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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN

May 6, 20214 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at May 6, 2021, 4:35 PM CDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 40 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 6, 2021, 4:35 PM CDT (21:35 UTC)
Expired
May 6, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN

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

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 2021-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -90 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1719 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 6, 2:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 2:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Nashville TN
213 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021

.DISCUSSION...

Convection beginning to take place upstream across the Mo bootheel
northeastward along the Ohio River. Latest Hrrr data has the
activity reaching our far northwestern corner around 3-4 pm. A svr
tstm watch is now in effect to our west. Severe wx parameters do
indeed look better across that area and not as favorable here.
Therefore, it looks as though the severe weather potential in our
western areas will largely be momentum dependent. That said, recent
storm history upstream will be key. So far, no reports of wind or
hail but a few warnings have been issued across the bootheel. For
our area, wind and hail are the primary threats for primarily those
areas west of i-65. The weakening convection will end across our
Plateau by 10pm - midnight.

Moving on, Friday is looking partly cloudy and nice with highs 65 to
70. Conditions will begin to change on Saturday as a warm front
begins to work northward. Low shower chances will return early
Saturday and continue into Saturday night. On Sunday, the warm front
will be north of the mid state and destabilization will be on the
increase. A cold frontal passage is expected Sunday evening. Prior
to this, frontal and pre frontal forcing will attempt to tap into
the instability and increasing shear. Another round of severe storms
will be possible. Note however that at this time we are not
outlooked. That will likely change to at least a marginal as we
approach Sunday.

For our near term temps, below normal values are expected. However,
we will be close to the normal, upper 70s highs, on Sunday, in
advance of that boundary.

In the ext fcst, after the fropa on Sunday evening, temperatures
will cool down to 7-10 degrees below normal for the entire week. The
subtropical jet will become active and send an inverted sfc trough
our way by Wednesday. So the week as a whole will be on the
unsettled side with low shower chances, except somewhat higher
chances for Wednesday.

Qpf amounts are not looking too bad. Looks like 1 to 1 1/2 inches
over the next 7 days.

&&

.AVIATION...
12Z TAF DISCUSSION.

VFR conditions through the first half of the day. -SHRA/-TSRA
will move through the area beginning with CKV as early as 20Z and
end with CSV by 05Z. Periods of decreased vis/cigs will
be possible if shower/storm passes directly over a terminal.

Winds will become predominantly W/NW by this afternoon and
continue through the remainder of the TAF period.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Nashville      46  70  51  65  56 /  70   0  20  40  20
Clarksville    44  69  50  64  55 /  30   0  30  50  40
Crossville     42  62  46  58  50 /  30   0  20  40  20
Columbia       44  71  50  68  57 /  60   0  20  40  10
Lawrenceburg   45  70  50  70  57 /  60   0  20  30  10
Waverly        45  69  51  66  56 /  40   0  30  50  30

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

DISCUSSION......21
AVIATION........08
Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 5:09 AM CDT, 11 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Nashville TN
509 AM CDT Thu May 6 2021

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-071015-
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-
509 AM CDT Thu May 6 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Middle Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon
into this evening mainly across our northwestern counties. Main
concerns are damaging wind gusts and small hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may 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

Special weather statement, May 6, 3:44 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
344 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021

TNZ005-006-023-062130-
Stewart TN-Montgomery TN-Houston TN-
344 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...STEWART
AND NORTHWESTERN HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

At 342 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles south of Land Between The Lakes Area
to 6 miles southwest of McKenzie. Movement was east at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Dover, Tennessee Ridge, Big Rock, Land Between The Lakes, Houston
County Airport and Indian Mound.

LAT...LON 3666 8785 3663 8785 3664 8755 3623 8786
      3624 8794 3631 8796 3645 8806 3649 8806
      3652 8804 3656 8803 3668 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 267DEG 36KT 3670 8813 3607 8860

10
Special weather statement, May 6, 4:18 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
418 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021

TNZ005-006-023>026-062200-
Stewart TN-Dickson TN-Humphreys TN-Cheatham TN-Montgomery TN-
Houston TN-
418 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DICKSON...SOUTHWESTERN
MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN STEWART...NORTHWESTERN CHEATHAM...HOUSTON
AND HUMPHREYS COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT...

At 417 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Tennessee Ridge to near New Johnsonville.
Movement was east at 30 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Dickson, Waverly, Camden, Erin, New Johnsonville, McEwen, Tennessee
Ridge, Hurricane Mills, Charlotte, Vanleer, Cumberland City, Slayden
and Cheatham Dam.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 138 and 148, between
mile markers 159 and 160, and between mile markers 164 and 165.

LAT...LON 3600 8800 3603 8800 3613 8792 3617 8792
      3621 8794 3638 8782 3637 8715 3610 8732
      3599 8747 3599 8753 3597 8753 3595 8756
      3595 8761 3592 8765 3591 8770 3584 8772
      3587 8794 3594 8793 3595 8801 3597 8802
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 277DEG 27KT 3638 8775 3597 8805

10
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 6, 3:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXStewart46 min
May 6, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Stewart26 min
May 6, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDickson, Houston, Humphreys42 min
May 6, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart33 min
May 6, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery and 3 more31 min
May 6, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Robertson, Sumner34 min
May 6, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 2 more40 min
May 6, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Rutherford, Smith and 4 more36 min
May 6, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMacon, Sumner, Trousdale31 min
May 6, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson and 1 more33 min
May 6, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford and 1 more45 min
May 6, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMacon, Trousdale45 min
May 6, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Jackson, Putnam, Rutherford and 4 more47 min
May 6, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Grundy, Rutherford, Warren48 min
May 6, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Putnam and 3 more47 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.