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Flash Flood Warning 60, NWS Nashville, TN

September 18, 2021Bedford County, Coffee County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at Sep 18, 2021, 3:25 PM CDT for Bedford County, Coffee County, Tennessee. It was in force for 4 hr. 4 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
Sep 18, 2021, 3:25 PM CDT (20:25 UTC)
Expired
Sep 18, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bedford County, TN, Coffee County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 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
Sep 18, 3:50 PM CDTFLASH FLOODNormandy, TNNORMAN CREEK IS OVERFLOWING ITS BANKS AND FLOWING OVER HWY 269 AND CASCADE HOLLOW ROAD IN NORMANDY
Sep 18, 3:50 PM CDTFLASH FLOODNormandy, TNNORMAN CREEK IS OVERFLOWING ITS BANKS AND FLOWING OVER HWY 269 AND CASCADE HOLLOW ROAD IN NORMANDY. DEMENT BRIDGE AREA AND COLLEGE STREET ALSO FLOODED.
Sep 18, 3:50 PM CDTFLASH FLOODNormandy, TNNORMAN CREEK IS OVERFLOWING ITS BANKS NEAR NORMANDY
Sep 18, 4:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOODTullahoma, TNHEAVY RAIN CAUSED FLOODING ISSUES AROUND TULLAHOMA WITH AN ESTIMATED 2 TO 5 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING OVER SOME ROADS AND INTO YARDS.

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 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 85 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 12:00Z on 2021-09-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1085 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 12:00Z on 2021-09-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 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
1085 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
648 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

631 
WGUS54 KOHX 182025
FFWOHX
TNC003-031-182230-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0060.210918T2025Z-210918T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
325 PM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Bedford County in middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Coffee County in middle Tennessee...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 325 PM CDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy 
  rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Public 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...
  Shelbyville, Manchester, Tullahoma, Wartrace, Normandy and Raus.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3558 8637 3552 8611 3538 8609 3533 8620
      3533 8626 3534 8626 3536 8624 3537 8627
      3538 8625 3539 8628 3541 8625 3541 8628
      3537 8634 3536 8633 3532 8644 3536 8649
      3535 8653 3539 8657 3552 8654

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

Whitehead
1 follow-up statement
552 
WGUS54 KOHX 182223
FFWOHX
TNC003-031-190000-
/O.EXT.KOHX.FF.W.0060.000000T0000Z-210919T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
523 PM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Nashville has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Bedford County in middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Coffee County in middle Tennessee...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 523 PM CDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy 
  rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Public 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...
  Shelbyville, Manchester, Tullahoma, Wartrace, Normandy and Raus.

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 3558 8637 3552 8611 3538 8609 3533 8620
      3533 8626 3534 8626 3536 8624 3537 8627
      3538 8625 3539 8628 3541 8625 3541 8628
      3537 8634 3536 8633 3532 8644 3536 8649
      3535 8653 3539 8657 3552 8654

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 17, 7:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXPerry, Wayne2 hr
Sep 17, 8:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXHickman58 min
Sep 18, 2:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchOHXBedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland and 32 more65 hr
Sep 18, 9:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart and 1 more3 hr
Sep 18, 10:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson3 hr
Sep 18, 10:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXJackson, Smith, Trousdale, Wilson3 hr
Sep 18, 11:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXJackson, Overton, Putnam3 hr
Sep 18, 1:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXBedford, Coffee3 hr
Sep 18, 4:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXGiles2 hr
Sep 18, 4:32 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXBedford4 hr
Sep 18, 5:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXGiles114 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.