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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Nashville, TN

February 28, 20216 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at Feb 28, 2021, 8:23 PM CST for 6 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 28, 2021, 8:23 PM CST (02:23 UTC)
Expired: Feb 28, 2021, 11:00 PM CST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Davidson County, TN, Maury County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Smith County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:26 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 11 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: 419 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 979 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 220 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 278 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.7
Supercell composite: 4.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

355 
WGUS54 KOHX 010223
FFWOHX
TNC037-119-149-159-187-189-010500-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0010.210301T0223Z-210301T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
823 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Davidson County in middle Tennessee...
  Northwestern Maury County in middle Tennessee...
  Northwestern Rutherford County in middle Tennessee...
  Central Smith County in middle Tennessee...
  Central Williamson County in middle Tennessee...
  Central Wilson County in middle Tennessee...

* Until 1100 PM CST.

* At 823 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Franklin, Lebanon, Carthage, Smyrna, Brentwood, La Vergne, 
  Nolensville, Thompson's Station, Gordonsville, Rural Hill, 
  Antioch, South Carthage, Gladeville, Tuckers Crossroads, Leipers 
  Fork, Santa Fe and Williamsport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. 
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. 
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate 
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 3585 8721 3640 8583 3629 8585 3625 8582
      3565 8724

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Shamburger

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 28, 6:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Dickson, Houston, Montgomery	29 min
Feb 28, 6:23 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cheatham	37 min
Feb 28, 6:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Houston, Humphreys	35 min
Feb 28, 6:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Montgomery, Robertson	30 min
Feb 28, 6:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery	35 min
Feb 28, 6:42 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery and 2 more	5 hr
Feb 28, 6:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OHX	Dickson, Humphreys	13 min
Feb 28, 6:48 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner	42 min
Feb 28, 7:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson	24 min
Feb 28, 7:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Macon, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale	30 min
Feb 28, 7:24 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry	3 hr
Feb 28, 7:26 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale and 2 more	4 hr
Feb 28, 7:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson	43 min
Feb 28, 7:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Jackson, Macon	36 min
Feb 28, 8:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson	25 min
Feb 28, 8:16 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Clay, Jackson, Overton, Pickett	3 hr
Feb 28, 8:22 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Rutherford, Wilson	23 min
Feb 28, 8:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam	36 min
Feb 28, 8:44 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham, Montgomery	3 days
Feb 28, 9:35 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson, Sumner, Wilson	22 days
Feb 28, 9:38 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Houston, Montgomery, Stewart	8 hr
Feb 28, 9:54 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Bedford, Coffee	66 min
Feb 28, 11:05 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham	3 hr
Feb 28, 11:09 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart	3 hr
Feb 28, 11:55 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery and 2 more	3 hr
Mar 1, 12:17 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Hickman	26 hr
Mar 1, 12:17 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Humphreys	4 days
Mar 1, 12:17 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Perry	44 hr
Mar 1, 12:17 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Montgomery, Robertson	4 hr
Mar 1, 12:43 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	115 min
Mar 1, 2:13 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham	7 hr
Mar 1, 2:15 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson	42 hr
Mar 1, 2:15 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	18 hr
Mar 1, 2:40 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Hickman	12 hr
Mar 1, 3:44 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Bedford	6 hr
Mar 1, 4:14 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Montgomery, Robertson	38 hr
Mar 1, 5:27 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Stewart	32 hr
Mar 1, 9:44 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Giles	26 hr
Mar 1, 10:06 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Lawrence	20 hr
Mar 1, 10:28 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Montgomery	32 hr
Mar 1, 3:08 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Williamson	21 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.