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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2018, 8:55 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Wayne County, Tennessee. It was in force for 35 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
- Jun 23, 2018, 8:55 PM CDT (01:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2018, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Lawrence County, TN, Wayne County, TN
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 389 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1162 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted.
540
WFUS54 KOHX 240155
TOROHX
TNC099-181-240230-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0006.180624T0155Z-180624T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
855 PM CDT SAT JUN 23 2018
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Wayne County in Middle Tennessee...
Southwestern Lawrence County in Middle Tennessee...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 855 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles south of Collinwood, or 18 miles north of
Florence, moving east at 20 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Wayne and southwestern Lawrence Counties, including
the following locations... Cypress Inn, St. Joseph, Westpoint and
Iron City.
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 3501 8788 3515 8784 3513 8745 3500 8748
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 282DEG 18KT 3505 8778
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
Rose1 follow-up statement
366
WWUS54 KOHX 240207
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
907 PM CDT SAT JUN 23 2018
TNC099-181-240230-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180624T0230Z/
Wayne TN-Lawrence TN-
907 PM CDT SAT JUN 23 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES...
At 907 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles south of Collinwood, or 17 miles north of
Florence, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Loretto, St. Joseph, Cypress Inn, Westpoint and Iron City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3501 8788 3515 8784 3513 8745 3500 8748
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 279DEG 18KT 3505 8771
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
RoseThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Wayne | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Wayne | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 8:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 9:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 9:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 12:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Marshall | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 2:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Overton, Putnam | 39 min |
| Jun 24, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Coffee | 22 min |
| Jun 24, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland | 44 min |
| Jun 24, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Jackson | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland | 41 min |
| Jun 24, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Overton, Putnam | 26 min |
| Jun 24, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam | 18 min |
| Jun 24, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Fentress, Overton, Pickett | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Jackson, Overton | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Sumner | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Bedford | 25 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.