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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Nashville, TN

June 11, 2023Lawrence County, Wayne County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2023, 7:05 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Wayne County, Tennessee. It was in force for 25 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: Jun 11, 2023, 7:05 PM CDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired: Jun 11, 2023, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Lawrence County, TN, Wayne County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 11, 2:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 141 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: 119 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 845 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

854 
WFUS54 KOHX 120005
TOROHX
TNC099-181-120030-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0021.230612T0005Z-230612T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
705 PM CDT Sun Jun 11 2023

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Wayne County in Middle Tennessee...
  West central Lawrence County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 730 PM CDT.
    
* At 705 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Waynesboro, moving southeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Waynesboro and Collinwood. 

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 3526 8790 3542 8781 3531 8744 3504 8762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 297DEG 26KT 3527 8781 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Clements

1 follow-up statement

700 
WWUS54 KOHX 120020
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
720 PM CDT Sun Jun 11 2023

TNC099-181-120030-
/O.EXP.KOHX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230612T0030Z/
Wayne TN-Lawrence TN-
720 PM CDT Sun Jun 11 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN WAYNE AND WEST CENTRAL LAWRENCE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 3526 8790 3542 8781 3531 8744 3504 8762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 297DEG 26KT 3522 8769 

$$

Clements

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 11, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles, Lawrence	26 min
Jun 11, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Coffee	21 min
Jun 11, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles, Lawrence, Marshall	35 min
Jun 11, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cumberland	31 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.