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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Feb 5, 2020, 6:34 PM CST for Bedford County, Marshall County, Tennessee. It was in force for 26 min. 2 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
- Feb 5, 2020, 6:34 PM CST (00:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2020, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bedford County, TN, Marshall County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 5, 6:51 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Shelbyville, TN | TREE DOWN ON APARTMENT BUILDING ON LANDERS STREET |
| Feb 5, 6:51 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 N Shelbyville, TN | 58 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED BY SHELBYVILLE ASOS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 4:25 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -159 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 481 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
542
WFUS54 KOHX 060034
TOROHX
TNC003-117-060100-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0002.200206T0034Z-200206T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
634 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2020
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Marshall County in Middle Tennessee...
Southern Bedford County in Middle Tennessee...
* Until 700 PM CST.
* At 634 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lewisburg, moving east at 55 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Shelbyville around 655 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Cornersville, Belfast and Raus.
This includes Interstate 65 near mile marker 31.
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 3527 8683 3532 8685 3533 8685 3543 8688
3559 8640 3539 8629 3538 8633 3536 8633
3535 8637 3535 8641 3533 8641 3532 8643
3534 8647 3536 8649 3535 8653 3537 8659
3536 8660 3533 8660 3531 8668 3526 8674
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 257DEG 48KT 3536 8678
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Barnwell1 follow-up statement
494
WWUS54 KOHX 060049
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
649 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2020
TNC117-060059-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200206T0100Z/
Marshall TN-
649 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CST for Middle
Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3534 8647 3536 8649 3535 8653 3536 8654
3537 8658 3537 8662 3543 8666 3550 8666
3559 8640 3539 8629 3538 8633 3536 8633
3536 8636 3535 8637 3535 8641 3533 8641
3532 8643
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 257DEG 48KT 3541 8654
$$
TNC003-060100-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200206T0100Z/
Bedford TN-
649 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
BEDFORD COUNTY...
At 649 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Shelbyville, moving east at 55 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Shelbyville around 655 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Raus.
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 3534 8647 3536 8649 3535 8653 3536 8654
3537 8658 3537 8662 3543 8666 3550 8666
3559 8640 3539 8629 3538 8633 3536 8633
3536 8636 3535 8637 3535 8641 3533 8641
3532 8643
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 257DEG 48KT 3541 8654
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BarnwellThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 6:07 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Davidson, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 6:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Marshall | 34 min |
| Feb 5, 6:32 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 6:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Rutherford | 47 min |
| Feb 5, 6:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Coffee, Rutherford | 15 min |
| Feb 5, 6:49 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Rutherford and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 6:59 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 19 days |
| Feb 5, 7:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Coffee, Grundy, Warren | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 7:04 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and 1 more | 116 min |
| Feb 5, 7:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Van Buren, Warren, White | 40 min |
| Feb 5, 7:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, DeKalb, Putnam, Van Buren, Warren, White | 43 min |
| Feb 5, 7:34 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cumberland, DeKalb, Van Buren, Warren, White | 4 hr |
| Feb 5, 7:37 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 5, 8:01 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Warren, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 8:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam | 34 min |
| Feb 5, 8:15 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, Perry and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 8:25 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Grundy | 25 hr |
| Feb 5, 8:36 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 4 hr |
| Feb 5, 9:45 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Grundy, Rutherford, Van Buren and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 9:56 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 9:59 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 11:34 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Lawrence | 5 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:25 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Giles, Grundy, Marshall and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:29 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cannon, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Overton, Pickett and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:39 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Giles | 13 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:51 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 58 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:44 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Giles | 13 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:26 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Coffee, Giles, Grundy, Lawrence, Marshall and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:30 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cannon, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Overton, Pickett and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:00 AM CST | River Flood Warning | OHX | Lawrence | 10 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:45 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Maury | 8 hr |
| Feb 6, 6:01 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Decatur, Hardin, Perry, Wayne | 10 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:15 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Hickman | 7 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:53 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 15 days |
| Feb 6, 8:56 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Marshall | 19 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:31 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Williamson | 18 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:37 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Perry, Wayne | 18 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:54 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Marshall | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:24 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 28 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:28 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Williamson | 22 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:29 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cannon, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Overton, Pickett and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:38 PM CST | River Flood Warning | OHX | Maury | 42 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:43 PM CST | River Flood Warning | OHX | Hickman | 3 days |
| Feb 6, 2:17 PM CST | River Flood Warning | OHX | Giles | 10 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland and 24 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:01 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:35 PM CST | River Flood Warning | OHX | Giles | 44 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:45 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 52 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:49 PM CST | River Flood Warning | OHX | Perry | 40 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:58 PM CST | River Flood Warning | OHX | Decatur, Hardin, Perry, Wayne | 20 days |
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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.