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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2021, 7:39 PM CDT for Houston County, Montgomery County, Stewart County, Tennessee. It was in force for 24 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
- Apr 28, 2021, 7:39 PM CDT (00:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2021, 8:03 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Houston County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Stewart County, TN
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 108 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 389 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 925 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted.
547
WFUS54 KOHX 290039
TOROHX
TNC083-125-161-290115-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0018.210429T0039Z-210429T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
739 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Montgomery County in Middle Tennessee...
Southeastern Stewart County in Middle Tennessee...
Northeastern Houston County in Middle Tennessee...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 739 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Dover, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Dover around 750 PM CDT.
Tennessee Ridge around 800 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Cumberland City, Indian Mound and Palmyra.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3636 8795 3646 8795 3654 8761 3645 8745
3632 8758
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 265DEG 23KT 3639 8790
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
131 follow-up statement
340
WWUS54 KOHX 290103
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
803 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
TNC083-125-161-290113-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210429T0115Z/
Montgomery TN-Stewart TN-Houston TN-
803 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN
STEWART AND NORTHEASTERN HOUSTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Nashville.
LAT...LON 3636 8795 3646 8795 3654 8761 3645 8745
3632 8758
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 265DEG 23KT 3640 8771
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Houston, Stewart | 36 min |
| Apr 29, 7:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Hickman | 26 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.