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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Nashville, TN

April 13, 2022Rutherford County, Williamson County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 13, 2022, 7:54 PM CDT for Rutherford County, Williamson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 36 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 13, 2022, 7:54 PM CDT (00:54 UTC)
Expired: Apr 13, 2022, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Rutherford County, TN, Williamson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 13, 8:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Murfreesboro, TN	TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED IN DOWNTOWN MURFREESBORO. A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE ON EAST VINE STREET.
Apr 13, 8:18 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ese Murfreesboro, TN	REPORT FROM MPING: TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF.
Apr 13, 8:20 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Ene Murfreesboro, TN	TREE DAMAGE NEAR HALLS HILL RD. AND RUTHERFORD BLVD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 13, 5:01 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 39 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: 118 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1862 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 246 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 324 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

565 
WFUS54 KOHX 140054
TOROHX
TNC149-187-140130-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0004.220414T0054Z-220414T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
754 PM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Rutherford County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southeastern Williamson County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 830 PM CDT.
    
* At 754 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 10 miles east of Thompson's Station, or 12 miles
  southeast of Franklin, moving east at 60 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...
  Murfreesboro around 810 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Christiana, Eagleville, Triune and Rockvale.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 24 between mile markers 76 and 91.
 Interstate 840 between mile markers 34 and 51.

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 3573 8679 3585 8678 3590 8620 3569 8624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 272DEG 50KT 3579 8671 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Schaper

2 follow-up statements

916 
WWUS54 KOHX 140105
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
805 PM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022

TNC187-140115-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220414T0130Z/
Williamson TN-
805 PM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for Middle
Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3590 8620 3578 8622 3578 8661 3587 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 272DEG 50KT 3578 8651 

$$

TNC149-140130-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220414T0130Z/
Rutherford TN-
805 PM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
RUTHERFORD COUNTY...
    
At 805 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Murfreesboro, moving east at 60 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...
  Murfreesboro around 810 PM CDT.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 24 between mile markers 76 and 83.
 Interstate 840 between mile markers 46 and 52.

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 3590 8620 3578 8622 3578 8661 3587 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 272DEG 50KT 3578 8651 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Schaper

891 
WWUS54 KOHX 140118
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
818 PM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022

TNC149-140130-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220414T0130Z/
Rutherford TN-
818 PM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY...
    
At 817 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Murfreesboro, moving east at 45 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Rutherford County.

This includes Interstate 24 between mile markers 81 and 83.
 
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 3590 8620 3578 8622 3578 8641 3588 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 268DEG 41KT 3585 8634 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Schaper

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 13, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Sumner and 1 more	44 min
Apr 13, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OHX	Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury	41 min
Apr 13, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OHX	Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner and 3 more	38 min
Apr 13, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Giles, Marshall, Maury and 2 more	36 min
Apr 13, 8:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OHX	Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Putnam and 4 more	36 min
Apr 13, 8:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Warren	34 min
Apr 13, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Rutherford and 4 more	33 min
Apr 13, 8:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Coffee	19 min
Apr 13, 8:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OHX	Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett and 2 more	37 min
Apr 13, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OHX	Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren and 1 more	35 min
Apr 13, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Van Buren and 1 more	35 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.