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Flash Flood Warning 50, NWS Nashville, TN

August 21, 2021Houston County, Humphreys County, Stewart County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at Aug 21, 2021, 6:24 AM CDT for Houston County, Humphreys County, Stewart County, Tennessee. It was in force for 5 hr. 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
Aug 21, 2021, 6:24 AM CDT (11:24 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2021, 11:30 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Stewart County, TN

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:25 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 21, 8:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD6 Wsw Dover, TNCAMPERS AND CARS FLOODING IN THE 600 BLOCK OF COX HOLLOW ROAD.
Aug 21, 8:50 AM CDTFLASH FLOODErin, TNROADS CLOSED AND WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING ISSUES ACROSS HOUSTON COUNTY.

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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 2021-08-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 689 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 2021-08-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
689 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1089 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.1
Supercell composite
-1.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

861 
WGUS54 KOHX 211124
FFWOHX
TNC083-085-161-211430-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0050.210821T1124Z-210821T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
624 AM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Houston County in middle Tennessee...
  Northeastern Humphreys County in middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Stewart County in middle Tennessee...

* Until 930 AM CDT.

* At 624 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Waverly, Dover, Erin, Tennessee Ridge, Cumberland City and Houston 
  County Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3660 8804 3648 8783 3640 8775 3635 8759
      3634 8759 3632 8752 3621 8754 3619 8756
      3610 8772 3611 8780 3622 8795 3626 8794
      3631 8796 3635 8798 3644 8806 3647 8805
      3649 8806 3651 8804 3654 8803

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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2 follow-up statements
386 
WGUS74 KOHX 211349
FFSOHX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
849 AM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

TNC083-085-161-211430-
/O.CON.KOHX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210821T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Houston TN-Humphreys TN-Stewart TN-
849 AM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT THIS 
MORNING FOR HOUSTON, NORTHEASTERN HUMPHREYS AND SOUTHWESTERN STEWART 
COUNTIES...

At 849 AM CDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing 
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain 
have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Waverly, Dover, Erin, Tennessee Ridge, Cumberland City and Houston 
  County Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3660 8804 3648 8783 3640 8775 3635 8759
      3634 8759 3632 8752 3621 8754 3619 8756
      3610 8772 3611 8780 3622 8795 3626 8794
      3631 8796 3635 8798 3644 8806 3647 8805
      3649 8806 3651 8804 3654 8803

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

10
705 
WGUS54 KOHX 211415
FFWOHX
TNC083-085-161-211630-
/O.EXT.KOHX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210821T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
915 AM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Nashville has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Houston County in middle Tennessee...
  Northeastern Humphreys County in middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Stewart County in middle Tennessee...

* Until 1130 AM CDT.

* At 915 AM CDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 
  inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Waverly, Dover, Erin, Tennessee Ridge, Cumberland City and Houston 
  County Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3660 8804 3648 8783 3640 8775 3635 8759
      3634 8759 3632 8752 3621 8754 3619 8756
      3610 8772 3611 8780 3622 8795 3626 8794
      3631 8796 3635 8798 3644 8806 3647 8805
      3649 8806 3651 8804 3654 8803

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 2:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis2 hr
Aug 21, 3:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys5 hr
Aug 21, 4:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXGiles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury3 hr
Aug 21, 4:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXMontgomery, Stewart3 hr
Aug 21, 4:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys3 hr
Aug 21, 7:47 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys9 hr
Aug 21, 8:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXHickman13 hr
Aug 21, 9:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXHickman, Lewis, Maury3 hr
Aug 21, 10:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXHickman, Humphreys, Lewis, Maury, Perry3 hr
Aug 21, 10:17 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXHickman52 hr
Aug 21, 11:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall3 hr
Aug 21, 12:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXHumphreys44 hr
Aug 21, 4:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXHouston, Stewart3 hr
Aug 21, 4:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys6 hr
Aug 21, 5:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart4 hr
Aug 21, 5:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHouston, Stewart50 min
Aug 21, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDickson, Houston45 min
Aug 21, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLawrence47 min
Aug 21, 5:57 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson16 min
Aug 21, 5:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery3 hr
Aug 21, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDickson43 min
Aug 21, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHickman31 min
Aug 21, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWilliamson37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.