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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Nashville, TN

April 1, 20235 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 1, 2023, 1:02 AM CDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 28 min. 5 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 1, 2023, 1:02 AM CDT (06:02 UTC)
Expired
Apr 1, 2023, 1:30 AM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Bedford County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Williamson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:04 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 1, 1:16 AM CDTTORNADO4 Nw Chapel Hill, TNTHIS EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHAPEL HILL NEAR MOSS ROAD IN NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY. MOVING NORTHEAST, THE TORNADO BLEW DOWN SEVERE TREES AND CAUSED MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO HOMES ON THICK ROAD, EGYPT ROAD, SMILEY ROAD, AND BLACKWELL R
Apr 1, 1:19 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nne Chapel Hill, TN*** TORNADO POSSIBLE *** POWER LINES DOWN, CARPORT AND FENCING MANGLED, BUILDING DEBRIS IN ROAD ON BEASLEY RD NEAR TENNESSEE CENTRAL RD (TWITTER REPORT).
Apr 1, 1:20 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 N Chapel Hill, TNTWITTER REPORTS OF FIVE TRAIN CARS OVERTURNED ONE HALF MILE SOUTH OF NASHVILLE HWY AND THICK ROAD INTERSECTION. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Apr 1, 1:25 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Se Eagleville, TNSEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR 10800 BLOCK OF BUNKER HILL ROAD IN ROCKVALE, TN.
Apr 1, 1:31 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 Ese Eagleville, TN*** TORNADO POSSIBLE *** HOUSE DAMAGE...80% OF ROOF IS GONE (TWITTER REPORT).

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 31, 11:59 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 54 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 00:00Z on 2023-04-01Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2023-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 388 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1143 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
388 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
532 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

045 
WFUS54 KOHX 010602
TOROHX
TNC003-117-119-149-187-010630-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0013.230401T0602Z-230401T0630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
102 AM CDT Sat Apr 1 2023

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Marshall County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Rutherford County in Middle Tennessee...
  East central Maury County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southeastern Williamson County in Middle Tennessee...
  Northwestern Bedford County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 130 AM CDT.
    
* At 101 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Columbia, moving east at 55 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...
  Spring Hill around 110 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Rover,
I-65 East Of Columbia, Eagleville, Unionville, Chapel Hill and
Rockvale.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 42 and 53.
 Interstate 840 near mile marker 50.

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 3557 8697 3571 8700 3587 8651 3562 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 0601Z 251DEG 55KT 3563 8697 

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

$$

Whitehead
1 follow-up statement
837 
WWUS54 KOHX 010620
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
120 AM CDT Sat Apr 1 2023

TNC119-010630-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230401T0630Z/
Maury TN-
120 AM CDT Sat Apr 1 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MAURY 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 700 AM CDT for Middle
Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3570 8679 3571 8678 3571 8679 3578 8678
      3587 8651 3562 8640 3559 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0620Z 251DEG 55KT 3573 8663 

$$

TNC003-117-149-187-010630-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230401T0630Z/
Marshall TN-Rutherford TN-Williamson TN-Bedford TN-
120 AM CDT Sat Apr 1 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL...SOUTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD...SOUTHEASTERN
WILLIAMSON AND NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD COUNTIES...
    
At 120 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 15 miles southwest of Murfreesboro, moving east at 65
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
northeastern Marshall, southwestern Rutherford, southeastern
Williamson and northwestern Bedford Counties, including the following
locations... Rover, Eagleville, Unionville, Chapel Hill and Rockvale.

This includes Interstate 840 near mile marker 50.
 
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 3570 8679 3571 8678 3571 8679 3578 8678
      3587 8651 3562 8640 3559 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0620Z 251DEG 55KT 3573 8663 

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

$$

Whitehead

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne26 min
Mar 31, 10:24 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOHXHouston, Stewart36 min
Mar 31, 10:33 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHouston, Humphreys27 min
Mar 31, 10:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Stewart36 min
Mar 31, 10:56 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery34 min
Mar 31, 11:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson40 min
Mar 31, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Robertson and 1 more35 min
Mar 31, 11:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys33 min
Mar 31, 11:41 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOHXPerry, Wayne34 min
Mar 31, 11:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson36 min
Mar 31, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson34 min
Apr 1, 12:01 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson16 min
Apr 1, 12:06 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatOHXLawrence, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Wayne39 min
Apr 1, 12:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLawrence, Lewis, Perry, Wayne33 min
Apr 1, 12:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXLawrence, Lewis, Perry, Wayne3 hr
Apr 1, 12:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMacon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson45 min
Apr 1, 12:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXDavidson, Sumner, Wilson43 min
Apr 1, 12:32 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatOHXLewis, Maury43 min
Apr 1, 12:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLewis, Marshall, Maury, Williamson43 min
Apr 1, 12:55 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon18 min
Apr 1, 1:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Smith, Sumner and 2 more52 min
Apr 1, 1:12 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale, Wilson33 min
Apr 1, 1:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson45 min
Apr 1, 1:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Coffee, Giles, Marshall, Maury36 min
Apr 1, 1:28 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOHXBedford, Cannon, Rutherford32 min
Apr 1, 1:45 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Coffee, Grundy, Warren14 min
Apr 1, 1:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Overton, Pickett17 min
Apr 1, 1:52 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCannon, DeKalb, Rutherford23 min
Apr 1, 2:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb, Putnam, White31 min
Apr 1, 2:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Giles, Marshall26 min
Apr 1, 2:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren38 min
Apr 1, 2:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam, White38 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.