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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 92, NWS Nashville, TN

May 3, 20206 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2020, 4:12 PM CDT for 6 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 48 min. 5 reports 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: May 3, 2020, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2020, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Giles County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Maury County, TN, Wayne County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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
May 3, 4:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Waynesboro, TN	TREES DOWN ACROSS WAYNESBORO INCLUDING AT THE GOLF COURSE
May 3, 4:30 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Columbia, TN	TREES DOWN IN COLUMBIA...POWER OUT ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY.
May 3, 4:41 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Columbia, TN	LARGE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE ON MOCKINGBIRD LANE.
May 3, 5:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Lawrenceburg, TN	WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE....TREES DOWN AND A BARN DAMAGED.
May 3, 5:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Lawrenceburg, TN	WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE....TREES DOWN AND S BARN DAMAGED.

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 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 3 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 3, 11:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 3, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 87 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: 1582 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 201 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 208 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

019 
WUUS54 KOHX 032112
SVROHX
TNC055-081-099-101-119-181-032200-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0092.200503T2112Z-200503T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
412 PM CDT Sun May 3 2020

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Lewis County in Middle Tennessee...
  Northern Wayne County in Middle Tennessee...
  Northern Lawrence County in Middle Tennessee...
  Maury County in Middle Tennessee...
  Northwestern Giles County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southeastern Hickman County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 412 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles south of Centerville to near Hohenwald to 10
  miles northeast of Olive Hill, moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Columbia, Lawrenceburg, Hohenwald, Waynesboro, Mount Pleasant,
  Summertown, Ethridge, Gordonsburg, Kimmins, Henryville, Culleoka,
  Hampshire and Williamsport.

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 36 and 44.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3548 8772 3574 8740 3560 8683 3559 8684
      3557 8683 3553 8685 3551 8687 3552 8688
      3550 8688 3546 8693 3545 8695 3543 8696
      3537 8703 3516 8746 3533 8799
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 283DEG 51KT 3572 8749 3554 8765 3540 8793 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Whitehead

1 follow-up statement

011 
WWUS54 KOHX 032145
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
445 PM CDT Sun May 3 2020

TNC081-101-181-032155-
/O.CAN.KOHX.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-200503T2200Z/
Lewis TN-Wayne TN-Hickman TN-
445 PM CDT Sun May 3 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LEWIS...NORTHERN WAYNE AND
SOUTHEASTERN HICKMAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
Middle Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3520 8758 3526 8758 3545 8732 3545 8730
      3547 8728 3548 8728 3566 8706 3560 8683
      3559 8684 3557 8683 3553 8685 3551 8687
      3552 8687 3552 8688 3550 8688 3545 8695
      3543 8696 3537 8703 3516 8746
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 283DEG 51KT 3562 8695 3544 8711 3530 8739 

$$

TNC055-099-119-032200-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-200503T2200Z/
Lawrence TN-Maury TN-Giles TN-
445 PM CDT Sun May 3 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN LAWRENCE...SOUTHERN MAURY AND NORTHWESTERN GILES
COUNTIES...

At 445 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Columbia to 8 miles southeast of Mount Pleasant
to near Lawrenceburg, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Lawrenceburg, Mount Pleasant, Summertown, Ethridge,
Henryville and Culleoka.

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 36 and 44.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3520 8758 3526 8758 3545 8732 3545 8730
      3547 8728 3548 8728 3566 8706 3560 8683
      3559 8684 3557 8683 3553 8685 3551 8687
      3552 8687 3552 8688 3550 8688 3545 8695
      3543 8696 3537 8703 3516 8746
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 283DEG 51KT 3562 8695 3544 8711 3530 8739 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Whitehead

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 3, 2:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 2:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Nashville TN
217 PM CDT Sun May 3 2020

.DISCUSSION...

Bowing line of thunderstorms currently pushing across the MO
bootheel. This activity will be reaching the northwestern extremes
of middle TN between 3 pm and 4 pm. The atmosphere across the mid
state is quite unstable with dewpoints now well into the 60s and sfc
capes around 2000 j/kg in our northwest. There is a warm layer
around 700 mb but caps are diminishing with time, especially north
of I-40. Additional partial development will be possible ahead of
the main line of advancing storms. It will however take a little
longer for that activity to commence. The threat of severe weather
is due primarily to the advancing line of storms and a severe tstm
watch is in effect until 6 PM for our northwest. This line may need
to be extended eastward later. Large hail and damaging winds are the
threats for this afternoon. Otw, average qpf amounts tonight will
average around one half inch. However, some cell training will
produce some locally heavier amounts of an inch or so.

Moving on, boundary will push south overnight. The better
instability zone will switch to south of us on Monday. And with
little forcing, I am not seeing much during the day.

