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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Nashville, TN

May 8, 20247 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this flash flood warning at May 8, 2024, 7:23 PM CDT for 7 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 3 hr. 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 8, 2024, 7:23 PM CDT (00:23 UTC)
Expired
May 8, 2024, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cannon County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN, White County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 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 nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 280 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2024-05-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1387 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2024-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 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
1387 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1252 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.5

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The text

As transmitted.

056 
WGUS54 KOHX 090023
FFWOHX
TNC015-035-041-141-175-177-185-090330-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FF.W.0013.240509T0023Z-240509T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
723 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Cannon County in middle Tennessee...
  Cumberland County in middle Tennessee...
  De Kalb County in middle Tennessee...
  Southern Putnam County in middle Tennessee...
  Van Buren County in middle Tennessee...
  Warren County in middle Tennessee...
  White County in middle Tennessee...

* Until 1030 PM CDT.

* At 723 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor draining and low-lying areas, as well as
           low water crossings.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Cookeville, McMinnville, Crossville, Sparta, Smithville, Spencer, 
  Fairfield Glade, Crab Orchard, Morrison, Pleasant Hill, Doyle, 
  Centertown, Viola, Virgin Falls State Natural Area, Bakers 
  Crossroads, Rock Island State Park, Hamptons Crossroads, Burgess 
  Falls State Park, Indian Rock Lake and Lake Tansi.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3607 8480 3599 8472 3591 8468 3583 8477
      3576 8492 3576 8527 3569 8530 3555 8546
      3551 8581 3560 8595 3566 8599 3566 8601
      3609 8589

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

LaRosa

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford45 min
May 8, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Rutherford, Warren39 min
May 8, 7:08 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Rutherford37 min
May 8, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb, Putnam, White47 min
May 8, 7:19 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatOHXSumner15 hr
May 8, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Marshall41 min
May 8, 7:24 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Warren, White36 min
May 8, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall46 min
May 8, 7:38 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford, Warren37 min
May 8, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam, White34 min
May 8, 7:46 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam29 min
May 8, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGrundy, Van Buren, Warren27 min
May 8, 7:50 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Giles, Marshall25 min
May 8, 7:56 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles34 min
May 8, 8:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXMontgomery, Robertson56 hr
May 8, 8:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Grundy, Marshall, Rutherford and 1 more3 hr
May 8, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Coffee, Grundy, Warren38 min
May 8, 8:09 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress36 min
May 8, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress32 min
May 8, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGrundy, Van Buren, Warren27 min
May 8, 8:19 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy, Warren26 min
May 8, 8:30 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXSumner, Trousdale, Wilson11 hr
May 8, 8:41 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy, Warren49 min
May 8, 9:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCannon, Coffee, Warren3 hr
May 8, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles32 min
May 8, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Stewart35 min
May 8, 10:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXClay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and 1 more8 hr
May 8, 10:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCumberland, DeKalb, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren and 1 more8 hr
May 8, 10:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCannon, Cheatham, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith and 2 more8 hr
May 8, 11:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Grundy, Rutherford, Van Buren and 1 more8 hr
May 8, 11:26 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson4 days
May 9, 12:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart5 hr
May 9, 12:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry36 min
May 9, 1:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXStewart27 min
May 9, 1:06 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Perry24 min
May 9, 1:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson30 min
May 9, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMacon, Robertson, Sumner33 min
May 9, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Maury, Williamson33 min
May 9, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart34 min
May 9, 1:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMacon, Smith, Trousdale47 min
May 9, 1:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson46 min
May 9, 2:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Jackson, Macon, Robertson, Smith and 3 more6 hr
May 9, 2:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Maury and 1 more25 min
May 9, 2:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCannon25 min
May 9, 3:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXBedford, Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury42 min
May 9, 3:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury37 min
May 9, 3:13 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Maury32 min
May 9, 3:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall25 min
May 9, 3:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCoffee, Grundy, Warren25 min
May 9, 4:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy, Warren26 min
May 9, 4:21 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXGrundy9 min
May 9, 4:58 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson66 hr
May 9, 5:05 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXCheatham11 hr
May 9, 5:15 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXStewart4 days
May 9, 6:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy and 8 more3 hr
May 9, 7:11 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson5 hr
May 9, 7:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXSumner, Trousdale, Wilson26 hr
May 9, 9:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXSumner3 hr
May 9, 9:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXRobertson3 hr
May 9, 10:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXMontgomery58 hr
May 9, 10:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXDavidson36 hr
May 9, 10:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXStewart60 hr
May 9, 10:25 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXCheatham39 hr
May 9, 10:25 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson49 hr
May 9, 10:25 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson44 hr
May 9, 10:25 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson11 hr
May 9, 10:25 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson48 hr
May 9, 10:25 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson47 hr
May 9, 1:24 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXWilliamson30 hr
May 9, 1:26 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson, Williamson33 hr
May 9, 1:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXMacon, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale12 hr
May 9, 1:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXRutherford12 hr
May 9, 2:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXWhite12 hr
May 9, 2:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXWarren12 hr

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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.