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Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Nashville, TN

February 23, 20197 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at Feb 23, 2019, 5:54 PM CST for 7 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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: Feb 23, 2019, 5:54 PM CST (23:54 UTC)
Expired: Feb 23, 2019, 10:00 PM CST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Clay County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Macon County, TN, Overton County, TN, Smith County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Wilson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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
Feb 23, 6:59 PM CST	FLASH FLOOD	6 Ese Westmoreland, TN	OLD HIGHWAY 52 AT LEATH LANE UNDERWATER. RESIDENT REPORTED WATER AS HIGHEST SEEN IN PAST 15 YEARS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 65 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 84 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 553 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

769 
WGUS54 KOHX 232354
FFWOHX
TNC027-087-111-133-159-169-189-240400-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0030.190223T2354Z-190224T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
554 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Overton County in Middle Tennessee...
  Northern Smith County in Middle Tennessee...
  Northern Jackson County in Middle Tennessee...
  Northeastern Wilson County in Middle Tennessee...
  Clay County in Middle Tennessee...
  Macon County in Middle Tennessee...
  Trousdale County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 1000 PM CST.

* At 554 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
  area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Lafayette, Celina, Hartsville, Red Boiling Springs, Whitleyville,
  Moss, Dixon Springs, Pleasant Shade, Dale Hollow Lake, Dickerson
  Chapel Recreation Area and Standing Stone State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3661 8551 3663 8528 3654 8528 3649 8518
      3623 8630 3645 8626 3645 8624 3650 8622
      3664 8620

$$

Whitehead

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at Feb 23, 5:19 PM CST, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 5:19 PM CST, 35 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Nashville TN
519 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019

.UPDATE...
FOR 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

Not much overall change in forecast reasoning from morning
issuance of suite of forecast products. Line of strong to
svr convection moving into NW and W portions of mid state
presently and will move across mid state tonight. Tornado Watch
Number 6 for locations generally along and west of I-65 thru 10
PM this evening. Damaging winds will be main concern. At least
another one half to one inch of rainfall will be expected tonight
with locally higher amounts possible. Please continue to monitor
our discussions thru the evening hrs for the latest discussions
concerning this developing svr wx situation. Line of shwrs/tstms
should traverse mid state W to E as evening hrs progress. Sfc
front will push thru mid state and be E of Cumberland Plateau
Region by the early morning hrs on Sun. Expect dry conditions to
develop behind this frontal system with dry conditions expected
Sun thru next Tue night. Next chance of rainfall will be during
the second half of next work week. Temps in general will be near
seasonal normal values through the forecast time period.

&&

.AVIATION...
00Z TAF DISCUSSION.

BNA/MQY/CKV/CSV...A pre-frontal trough is closing in on Middle
Tennessee, with a line of strong to severe storms having developed
just ahead of the trough. These storms will obviously move west to
east across Middle Tennessee during the evening, with a dry slot
right behind the trough that should mean relatively rapid clearing
once the storms have passed. Conditions will be much improved
tomorrow with VFR weather and gusty surface winds as the actual
cold fropa occurs.

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flash Flood Watch until midnight CST tonight for Bedford-Cannon-
Cheatham-Clay-Coffee-Cumberland-Davidson-De Kalb-Dickson-
Fentress-Giles-Grundy-Hickman-Houston-Humphreys-Jackson-Lawrence-
Lewis-Macon-Marshall-Maury-Montgomery-Overton-Perry-Pickett-
Putnam-Robertson-Rutherford-Smith-Stewart-Sumner-Trousdale-Van
Buren-Warren-Wayne-White-Williamson-Wilson.

