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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Nashville, TN

February 16, 2023Cumberland County, Putnam County, White County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 16, 2023, 6:16 PM CST for Cumberland County, Putnam County, White County, Tennessee. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 16, 2023, 6:16 PM CST (00:16 UTC)
Expired: Feb 16, 2023, 6:45 PM CST
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cumberland County, TN, Putnam County, TN, White County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 16, 12:00 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 116 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: 187 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 721 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 230 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 256 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 1.6

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 16, 5:45 PM CST, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 5:45 PM CST, 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 12:52 PM CST, 5 hours 24 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1252 PM CST Thu Feb 16 2023

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-171000-
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-
1252 PM CST Thu Feb 16 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Middle Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Strong to severe storms will be possible through early evening
hours tonight. Strong to damaging wind gusts will be the primary
threat, but isolated tornadoes, large hail, as well as heavy rain
leading to flooding will also be possible. The threat of severe
weather will come to an end with the passing of a cold front this
evening.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

Spotter Thunderstorm Reporting Criteria...
Tornado
Funnel Cloud
Flooding
Hail >= 1/2 Inch
Winds > 50 MPH(Measured)
Structural Damage
Trees or Power Lines Down

12/JB Wright

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:19 PM CST, 3 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
219 PM CST THU FEB 16 2023

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

0140 PM     HAIL             6 S WAVERLY             36.00N 87.77W
02/16/2023  E1.50 INCH       HUMPHREYS          TN   PUBLIC

            TWITTER PHOTO SHOWED PING PONG BALL SIZE
            HAIL NEAR HURRICANE MILLS.

&&

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:20 PM CST, 3 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
220 PM CST THU FEB 16 2023

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

1155 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 NNE DOVER             36.53N 87.82W
02/16/2023                   STEWART            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAYCARE EVACUATED AT 119 ROBERTSON HILL ROAD
            DUE TO FLOODING APPROACHING BUILDING.

1216 PM     FLASH FLOOD      6 SW DOVER              36.41N 87.92W
02/16/2023                   STEWART            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            UPPER STANDING ROCK ROAD CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING.

1226 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 WNW DOVER             36.51N 87.95W
02/16/2023  M3.28 INCH       STEWART            TN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION STHT1 DOVER STILLY HOLLOW.

0140 PM     HAIL             6 S WAVERLY             36.00N 87.77W
02/16/2023  E1.50 INCH       HUMPHREYS          TN   PUBLIC

            TWITTER PHOTO SHOWED PING PONG BALL SIZE
            HAIL NEAR HURRICANE MILLS.

0140 PM     HAIL             5 S WAVERLY             36.02N 87.77W
02/16/2023  E1.00 INCH       HUMPHREYS          TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FACEBOOK PHOTO SHOWED QUARTER SIZE HAIL
            SOUTH OF WAVERLY.

0153 PM     HAIL             3 SE MCEWEN             36.07N 87.61W
02/16/2023  E1.50 INCH       HUMPHREYS          TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON
            HURRICANE CREEK ROAD.

&&

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Feb 16, 3:32 PM CST, 2 hours 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
332 PM CST THU FEB 16 2023

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

0330 PM     LIGHTNING        HERMITAGE               36.20N 86.62W
02/16/2023                   DAVIDSON           TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND ON FIRE IN
            HERMITAGE. FIRE DEPT RESPONDING.

&&

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Feb 16, 4:41 PM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
441 PM CST THU FEB 16 2023

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

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 W LAWRENCEBURG        35.25N 87.46W
02/16/2023                   LAWRENCE           TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO HOMES AND TREES DOWN NEAR NORTH
            BRADLEY RD AND MT LEBANON RD. POSSIBLE
            TORNADO.

0354 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ETHRIDGE                35.32N 87.30W
02/16/2023                   LAWRENCE           TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND TREES DOWN IN AND
            AROUND ETHRIDGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

&&

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Feb 16, 4:47 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
447 PM CST THU FEB 16 2023

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

0430 PM     HAIL             2 N COLLEGE GROVE       35.84N 86.66W
02/16/2023  E1.50 INCH       WILLIAMSON         TN   PUBLIC

            SPIKY PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL REPORT NEAR
            TRIUNE VIA TWITTER.

&&

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Feb 16, 5:57 PM CST, 19 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
Feb 16, 6:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Van Buren, Warren	35 min
Feb 16, 6:58 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cumberland	47 min
Feb 16, 11:16 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Putnam, White	3 hr
Feb 16, 11:53 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Bedford	7 hr
Feb 17, 2:17 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	White	3 hr
Feb 17, 6:40 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Giles	23 hr
Feb 17, 6:45 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Lawrence	12 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2023 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023

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.