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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2024, 4:18 PM CDT for Lewis County, Perry County, Wayne County, Tennessee. It was in force for 27 min. 6 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
- May 8, 2024, 4:18 PM CDT (21:18 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2024, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Lewis County, TN, Perry County, TN, Wayne County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 4:24 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 9 S Linden, TN | Trees and powerlines down. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 8, 4:36 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 Se Hohenwald, TN | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). |
| May 8, 4:43 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Se Hohenwald, TN | Estimated golf ball size hail. |
| May 8, 4:43 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Hohenwald, TN | |
| May 8, 4:44 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 2 Se Hohenwald, TN | Estimated 1.5 inch hail. |
| May 8, 4:54 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Se Hohenwald, TN | Estimated golf ball size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 113 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2219 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 640 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 7.6
The text
As transmitted.
779
WFUS54 KOHX 082118
TOROHX
TNC101-135-181-082145-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0013.240508T2118Z-240508T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
418 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Western Lewis County in Middle Tennessee...
Northeastern Wayne County in Middle Tennessee...
Southeastern Perry County in Middle Tennessee...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 417 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles north of Waynesboro, moving northeast at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball 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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Hohenwald around 435 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Flatwoods.
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 3563 8768 3561 8765 3562 8763 3562 8762
3563 8762 3564 8760 3557 8749 3546 8744
3546 8745 3543 8745 3533 8783 3548 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 241DEG 29KT 3545 8780
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
$$
101 follow-up statement
085
WWUS54 KOHX 082129
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
429 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024
TNC101-135-181-082145-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240508T2145Z/
Lewis TN-Wayne TN-Perry TN-
429 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
LEWIS...NORTHEASTERN WAYNE AND SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTIES...
At 428 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of Hohenwald, moving northeast at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Hohenwald around 435 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3563 8768 3561 8765 3562 8763 3562 8762
3563 8762 3564 8760 3557 8749 3546 8744
3546 8745 3543 8745 3539 8770 3552 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 241DEG 29KT 3550 8770
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
$$
10The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 3:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Stewart | 23 min |
| May 8, 3:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Stewart | 47 min |
| May 8, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Stewart | 19 min |
| May 8, 5:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Montgomery | 30 min |
| May 8, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 33 min |
| May 8, 5:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart | 3 hr |
| May 8, 5:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 35 min |
| May 8, 6:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Sumner | 33 min |
| May 8, 6:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Clay, Macon | 33 min |
| May 8, 7:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett | 50 min |
| May 8, 7:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Sumner | 28 min |
| May 8, 7:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Overton | 37 min |
| May 8, 7:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale | 3 hr |
| May 8, 7:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Fentress, Overton, Pickett | 51 min |
| May 8, 7:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Smith, Trousdale, Wilson | 33 min |
| May 8, 8:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Stewart | 3 hr |
| May 8, 8:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale | 3 hr |
| May 8, 8:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Smith, Wilson | 3 hr |
| May 8, 8:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland, Putnam | 46 min |
| May 8, 9:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Jackson, Overton, Putnam | 3 hr |
| May 8, 10:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Smith, Wilson | 3 hr |
| May 8, 10:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Jackson, Overton, Putnam | 3 hr |
| May 8, 11:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale | 3 hr |
| May 8, 1:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Montgomery | 26 min |
| May 8, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Montgomery | 31 min |
| May 8, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Montgomery, Robertson | 47 min |
| May 8, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham | 29 min |
| May 8, 2:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Montgomery | 24 min |
| May 8, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson | 35 min |
| May 8, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Montgomery, Robertson | 48 min |
| May 8, 2:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner | 3 hr |
| May 8, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Stewart | 49 min |
| May 8, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 28 min |
| May 8, 3:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Robertson | 36 min |
| May 8, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Stewart | 47 min |
| May 8, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 40 min |
| May 8, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 23 min |
| May 8, 3:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Stewart | 30 min |
| May 8, 3:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Stewart | 3 hr |
| May 8, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 38 min |
| May 8, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Houston, Stewart | 51 min |
| May 8, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 34 min |
| May 8, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Sumner | 47 min |
| May 8, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 46 min |
| May 8, 4:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Houston, Stewart | 24 min |
| May 8, 4:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Houston, Montgomery, Stewart | 3 hr |
| May 8, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 46 min |
| May 8, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery | 45 min |
| May 8, 4:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| May 8, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson | 38 min |
| May 8, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury | 33 min |
| May 8, 4:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Humphreys and 7 more | 3 hr |
| May 8, 4:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Montgomery | 10 min |
| May 8, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Robertson | 30 min |
| May 8, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 37 min |
| May 8, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lewis, Maury | 35 min |
| May 8, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson | 46 min |
| May 8, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 37 min |
| May 8, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Robertson, Sumner | 12 min |
| May 8, 5:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Macon, Montgomery, Robertson, Smith and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson | 42 min |
| May 8, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 36 min |
| May 8, 5:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson | 34 min |
| May 8, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 33 min |
| May 8, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson | 35 min |
| May 8, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 34 min |
| May 8, 6:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Marshall, Rutherford and 3 more | 3 hr |
| May 8, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Jackson, Putnam, Smith, Trousdale, Wilson | 34 min |
| May 8, 6:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Smith, Trousdale, Wilson | 33 min |
| May 8, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford | 39 min |
| May 8, 6:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon and 4 more | 3 hr |
| May 8, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Putnam, Smith | 30 min |
| May 8, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Putnam, Smith, Warren, White, Wilson | 40 min |
| May 8, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford, Williamson | 23 min |
| May 8, 6:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 15 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.