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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 28, 2021, 12:41 AM CDT for Davidson County, Williamson County, Wilson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 4 hr. 18 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
- Mar 28, 2021, 12:41 AM CDT (05:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2021, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Flash flood emergency
- Damage threat
- Catastrophic
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Davidson County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:42 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 12:50 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wsw Antioch, TN | WALMART AT NOLENSVILLE PIKE AND HARDING PLACE HAS WATER ENTERING STORE WITH ALL CARS IN PARKING LOT WITH WATER UP TO WINDOWS |
| Mar 28, 1:09 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Crieve Hall, TN | RESIDENTS IN ATTICS OF HOMES ON SUTER DRIVE ALONG SEVENMILE CREEK NEAR EDMONDSON PIKE IN CRIEVE HALL |
| Mar 28, 1:19 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hermitage, TN | KROGER ON OLD HICKORY BLVD IS FLOODED WITH CARS STALLED. DODSON CHAPEL ROAD...TULIP GROVE ROAD AND CHANDLER ROAD ALSO FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE |
| Mar 28, 1:20 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Antioch, TN | I-24 NEAR HARDING PLACE REMAINS FLOODED WITH STRANDED VEHICLES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE |
| Mar 28, 1:24 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ene Crieve Hall, TN | PEOPLE STRANDED ON SECOND FLOOR OF HOME ON PARAGON MILLS ROAD |
| Mar 28, 1:25 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se Crieve Hall, TN | REPORT OF FIVE PEOPLE STRANDED IN FLOOD WATERS IN THE 400 BLOCK OF HOGAN ROAD |
| Mar 28, 1:32 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Crieve Hall, TN | METRO OEM REPORTEDLY MAKING ACTIVE WATER RESCUES ON MILNER DR WITH PEOPLE CLINGING TO TREES |
| Mar 28, 1:58 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Antioch, TN | AROUND ONE DOZEN PEOPLE RESCUED FROM FLOODED VEHICLES ON I-24 NEAR HARDING PLACE |
| Mar 28, 2:01 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nnw Antioch, TN | MULTIPLE PEOPLE BEING RESCUED FROM TREES IN THE 400 BLOCK OF HARDING PLACE |
| Mar 28, 2:13 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Harpeth Hills, TN | NUMEROUS HOMES FLOODED IN MEADOWGREEN ACRES SUBDIVISION ON HILLSBORO ROAD. MULTIPLE WATER RESCUES ONGOING ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Mar 28, 3:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.55 | 3 S Donelson, TN | AS OF 3AM BUT STILL RAINING |
| Mar 28, 3:07 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Mount Juliet, TN | ONGOING WATER RESCUES AND FLOODED HOMES ON WEST DIVISION ST. MOUNT JULIET RD AT OLD LEBANON DIRT RD FLOODED WITH SHOPPING CENTER COMPLETELY UNDERWATER. HOMES FLOODED ON CREEDWOOD DR |
| Mar 28, 3:08 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ese Woodbine, TN | RESIDENTS TRAPPED IN ATTICS OF HOMES ON CURREY ROAD |
| Mar 28, 3:28 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ese Donelson, TN | ROADS UNDERWATER AND HOMES SURROUNDING BY FLOOD WATERS ON PHILWOOD DR...GAILWOOD LN...AND LAKELAND DR |
| Mar 28, 3:30 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 7.02 | Mount Juliet, TN | AS OF 330AM BUT STILL RAINING |
| Mar 28, 3:55 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brentwood, TN | WATER RESCUES CONTINUE FROM HOMES ON HARPETH RIVER DRIVE. GRANNY WHITE STREAM GAUGE ON LITTLE HARPETH RIVER AT 15.39 FEET. |
| Mar 28, 3:55 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brentwood, TN | WATER RESCUES CONTINUE FROM HOMES ON HARPETH RIVER DRIVE. GRANNY WHITE STREAM GAUGE ON LITTLE HARPETH RIVER AT 15.39 FEET. CREST WAS 16.20 FEET AT 135 AM. |
| Mar 28, 4:19 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 E Oak Hill, TN | SUBMERGED VEHICLE ON I-24 AT EXIT 57 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 341 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 458 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS54 KOHX 280541
FFWOHX
TNC037-187-189-280930-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0027.210328T0541Z-210328T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1241 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR METRO NASHVILLE, BRENTWOOD, FRANKLIN,
AND MOUNT JULIET...
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Davidson County in middle Tennessee...
Northeastern Williamson County in middle Tennessee...
West Central Wilson County in middle Tennessee...
* Until 430 AM CDT.
* At 1241 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Metro Nashville, Brentwood,
Franklin, and Mount Juliet. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS
SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of
low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Franklin, Nashville, Brentwood, La Vergne, Mount Juliet,
Nolensville, Forest Hills, Oak Hill, Belle Meade, Antioch,
Hermitage, Rural Hill, Berry Hill, Percy Priest Lake and Green
Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
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 3614 8692 3618 8681 3615 8673 3624 8658
3620 8649 3609 8654 3602 8659 3601 8661
3599 8661 3597 8663 3592 8675 3590 8692
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
$$
LaRosaThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 7:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Maury | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Rutherford, Warren | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 7:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 7:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | DeKalb | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Davidson | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Davidson | 26 min |
| Mar 27, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Hickman | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Van Buren, Warren, White | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland, White | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 41 min |
| Mar 27, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Rutherford | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 9:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis, Maury, Perry | 14 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Davidson | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 9:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Williamson | 14 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Maury | 33 min |
| Mar 27, 9:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson | 13 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 9:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Hickman | 6 days |
| Mar 27, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, White | 20 min |
| Mar 27, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Maury, Williamson | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 10:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson | 11 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Wilson | 11 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Humphreys | 11 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 10:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford, Warren, Williamson and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:45 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Perry | 65 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:52 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 13 days |
| Mar 27, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 11:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon, Putnam, Smith, Sumner and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Wilson | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 11:37 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Humphreys | 3 days |
| Mar 27, 11:37 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Maury | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Davidson | 23 min |
| Mar 27, 11:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Smith, Wilson | 35 min |
| Mar 27, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 11:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Clay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam | 11 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 11 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 15 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 15 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Wilson | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 12:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 2 more | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 1:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Hickman | 18 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Smith | 32 min |
| Mar 28, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Giles, Lawrence, Marshall and 3 more | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 1:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Fentress, Overton, Putnam | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Wilson | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Lawrence, Marshall | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 2:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Maury | 69 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | DeKalb, Putnam | 51 min |
| Mar 28, 2:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Coffee, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren | 63 min |
| Mar 28, 2:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, White | 77 min |
| Mar 28, 3:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 61 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 18 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 61 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 61 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 61 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 63 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 63 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Humphreys | 6 days |
| Mar 28, 5:44 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Marshall | 38 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:44 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Marshall | 26 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:44 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Perry, Wayne | 30 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:44 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Giles | 43 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:44 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Lawrence | 23 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:03 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham | 72 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Williamson | 28 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Hickman | 3 days |
| Mar 28, 10:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 43 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:30 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Smith | 23 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:35 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford | 12 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.