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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN

May 4, 2021Giles County, Lawrence County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at May 4, 2021, 6:28 AM CDT for Giles County, Lawrence County, Tennessee. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 4, 2021, 6:28 AM CDT (11:28 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2021, 7:15 AM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN

Counties Giles County, TN, Lawrence County, TN

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 4, 2:41 AM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 2:41 AM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 5:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Nashville TN
500 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-051000-
Stewart-Montgomery-Robertson-Sumner-Macon-Clay-Pickett-Houston-
Humphreys-Dickson-Cheatham-Davidson-Wilson-Trousdale-Smith-Jackson-
Putnam-Overton-Fentress-Perry-Hickman-Lewis-Williamson-Maury-
Marshall-Rutherford-Cannon-De Kalb-White-Cumberland-Bedford-Coffee-
Warren-Grundy-Van Buren-Wayne-Lawrence-Giles-
500 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Middle Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Two rounds of severe weather will be possible today. The first will
occur early this morning through mid-morning as a line of strong to
severe t'storms moves through the area. The second round of strong
to severe t'storms is expect late this afternoon into this evening.
Damaging winds and localized flooding due to heavy rainfall will be
the main concerns with both rounds. Small hail and an isolated
tornado or two cannot be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed. Please relay any
information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following
all local, state, and CDC guidelines.

09

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 4, 3:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 4, 5:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
501 AM CDT TUE MAY 04 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0447 AM     TSTM WND DMG     DOVER                   36.48N  87.84W
05/04/2021                   STEWART            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES ACROSS STEWART
            COUNTY

&&

EVENT NUMBER OHX2100446

SCHAPER

Special weather statement, May 4, 5:43 AM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 4, 6:00 AM CDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 4, 6:23 AM CDT, 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 4, 6:28 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 9:22 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Hickman	11 hr
May 3, 11:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Sumner	40 min
May 3, 11:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Jackson, Macon, Trousdale	34 min
May 4, 12:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Jackson, Macon, Trousdale	35 min
May 4, 12:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Jackson, Macon	47 min
May 4, 1:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cumberland	43 min
May 4, 1:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Overton	26 min
May 4, 1:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Macon	51 min
May 4, 2:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Pickett	45 min
May 4, 2:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cumberland	23 min
May 4, 3:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Clay	29 min
May 4, 3:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, Overton, Pickett	38 min
May 4, 4:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Houston, Humphreys, Stewart	48 min
May 4, 4:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart	55 min
May 4, 5:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry	58 min
May 4, 5:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson, Sumner	51 min
May 4, 5:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Lewis, Perry	47 min
May 4, 5:56 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Davidson, Robertson, Sumner	34 min
May 4, 6:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Hickman	30 min
May 4, 6:10 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Robertson, Sumner	22 min
May 4, 6:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson	44 min
May 4, 6:21 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson	24 min
May 4, 6:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Maury, Williamson	37 min
May 4, 6:42 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale	33 min
May 4, 6:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Putnam, Smith and 2 more	38 min
May 4, 6:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cannon, Rutherford	31 min
May 4, 7:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Bedford, Giles, Marshall	29 min
May 4, 7:11 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Jackson, Smith	34 min
May 4, 7:27 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	DeKalb, Putnam, Smith	33 min
May 4, 7:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett and 2 more	46 min
May 4, 7:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Rutherford, Warren	40 min
May 4, 7:48 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	DeKalb, Putnam, White	27 min
May 4, 7:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren and 1 more	37 min
May 4, 8:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, White	40 min
May 4, 8:07 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Cumberland, White	23 min
May 4, 8:24 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Cumberland, White	11 min
May 4, 8:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Clay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett	2 hr
May 4, 9:32 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Perry	21 hr

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.