&&

DISCUSSION......31
AVIATION........08

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 8:57 AM CST, 8 hours 57 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Nashville TN
857 AM CST Sat Feb 23 2019

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-241100-
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-
857 AM CST Sat Feb 23 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Middle
Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Heavy rain will continue again today well into tonight...with
an additional 2 to 4+ inches likely before ending very late.
Many rivers and streams are near or in flood as well as many
roads already flooded. This additional rainfall will make
flooding conditions even worse. The threat of flash flooding
is very high. You need to have a plan in place now in case
the need arises to evacuate to higher ground. Please don't
take this lightly. Have somewhere to go at a moment's notice
to escape flood waters.

In addition, some strong to severe storms will be possible
later this afternoon and evening. Areas from Nashville metro
west, and especially across the southwest, have the highest
probability of severe storms. Damaging straight line winds and
isolated tornadoes will be the main threat with these storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Ongoing river flooding will continue through most of the week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be needed through tonight due to the
ongoing flooding and severe storms potential.

Spotter Thunderstorm Reporting Criteria...
Tornado
Funnel Cloud
Flooding
Hail >= 1/2 inch
Winds > 50 MPH (Measured)
Structural Damage
Trees or Power Lines Down

31

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 23, 2:25 PM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
225 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1036 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 SW MURFREESBORO       35.80N  86.46W
02/23/2019                   RUTHERFORD         TN   MEDIA

            KIMBRO WOODS SUBDIVISION EXPERIENCING FLOODING FROM
            RAIN DURING THE MORNING HOURS. WATER AND SEWER DIVISION
            RESPONDED WITH PUMP TRUCKS TO ALLEVIATE SOME FLOODING.
            RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKED TO STAY OFF THE ROADS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1900164

SCHAPER

Special weather statement, Feb 23, 3:25 PM CST, 2 hours 29 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
325 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019

TNZ005-006-023>026-232200-
Stewart TN-Dickson TN-Humphreys TN-Cheatham TN-Montgomery TN-
Houston TN-
325 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DICKSON...MONTGOMERY...
SOUTHEASTERN STEWART...CHEATHAM...EASTERN HOUSTON AND NORTHEASTERN
HUMPHREYS COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CST...

At 325 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southeast of Erin, moving east at 50 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Dickson, Ashland City, Clarksville, White Bluff, Kingston Springs,
Pegram, McEwen, Burns, Pleasant View, Charlotte, Vanleer, Cumberland
City, Slayden, Cheatham Dam, Palmyra and Cunningham.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between mile markers 185 and 191.
 Interstate 24 between mile markers 7 and 17.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for Middle
Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3660 8712 3655 8714 3655 8712 3652 8711
      3646 8713 3642 8707 3604 8704 3608 8767
      3644 8767 3662 8713
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 262DEG 43KT 3626 8757

27

Special weather statement, Feb 23, 3:58 PM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
358 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019

TNZ007-008-025>027-232245-
Robertson TN-Dickson TN-Davidson TN-Cheatham TN-Sumner TN-
358 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DAVIDSON...NORTHEASTERN
DICKSON...WESTERN SUMNER...CHEATHAM AND SOUTHERN ROBERTSON COUNTIES
UNTIL 445 PM CST...

At 358 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ashland City, moving east at 50 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Ashland City, Nashville, Madison, Hendersonville,
Goodlettsville, White House, Millersville, Greenbrier, Forest Hills,
Oak Hill, Coopertown, White Bluff, Belle Meade, Kingston Springs,
Lakewood, Pegram, Ridgetop, Cross Plains and Hermitage.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between mile markers 187 and 222.
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 77 and 115.
 Interstate 24 between mile markers 22 and 58.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for Middle
Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3627 8657 3625 8659 3618 8657 3605 8657
      3608 8723 3639 8722 3657 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 258DEG 42KT 3625 8715

27

Local storm report, Feb 23, 4:30 PM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
430 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0429 PM     FLOOD            2 NW CHARLOTTE          36.20N  87.37W
02/23/2019                   DICKSON            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER CROSSING OVER PART OF HWY 49 W AT BARTONS CREEK

