Pickett | 42 min |
| Nov 6, 1:54 AM CST | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 5 hr |
| Nov 6, 2:12 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Wilson | 2 hr |
| Nov 6, 7:24 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Hickman | 69 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.