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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Nashville, TN

June 20, 2019Cumberland County, White County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 20, 2019, 5:08 PM CDT for Cumberland County, White County, Tennessee. It was in force for 16 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 20, 2019, 5:08 PM CDT (22:08 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2019, 5:24 PM CDT
In force: 16 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Cumberland County, TN, White County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 148 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: 73 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 946 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

868 
WFUS54 KOHX 202208
TOROHX
TNC035-185-202300-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0013.190620T2208Z-190620T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
508 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2019

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Cumberland County in Middle Tennessee...
  Eastern White County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 600 PM CDT.
    
* At 508 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles southwest of Crossville, moving southeast at 15
  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.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southern Cumberland and eastern White Counties, including the
  following locations... Lake Tansi and Indian Rock Lake.

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 3583 8479 3578 8488 3577 8491 3576 8492
      3577 8493 3575 8502 3575 8503 3576 8503
      3577 8504 3576 8507 3577 8510 3577 8517
      3583 8525 3594 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 299DEG 15KT 3586 8515 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

Whitehead

2 follow-up statements

548 
WWUS54 KOHX 202218
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
518 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2019

TNC185-202227-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190620T2300Z/
White TN-
518 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN WHITE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3583 8479 3578 8488 3577 8491 3576 8492
      3577 8493 3575 8502 3575 8503 3576 8503
      3577 8504 3576 8507 3577 8510 3579 8517
      3582 8518 3590 8512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 299DEG 15KT 3585 8513 

$$

TNC035-202300-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190620T2300Z/
Cumberland TN-
518 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
    
At 517 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of Crossville, moving southeast at 15
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...
Lake Tansi and Indian Rock Lake. 

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 3583 8479 3578 8488 3577 8491 3576 8492
      3577 8493 3575 8502 3575 8503 3576 8503
      3577 8504 3576 8507 3577 8510 3579 8517
      3582 8518 3590 8512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 299DEG 15KT 3585 8513 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

Whitehead

226 
WWUS54 KOHX 202224
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
524 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2019

TNC035-202234-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190620T2300Z/
Cumberland TN-
524 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3583 8479 3578 8488 3577 8491 3576 8492
      3577 8493 3575 8502 3575 8503 3576 8503
      3577 8504 3576 8507 3577 8510 3579 8517
      3582 8518 3590 8512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 299DEG 15KT 3583 8510 

$$

Whitehead

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 7:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Davidson	37 min
Jun 19, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Williamson	33 min
Jun 19, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson	26 min
Jun 19, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman, Humphreys, Perry	51 min
Jun 19, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cannon, Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson	62 min
Jun 19, 8:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Maury	42 min
Jun 19, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	DeKalb, Smith, Wilson	35 min
Jun 19, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Wilson	44 min
Jun 19, 8:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Bedford	44 min
Jun 19, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Marshall, Rutherford and 2 more	34 min
Jun 19, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Jackson, Putnam	41 min
Jun 19, 9:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Jackson, Overton, Putnam	43 min
Jun 19, 9:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cumberland, Putnam, White	61 min
Jun 19, 9:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Coffee	36 min
Jun 19, 9:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Fentress, Overton, Pickett	40 min
Jun 19, 10:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam, Van Buren, White	47 min
Jun 19, 10:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Coffee, Grundy, Warren	26 min
Jun 20, 1:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Hickman	24 min
Jun 20, 2:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Perry	41 min
Jun 20, 2:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Humphreys	39 min
Jun 20, 2:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Williamson	44 min
Jun 20, 2:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Dickson	42 min
Jun 20, 2:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Giles, Marshall, Maury	47 min
Jun 20, 3:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Marshall, Maury, Williamson	27 min
Jun 20, 3:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Rutherford, Williamson	20 min
Jun 20, 4:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Grundy	40 min
Jun 20, 7:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cheatham, Montgomery, Robertson	39 min
Jun 20, 2:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Macon, Trousdale	41 min
Jun 20, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Jackson, Macon, Smith	32 min
Jun 20, 3:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Jackson	49 min
Jun 20, 3:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cumberland	43 min
Jun 20, 3:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Jackson	40 min
Jun 20, 4:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cumberland	42 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.