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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Nashville, TN

May 8, 2024Lewis County, Perry County, Wayne County, Tennessee

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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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
May 8, 4:24 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG9 S Linden, TNTrees and powerlines down. Time is radar estimated.
May 8, 4:36 PM CDTHAIL 1.252 Se Hohenwald, TNReport from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
May 8, 4:43 PM CDTHAIL 1.752 Se Hohenwald, TNEstimated golf ball size hail.
May 8, 4:43 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Hohenwald, TN
May 8, 4:44 PM CDTHAIL 1.52 Se Hohenwald, TNEstimated 1.5 inch hail.
May 8, 4:54 PM CDTHAIL 1.752 Se Hohenwald, TNEstimated 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 8, 1:13 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2024-05-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2219 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2024-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 184 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
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

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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

$$

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1 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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 3:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXStewart23 min
May 8, 3:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXStewart47 min
May 8, 4:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Stewart19 min
May 8, 5:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMontgomery30 min
May 8, 5:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMontgomery, Robertson33 min
May 8, 5:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXMontgomery, Robertson, Stewart3 hr
May 8, 5:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXRobertson, Sumner35 min
May 8, 6:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMacon, Sumner33 min
May 8, 6:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXClay, Macon33 min
May 8, 7:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett50 min
May 8, 7:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXSumner28 min
May 8, 7:23 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Overton37 min
May 8, 7:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCheatham, Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale3 hr
May 8, 7:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXFentress, Overton, Pickett51 min
May 8, 7:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXSmith, Trousdale, Wilson33 min
May 8, 8:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXMontgomery, Stewart3 hr
May 8, 8:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale3 hr
May 8, 8:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXSmith, Wilson3 hr
May 8, 8:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland, Putnam46 min
May 8, 9:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXJackson, Overton, Putnam3 hr
May 8, 10:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXSmith, Wilson3 hr
May 8, 10:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXJackson, Overton, Putnam3 hr
May 8, 11:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCheatham, Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale3 hr
May 8, 1:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMontgomery26 min
May 8, 1:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMontgomery31 min
May 8, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Montgomery, Robertson47 min
May 8, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCheatham29 min
May 8, 2:06 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Montgomery24 min
May 8, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Robertson35 min
May 8, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Montgomery, Robertson48 min
May 8, 2:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner3 hr
May 8, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXStewart49 min
May 8, 2:47 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOHXMontgomery, Robertson28 min
May 8, 3:09 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXRobertson36 min
May 8, 3:13 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXStewart47 min
May 8, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Humphreys, Perry40 min
May 8, 3:37 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXRobertson, Sumner23 min
May 8, 3:42 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXMontgomery, Stewart30 min
May 8, 3:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXMontgomery, Stewart3 hr
May 8, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery38 min
May 8, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHouston, Stewart51 min
May 8, 3:56 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Humphreys, Perry34 min
May 8, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMacon, Sumner47 min
May 8, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne46 min
May 8, 4:06 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHouston, Stewart24 min
May 8, 4:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXHouston, Montgomery, Stewart3 hr
May 8, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Robertson46 min
May 8, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery45 min
May 8, 4:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery3 hr
May 8, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Robertson38 min
May 8, 4:42 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Maury33 min
May 8, 4:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Humphreys and 7 more3 hr
May 8, 4:49 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Montgomery10 min
May 8, 5:00 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Robertson30 min
May 8, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXRobertson, Sumner37 min
May 8, 5:10 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXLewis, Maury35 min
May 8, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson46 min
May 8, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXRobertson, Sumner37 min
May 8, 5:23 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDavidson, Robertson, Sumner12 min
May 8, 5:31 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatOHXCheatham, Davidson, Macon, Montgomery, Robertson, Smith and 3 more6 hr
May 8, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson42 min
May 8, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXMacon, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson36 min
May 8, 5:41 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyOHXMarshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson34 min
May 8, 5:57 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXMacon, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson33 min
May 8, 6:10 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOHXBedford, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson35 min
May 8, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson34 min
May 8, 6:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXBedford, Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Marshall, Rutherford and 3 more3 hr
May 8, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb, Jackson, Putnam, Smith, Trousdale, Wilson34 min
May 8, 6:27 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXSmith, Trousdale, Wilson33 min
May 8, 6:36 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford39 min
May 8, 6:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXClay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon and 4 more3 hr
May 8, 6:45 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDeKalb, Putnam, Smith30 min
May 8, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb, Putnam, Smith, Warren, White, Wilson40 min
May 8, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Rutherford, Williamson23 min
May 8, 6:56 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatOHXRobertson, Sumner15 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.