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1900165

BW

Local storm report, Feb 23, 4:32 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
432 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0431 PM     FLOOD            3 E SLAYDEN             36.30N  87.41W
02/23/2019                   DICKSON            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER CROSSING HWY 49 IN THE WOODS VALLEY AREA IN
            NORTHERN DICKSON COUNTY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1900166

BW

Local storm report, Feb 23, 5:16 PM CST, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
516 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0513 PM     FLOOD            1 S CHARLOTTE           36.17N  87.35W
02/23/2019                   DICKSON            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HWY 48N AT SULPHUR CREEK IN CHARLOTTE COVERED IN WATER

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX1900167

BW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 22, 11:44 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Perry, Wayne	19 hr
Feb 23, 12:38 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Perry and 1 more	6 hr
Feb 23, 12:59 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Giles, Lawrence, Wayne	6 hr
Feb 23, 1:38 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Bedford, Coffee, Marshall	8 hr
Feb 23, 3:02 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cumberland, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren, White	7 hr
Feb 23, 4:58 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Perry	2 hr
Feb 23, 5:13 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton and 2 more	5 hr
Feb 23, 6:23 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Hickman, Lewis, Maury	33 min
Feb 23, 6:27 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Bedford	14 hr
Feb 23, 6:54 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 2 more	3 hr
Feb 23, 7:55 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Marshall	15 hr
Feb 23, 8:22 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Coffee, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren	3 hr
Feb 23, 9:33 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Bedford, Marshall	53 hr
Feb 23, 9:33 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Humphreys	4 days
Feb 23, 9:39 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Putnam and 4 more	6 hr
Feb 23, 9:50 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Putnam, Rutherford and 3 more	3 hr
Feb 23, 9:55 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner and 3 more	3 hr
Feb 23, 9:58 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 2 more	91 min
Feb 23, 10:12 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Putnam, White	3 hr
Feb 23, 10:26 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Robertson	2 hr
Feb 23, 10:26 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Davidson	68 hr
Feb 23, 10:26 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Davidson	68 hr
Feb 23, 10:26 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Davidson	68 hr
Feb 23, 10:26 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Davidson	13 days
Feb 23, 10:26 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Davidson	5 days
Feb 23, 10:26 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Davidson	71 hr
Feb 23, 10:26 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Montgomery	5 days
Feb 23, 10:26 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Stewart	13 days
Feb 23, 10:52 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Clay, Jackson	24 hr
Feb 23, 10:52 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Jackson	55 hr
Feb 23, 10:52 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Smith	20 hr
Feb 23, 10:52 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	3 days
Feb 23, 11:00 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Davidson, Williamson	33 hr
Feb 23, 11:12 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Coffee, Cumberland, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren	3 hr
Feb 23, 11:28 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 2 more	6 hr
Feb 23, 12:01 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Clay, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett and 2 more	3 hr
Feb 23, 12:31 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Robertson	3 hr
Feb 23, 12:34 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Putnam, Rutherford and 3 more	3 hr
Feb 23, 12:42 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, DeKalb, Jackson, Putnam, Rutherford and 5 more	3 hr
Feb 23, 1:09 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Putnam, White	3 hr
Feb 23, 2:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Houston, Humphreys, Stewart	46 min
Feb 23, 2:56 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson and 1 more	4 hr
Feb 23, 3:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cheatham, Dickson, Montgomery	35 min
Feb 23, 3:58 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson	47 min
Feb 23, 4:14 PM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Bedford	46 hr
Feb 23, 4:20 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Grundy	12 hr
Feb 23, 4:24 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Coffee	14 hr
Feb 23, 4:29 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Hickman	4 hr
Feb 23, 4:39 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson	3 hr
Feb 23, 4:59 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis, Maury, Perry	4 hr
Feb 23, 5:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OHX	Dickson, Hickman, Perry	23 min
Feb 23, 5:13 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Williamson	24 hr
Feb 23, 5:48 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Rutherford, Trousdale, Williamson and 1 more	4 hr

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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.