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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Nashville, TN

June 4, 2020Hickman County, Perry County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2020, 8:28 PM CDT for Hickman County, Perry County, Tennessee. It was in force for 32 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 4, 2020, 8:28 PM CDT (01:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2020, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Hickman County, TN, Perry County, TN

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 107 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 2020-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 307 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2020-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 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
307 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1470 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

773 
WFUS54 KOHX 050128
TOROHX
TNC081-135-050200-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0021.200605T0128Z-200605T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
828 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Perry County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Hickman County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 900 PM CDT.
    
* At 827 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 12 miles northeast of Linden, moving east at 25 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...
  Centerville around 900 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Lobelville.

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 8782 3584 8779 3583 8748 3563 8750
      3573 8782
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 276DEG 21KT 3578 8775 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement
583 
WWUS54 KOHX 050140
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
840 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020

TNC135-050149-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200605T0200Z/
Perry TN-
840 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PERRY 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 3584 8772 3583 8748 3563 8750 3570 8773
      3570 8771 3571 8772 3573 8772 3573 8773
      3575 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 276DEG 21KT 3577 8766 

$$

TNC081-050200-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200605T0200Z/
Hickman TN-
840 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HICKMAN COUNTY...
    
At 839 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles west of Centerville, moving east at 25 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...
  Centerville around 910 PM CDT.

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 3584 8772 3583 8748 3563 8750 3570 8773
      3570 8771 3571 8772 3573 8772 3573 8773
      3575 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 276DEG 21KT 3577 8766 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Humphreys15 min
Jun 4, 8:03 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXPerry27 min
Jun 4, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCheatham, Dickson48 min
Jun 4, 8:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCheatham, Davidson45 min
Jun 4, 8:58 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Maury32 min
Jun 4, 9:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXSumner, Trousdale, Wilson35 min
Jun 4, 10:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLawrence32 min
Jun 5, 12:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall23 min

Nearby

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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.