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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN

July 21, 2020Williamson County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at Jul 21, 2020, 8:20 PM CDT for Williamson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 21, 2020, 8:20 PM CDT (01:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 21, 2020, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN

County Williamson County, TN

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 52 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2020-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 669 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2020-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
669 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1684 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 21, 7:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 7:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Nashville TN
708 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2020

.UPDATE...
FOR EVENING DISCUSSION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

Will opt to delay the decreasing pops as isol to sct coverage
persists. Hrrr wants to hold on to the activity into the evening
and given the current cape values this looks believable. This
evenings upper divergence appears to shift over eastern areas by
03Z and so the best shot of convection holding on is across that
area. Otw, overnight lows still look acceptable. No other changes.

&&

.AVIATION...
00Z TAF DISCUSSION.

Isolated to scattered convection again in place across middle TN
this afternoon. A weakening shortwave axis will be on approach
tomorrow and thus, afternoon coverage will be greater as compared
with today's activity. Otw, tover values are running positive this
afternoon and so for the overnight, just light fog will again be
possible, particularly for areas where rainfall occurred earlier.

&&

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

&&

DISCUSSION......11
AVIATION........21
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 5:08 AM CDT, 15 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Nashville TN
508 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 2020

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-221015-
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-
508 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Middle Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong thunderstorms are possible across Middle Tennessee this
afternoon. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph are the main concern, along
with locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Strong thunderstorms are possible across Middle Tennessee on
Wednesday. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph are the main concern, along
with locally heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 7:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 7:22 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 7:31 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 7:44 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 8:06 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
806 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2020

TNZ028-030-062-220130-
Rutherford TN-Wilson TN-Smith TN-
806 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN SMITH...NORTHEASTERN
RUTHERFORD AND WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT...

At 806 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Walterhill, or 10 miles south of Lebanon, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Murfreesboro, Lebanon, Smyrna, Watertown, Walterhill, Cedars Of
Lebanon State Park, Lascassas, Tuckers Crossroads and Gladeville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between mile markers 231 and 255.
 Interstate 840 between mile markers 58 and 76.

LAT...LON 3632 8634 3632 8632 3631 8630 3630 8627
      3630 8626 3621 8597 3586 8626 3598 8653
      3631 8636 3631 8634 3633 8635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 205DEG 28KT 3605 8632

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 8:20 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
820 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2020

TNZ059-060-220145-
Williamson TN-Maury TN-
820 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MAURY AND EASTERN
WILLIAMSON COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT...

At 819 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Spring Hill, or 7 miles northeast of Columbia, moving northeast at
25 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Franklin, Columbia, Spring Hill, Thompson's Station, Leipers Fork and
I-65 East Of Columbia.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 41 and 65.
 Interstate 840 between mile markers 19 and 43.

LAT...LON 3565 8712 3598 8700 3584 8662 3571 8674
      3570 8675 3571 8677 3570 8677 3570 8679
      3569 8680 3570 8681 3569 8681 3561 8682
      3555 8688
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 205DEG 32KT 3569 8695

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXBedford, Marshall30 min
Jul 21, 7:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCannon32 min
Jul 21, 7:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXFentress38 min
Jul 21, 7:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXBedford44 min
Jul 21, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMarshall46 min
Jul 21, 8:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWilson24 min
Jul 21, 8:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCumberland, Fentress, Overton, Pickett117 min
Jul 21, 8:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMacon, Trousdale35 min
Jul 21, 8:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWilliamson23 min
Jul 21, 8:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXFentress, Overton, Pickett3 hr
Jul 21, 9:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXRutherford, Wilson113 min
Jul 21, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXClay24 min
Jul 22, 12:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDavidson28 min
Jul 22, 1:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDavidson24 min
Jul 22, 2:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDeKalb18 min
Jul 22, 4:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXRobertson2 hr
Jul 22, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWarren24 min
Jul 22, 6:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXPerry2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.