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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 158, NWS Nashville, TN

December 11, 2021Lewis County, Perry County, Wayne County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 11, 2021, 3:48 AM CST for Lewis County, Perry County, Wayne County, Tennessee. It was in force for 42 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
Dec 11, 2021, 3:48 AM CST (09:48 UTC)
Expired
Dec 11, 2021, 4:30 AM CST
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lewis County, TN, Perry County, TN, Wayne County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 10, 6:21 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC10 hr
Dec 10, 10:44 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Dec 11, 3:41 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 2021-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 182 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 391 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
182 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-168 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
593 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
391 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
370 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

832 
WUUS54 KOHX 110948
SVROHX
TNC101-135-181-111030-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0158.211211T0948Z-211211T1030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
348 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Lewis County in Middle Tennessee...
  Northern Wayne County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southern Perry County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 430 AM CST.

* At 348 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
  of Olive Hill, or 12 miles west of Waynesboro, moving east at 50
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Hohenwald, Clifton and Flatwoods. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CST for Middle
Tennessee. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1100 AM CST
for Middle Tennessee.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CST for Middle
Tennessee. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1100 AM CST
for Middle Tennessee.

&&

LAT...LON 3546 8804 3548 8801 3548 8799 3551 8798
      3558 8788 3561 8757 3546 8745 3527 8798
      3529 8798 3530 8802 3533 8802 3535 8801
      3536 8802 3539 8802 3539 8799 3541 8797
      3543 8803
TIME...MOT...LOC 0948Z 249DEG 45KT 3537 8797 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 11:29 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedOHXStewart46 min
Dec 11, 12:03 AM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatOHXMontgomery, Stewart16 min
Dec 11, 12:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Stewart41 min
Dec 11, 1:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXStewart21 min
Dec 11, 1:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lewis, Montgomery and 2 more73 min
Dec 11, 2:03 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXHouston, Humphreys, Stewart27 min
Dec 11, 2:07 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry38 min
Dec 11, 2:23 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart37 min
Dec 11, 2:38 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys37 min
Dec 11, 2:39 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Montgomery14 min
Dec 11, 2:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Maury and 5 more58 min
Dec 11, 2:58 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Williamson32 min
Dec 11, 2:59 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDavidson, Williamson31 min
Dec 11, 3:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Hickman, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, Robertson and 5 more41 min
Dec 11, 3:21 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDavidson, Sumner, Wilson39 min
Dec 11, 3:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson and 1 more46 min
Dec 11, 3:33 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDavidson, Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson42 min
Dec 11, 3:46 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXClay, Macon, Sumner, Trousdale44 min
Dec 11, 3:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXClay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Putnam, Smith and 3 more17 min
Dec 11, 3:56 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXLewis, Perry, Wayne13 min
Dec 11, 4:07 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Smith, Trousdale38 min
Dec 11, 4:11 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXClay, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett and 4 more34 min
Dec 11, 4:33 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXClay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett42 min
Dec 11, 5:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury29 min
Dec 11, 5:21 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXOverton, Putnam27 min
Dec 11, 5:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Wayne36 min
Dec 11, 5:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury34 min
Dec 11, 6:13 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXGiles15 min
Dec 11, 6:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Coffee, Grundy, Warren32 min
Dec 11, 7:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy38 min
Dec 11, 7:35 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXGrundy25 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.