Monday night, a warm front will be lifting northward. Instabilities
will begin to increase and we could see a few strong storms west of
I-65 at that time. During the day Tuesday, the sfc low will move
eastward across KY with instability increasing to the east of I-65
as the day progresses. It looks as though strong storms will again
be possible, mainly east of I-65 on Tuesday afternoon. This will be
in advance of the main cold frontal passage.

Near term temps, looking rather warm, particularly our overnight
lows which will be in the lower 60s. Cooler Tuesday night behind the
aforementioned fropa.

In the ext fcst, showers are possible in our east on Wednesday.
Models are rather peculiar at that time as they try to strum up sfc
instability with a northerly sfc fetch. Not buying it so will
exclude thunder. Following this, models are leaning toward a Gulf
system by late week with rain showers returning.

For the ext temps, its looking below normal with highs, for Thursday
on, mostly in the 60s. And just to serve notice, the 6-10 day
outlook reflects well below normal temperatures. Could be some frost
advisory perhaps in our future? We shall see.

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

VFR conditions expected for most of this TAF cycle, but a cluster
of +TSRA headed towards Middle TN will bring IFR to LIFR
conditions with very gusty west winds this afternoon/early
evening. While each terminal is expected to get a couple hour
break where VFR could return this evening, additional TS are
expected throughout the evening, with degraded conditions for the
rest of the night.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Nashville      60  77  62  78  49 /  70  20  70  40  30
Clarksville    55  76  59  75  48 /  70  30 100  30  10
Crossville     57  72  58  76  48 /  70  20  90  90  30
Columbia       62  79  64  79  49 /  60  30  30  30  20
Lawrenceburg   63  78  64  81  50 /  50  30  30  40  30
Waverly        57  77  61  76  48 /  70  30  80  30  10

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

DISCUSSION......21
AVIATION........Unger

Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 5:12 AM CDT, 11 hours before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Nashville TN
512 AM CDT Sun May 3 2020

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-041015-
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-
512 AM CDT Sun May 3 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Middle Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible in the afternoon and
evening today. Main threat if any strong storms develop will be
damaging winds and hail, along with isolated flash flooding possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible again during the
afternoon and evening on Monday across the mid state, with main
threats being hail and damaging winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about
observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state,
and CDC guidelines.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 3, 2:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
256 PM CDT Sun May 3 2020

TNZ005-032030-
Stewart TN-
256 PM CDT Sun May 3 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STEWART COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM
CDT...

At 255 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Paris Landing State Park, moving east at 45 mph.

Penny size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Dover, Big Rock, Land Between The Lakes and Indian Mound.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for
Middle Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3666 8785 3663 8785 3664 8764 3649 8762
      3641 8803 3645 8806 3647 8805 3649 8806
      3652 8804 3656 8803 3668 8807 3668 8802
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 259DEG 41KT 3648 8819

Whitehead

Local storm report, May 3, 3:43 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
343 PM CDT SUN MAY 03 2020

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

0338 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 WSW DOVER             36.46N  87.98W
05/03/2020                   STEWART            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 232

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX2000332

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, May 3, 3:45 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
345 PM CDT SUN MAY 03 2020

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

0343 PM     TSTM WND GST     DOVER                   36.48N  87.84W
05/03/2020  E70 MPH          STEWART            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX2000333

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, May 3, 3:56 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
356 PM CDT SUN MAY 03 2020

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

0351 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W DOVER               36.48N  87.91W
05/03/2020                   STEWART            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE ON A HOUSE ON TWIN OAKS ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
            ACROSS WESTERN STEWART COUNTY WITH APPX 1000 PEOPLE
            WITHOUT POWER

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX2000334

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, May 3, 4:09 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
409 PM CDT SUN MAY 03 2020

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

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LINDEN                  35.61N  87.84W
05/03/2020                   PERRY              TN   SOCIAL MEDIA

            NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN WITH
            POWER OUTAGES ACROSS PERRY COUNTY

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX2000335

SHAMBURGER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 2:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Stewart	34 min
May 3, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Houston, Montgomery, Stewart	47 min
May 3, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys	38 min
May 3, 3:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis, Perry, Wayne	38 min
May 3, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart	46 min
May 3, 3:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Maury, Williamson	36 min
May 3, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner	34 min
May 3, 4:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Hickman, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford and 1 more	43 min
May 3, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Lawrence, Wayne	19 min
May 3, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles, Lawrence, Wayne	40 min
May 3, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson	49 min
May 3, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson	47 min
May 3, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Wilson	41 min
May 3, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Giles, Grundy, Marshall and 2 more	39 min
May 3, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Putnam, Smith and 4 more	49 min
May 3, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cannon, DeKalb, Van Buren, Warren, White	42 min
May 3, 5:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Clay, Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale	16 min
May 3, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam	62 min
May 3, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Grundy	16 min
May 3, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cumberland, Fentress, Putnam, Van Buren, White	37 min
May 3, 6:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Wayne	24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.