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Special Weather Statement, NWS Nashville, TN

May 21, 2022Perry County, Wayne County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this special weather statement at May 21, 2022, 10:10 PM CDT for Perry County, Wayne County, Tennessee. It was in force for 35 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 21, 2022, 10:10 PM CDT (03:10 UTC)
Expired: May 21, 2022, 10:45 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

Counties Perry County, TN, Wayne County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:11 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, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 142 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1385 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1660 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

608 
WWUS84 KOHX 220310
SPSOHX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1010 PM CDT Sat May 21 2022
 
TNZ024-056>058-093-220345-
Hickman TN-Wayne TN-Lewis TN-Humphreys TN-Perry TN-
1010 PM CDT Sat May 21 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of western Lewis, Wayne,
Perry, south central Humphreys and western Hickman Counties through
1045 PM CDT...

At 1010 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 11 miles northeast of Parsons to near Savannah.
Movement was northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Waynesboro, Linden, Collinwood, Clifton, Lobelville, Mousetail
Landing State Park, Pleasantville, Flatwoods, Bucksnort and Lutts.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 147 and 152.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
Middle Tennessee.

&&

LAT...LON 3548 8799 3553 8798 3562 8804 3566 8802
      3573 8803 3577 8799 3584 8796 3591 8757
      3506 8768 3507 8798 3529 8798 3530 8802
      3535 8801 3539 8802 3539 8799 3541 8797
      3543 8803 3545 8804
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 241DEG 25KT 3579 8800 3517 8817 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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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 21, 7:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Davidson, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Trousdale and 2 more	37 min
May 21, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Maury, Williamson	13 min
May 21, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Marshall, Maury	10 min
May 21, 7:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford, Williamson	50 min
May 21, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles, Lawrence	39 min
May 21, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Bedford, Coffee, Rutherford	49 min
May 21, 9:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Warren	40 min
May 21, 9:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Lawrence	48 min
May 21, 9:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Maury	36 min
May 21, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Lawrence	32 min
May 21, 10:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Giles, Lawrence	43 min
May 21, 10:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Hickman, Lewis, Wayne	40 min
May 21, 11:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cheatham, Robertson	27 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.