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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Nashville, TN

June 4, 2020Hickman County, Lewis County, Maury County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2020, 8:58 PM CDT for Hickman County, Lewis County, Maury 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, 8:58 PM CDT (01:58 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2020, 9:30 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, Lewis County, TN, Maury County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 90 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: 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.

241 
WFUS54 KOHX 050158
TOROHX
TNC081-101-119-050230-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0022.200605T0158Z-200605T0230Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Lewis County in Middle Tennessee...
  Northwestern Maury County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southern Hickman County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 930 PM CDT.
    
* At 857 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Centerville, moving east at 30 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.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Primm
Springs and Hampshire.

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 3571 8764 3584 8758 3582 8721 3555 8727
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 283DEG 26KT 3575 8754 

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

$$

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3 follow-up statements

202 
WWUS54 KOHX 050208
SVSOHX

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

TNC101-050217-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-200605T0230Z/
Lewis TN-
908 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LEWIS 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 3571 8764 3584 8758 3582 8721 3564 8725
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 276DEG 24KT 3575 8746 

$$

TNC081-119-050230-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-200605T0230Z/
Maury TN-Hickman TN-
908 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MAURY AND SOUTHERN HICKMAN COUNTIES...
    
At 907 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Maury and southern Hickman Counties, including the
following locations... Primm Springs.

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 3571 8764 3584 8758 3582 8721 3564 8725
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 276DEG 24KT 3575 8746 

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

$$

10

075 
WWUS54 KOHX 050214
SVSOHX

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

TNC081-119-050230-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-200605T0230Z/
Maury TN-Hickman TN-
914 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MAURY AND SOUTHEASTERN HICKMAN COUNTIES...
    
At 913 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Centerville, moving east at 30 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...
Centerville and Primm Springs. 

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 3569 8749 3583 8746 3582 8721 3566 8725
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 283DEG 26KT 3574 8740 

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

$$

10

708 
WWUS54 KOHX 050227
SVSOHX

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

TNC081-119-050237-
/O.EXP.KOHX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-200605T0230Z/
Maury TN-Hickman TN-
927 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MAURY AND SOUTHEASTERN
HICKMAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3569 8749 3583 8746 3582 8721 3566 8725
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 283DEG 26KT 3572 8729 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 4, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Dickson, Houston, Humphreys	15 min
Jun 4, 8:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Perry	27 min
Jun 4, 8:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cheatham, Dickson	48 min
Jun 4, 8:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Hickman, Perry	32 min
Jun 4, 8:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson	45 min
Jun 4, 9:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson	35 min
Jun 4, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Lawrence	32 min
Jun 5, 12:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Marshall	23 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.