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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Nashville, TN

June 29, 2021Smith County, Wilson County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2021, 2:58 PM CDT for Smith County, Wilson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 34 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 29, 2021, 2:58 PM CDT (19:58 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2021, 3:32 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Smith County, TN, Wilson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 39 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 2021-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1387 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 2021-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 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
1387 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1208 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 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.

268 
WUUS54 KOHX 291958
SVROHX
TNC159-189-292045-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0111.210629T1958Z-210629T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
258 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Smith County in Middle Tennessee...
  Northeastern Wilson County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 345 PM CDT.

* At 258 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Watertown, or
  12 miles southwest of Carthage, moving west at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lebanon, Watertown, Alexandria and Tuckers Crossroads. 

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 236 and 254.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3631 8627 3630 8627 3630 8625 3622 8602
      3608 8602 3609 8606 3607 8606 3607 8605
      3606 8606 3606 8605 3604 8605 3607 8635
      3632 8632 3631 8630 3632 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 109DEG 16KT 3614 8612 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Schaper
2 follow-up statements
649 
WWUS54 KOHX 292011
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
311 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

TNC159-292021-
/O.CAN.KOHX.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-210629T2045Z/
Smith TN-
311 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3632 8629 3630 8627 3630 8624 3625 8612
      3624 8611 3623 8612 3620 8609 3619 8610
      3618 8609 3608 8611 3610 8635 3632 8632
      3631 8630 3632 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 107DEG 18KT 3618 8623 

$$

TNC189-292045-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-210629T2045Z/
Wilson TN-
311 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL WILSON COUNTY...

At 311 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lebanon, moving
west at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Lebanon, Watertown and Tuckers Crossroads. 

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 236 and 249.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3632 8629 3630 8627 3630 8624 3625 8612
      3624 8611 3623 8612 3620 8609 3619 8610
      3618 8609 3608 8611 3610 8635 3632 8632
      3631 8630 3632 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 107DEG 18KT 3618 8623 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Schaper
580 
WWUS54 KOHX 292032
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
332 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

TNC189-292042-
/O.CAN.KOHX.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-210629T2045Z/
Wilson TN-
332 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL WILSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3632 8629 3630 8627 3630 8624 3625 8612
      3624 8611 3623 8612 3620 8609 3619 8610
      3618 8609 3608 8611 3610 8635 3632 8632
      3631 8630 3632 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 109DEG 16KT 3621 8634 

$$

Schaper

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 7:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland39 min
Jun 29, 10:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMarshall34 min
Jun 29, 12:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXBedford32 min
Jun 29, 12:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWayne38 min
Jun 29, 12:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWayne13 min
Jun 29, 12:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLewis34 min
Jun 29, 1:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWayne36 min
Jun 29, 1:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lewis33 min
Jun 29, 1:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXPerry42 min
Jun 29, 2:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXPerry34 min
Jun 29, 2:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDickson32 min
Jun 29, 2:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWilson37 min
Jun 29, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHouston, Stewart39 min
Jun 29, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCheatham50 min
Jun 29, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXSumner53 min
Jun 29, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland45 min
Jun 29, 5:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXPutnam38 min
Jun 29, 5:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDeKalb31 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.