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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Nashville, TN

March 16, 2021Lawrence County, Wayne County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 16, 2021, 2:20 AM CDT for Lawrence County, Wayne County, Tennessee. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report 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 16, 2021, 2:20 AM CDT (07:20 UTC)
Expired
Mar 16, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lawrence County, TN, Wayne County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Mar 16, 2:40 AM CDTHAIL 11 S St. Joseph, TN

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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 148 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 2021-03-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 66 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 2021-03-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 162 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
66 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
679 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

859 
WUUS54 KOHX 160720
SVROHX
TNC099-181-160800-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0013.210316T0720Z-210316T0800Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
220 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Wayne County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southern Lawrence County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 300 AM CDT.

* At 219 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
  Underwood-Petersville, or 12 miles north of Florence, moving east
  at 40 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...
  Lawrenceburg, Loretto, St. Joseph, Leoma, Westpoint, Iron City and
  Cypress Inn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3501 8784 3510 8786 3531 8731 3500 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0719Z 259DEG 34KT 3500 8774 

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

Whitehead
2 follow-up statements
543 
WWUS54 KOHX 160738
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
238 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

TNC181-160747-
/O.CAN.KOHX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210316T0800Z/
Wayne TN-
238 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE 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 3501 8761 3503 8761 3504 8758 3505 8758
      3506 8759 3514 8759 3515 8758 3516 8758
      3522 8730 3500 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0737Z 257DEG 41KT 3503 8752 

$$

TNC099-160800-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210316T0800Z/
Lawrence TN-
238 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY...

At 237 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Loretto, or 16
miles northeast of Florence, moving east at 45 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...
Lawrenceburg, Loretto, St. Joseph, Leoma, Westpoint and Iron City. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3501 8761 3503 8761 3504 8758 3505 8758
      3506 8759 3514 8759 3515 8758 3516 8758
      3522 8730 3500 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0737Z 257DEG 41KT 3503 8752 

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

Whitehead
351 
WWUS54 KOHX 160756
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
256 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

TNC099-160805-
/O.EXP.KOHX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210316T0800Z/
Lawrence TN-
256 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 300 AM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3501 8761 3503 8761 3504 8758 3505 8758
      3506 8759 3514 8759 3515 8758 3516 8758
      3522 8730 3500 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0755Z 259DEG 34KT 3506 8734 

$$

Whitehead

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 1:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWayne43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.