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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Nashville, TN

May 9, 20215 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2021, 7:07 PM CDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 18 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
May 9, 2021, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2021, 7:25 PM CDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bedford County, TN, Giles County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 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

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 239 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2021-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 436 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2021-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 114 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
436 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1408 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.9

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The text

As transmitted.

622 
WUUS54 KOHX 100007
SVROHX
TNC003-055-099-117-119-100045-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0084.210510T0007Z-210510T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
707 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Marshall County in Middle Tennessee...
  Northeastern Lawrence County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Maury County in Middle Tennessee...
  Giles County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Bedford County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 707 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
  of Lawrenceburg, moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Lewisburg, Lawrenceburg, Pulaski, Summertown, Cornersville,
  Ethridge, Lynnville, Belfast and Frankewing.

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 9 and 33.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3518 8746 3545 8731 3545 8730 3546 8729
      3546 8655 3536 8655 3537 8660 3533 8660
      3531 8668 3525 8675 3526 8683 3512 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 273DEG 54KT 3533 8724 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Schaper
2 follow-up statements
123 
WWUS54 KOHX 100019
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
719 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

TNC099-100028-
/O.CAN.KOHX.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210510T0045Z/
Lawrence TN-
719 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE 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 3515 8719 3546 8719 3546 8655 3536 8655
      3537 8660 3533 8660 3531 8668 3525 8675
      3526 8683 3512 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 273DEG 54KT 3532 8703 

$$

TNC003-055-117-119-100045-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210510T0045Z/
Marshall TN-Maury TN-Giles TN-Bedford TN-
719 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN MARSHALL...SOUTH CENTRAL MAURY...GILES AND SOUTHWESTERN
BEDFORD COUNTIES...

At 718 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Pulaski, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Lewisburg, Pulaski, Cornersville, Lynnville, Belfast, Goodspring and
Frankewing.

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 9 and 33.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3515 8719 3546 8719 3546 8655 3536 8655
      3537 8660 3533 8660 3531 8668 3525 8675
      3526 8683 3512 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 273DEG 54KT 3532 8703 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Schaper
885 
WWUS54 KOHX 100025
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
725 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

TNC003-055-117-119-100035-
/O.CAN.KOHX.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210510T0045Z/
Marshall TN-Maury TN-Giles TN-Bedford TN-
725 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MARSHALL...SOUTH
CENTRAL MAURY...GILES AND SOUTHWESTERN BEDFORD COUNTIES 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 3515 8719 3546 8719 3546 8655 3536 8655
      3537 8660 3533 8660 3531 8668 3525 8675
      3526 8683 3512 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 273DEG 54KT 3531 8690 

$$

Schaper

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXRutherford, Williamson40 min
May 9, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXRutherford, Williamson11 min
May 9, 8:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland, White43 min
May 9, 8:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWarren39 min
May 9, 8:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXGrundy32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.