Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Watches in 2019
Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood watch at Feb 21, 2019, 1:48 AM CST for 38 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Feb 21, 2019, 3:02 PM CST. It was in force for 57 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2019, 1:48 AM CST (07:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 21, 2019, 3:02 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2019, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Flood severity
- None
All 38 counties
Bedford County, TN, Cannon County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Clay County, TN, Coffee County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, Davidson County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Giles County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Macon County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Overton County, TN, Perry County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Smith County, TN, Stewart County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN, Wayne County, TN, White County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Feb 20, 10:26 PM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 10:26 PM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 5:06 AM CST, 20 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Nashville TN 506 AM CST Wed Feb 20 2019 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-211115- 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- 506 AM CST Wed Feb 20 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Flash flooding and rises on creeks and rivers will be possible this morning and early afternoon as waves of heavy rainfall impact the area. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday More rain will bring a continued threat of flash flooding Friday morning through Saturday night. Additional rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches will be possible across Middle Tennessee. These totals, combined with the recent rainfall and already saturated ground, could lead to significant flooding across the area. Some strong to potentially severe thunderstorms may affect parts of Middle Tennessee on Saturday or Saturday night. Damaging winds and flooding will be possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed from Tuesday through Sunday due to the potential for flooding. 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 7:54 PM CST | River Flood Warning | OHX | Giles | 6 days |
| Feb 20, 8:08 PM CST | River Flood Warning | OHX | Giles | 16 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:17 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Marshall | 23 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:19 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Perry, Wayne | 11 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:22 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford | 3 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:24 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Williamson | 15 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:03 AM CST | River Flood Warning | OHX | Bedford | 12 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:19 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Lawrence | 18 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:10 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham | 67 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:12 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Giles | 21 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:15 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:22 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 21, 5:29 PM CST | River Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 4 days |
Nearby
Flash Flood Watches in Tennessee, 2019Every flash flood watch in 2019
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.