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River Flood Warning 30, NWS Nashville, TN

April 5, 2025Hickman County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this river flood warning at Apr 5, 2025, 10:31 PM CDT for Hickman County, Tennessee. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 5, 2025, 10:31 PM CDT (03:31 UTC)
Expired: Apr 6, 2025, 2:01 PM CDT
In force: 16 hr
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Hickman County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Piney River near Vernon (VERT1).

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03602500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 5, 6:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 612 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
Major life-threatening flooding is expected to develop for northwest Middle Tennessee late tonight through Sunday morning. Additional rainfall of 3 to 5 inches will be common with localized 6-7 inch amounts. Additional rain will quickly aggravate existing flood conditions and produce new flash flooding. Emergency personnel and resources should be ready to activate for evacuations and water rescues. River levels will remain elevated into next week, including the Cumberland and Duck Rivers.
Severe thunderstorms will be possible again this afternoon and evening. Damaging winds, large hail, and torrential downpours will be the main features, and there will be a risk for tornadoes. All of middle Tennessee is at risk, however the best concern is west of I-65 and south of I-40.
General thunderstorms can be expected for locations east of I-65 on Sunday. In addition, rivers and creeks will be running high and several river flood points will run above action and flood stages through mid week.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 6:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Nashville TN
629 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 612 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

- Major life-threatening flooding is expected to develop for
  northwest Middle Tennessee late tonight through Sunday morning.
  Additional rainfall of 3 to 5 inches will be common with
  localized 6-7 inch amounts. Additional rain will quickly
  aggravate existing flood conditions and produce new flash
  flooding. Emergency personnel and resources should be ready to
  activate for evacuations and water rescues. River levels will
  remain elevated into next week, including the Cumberland and
  Duck Rivers.

- Severe thunderstorms will be possible again this afternoon and
  evening. Damaging winds, large hail, and torrential downpours
  will be the main features, and there will be a risk for
  tornadoes. All of middle Tennessee is at risk, however the best
  concern is west of I-65 and south of I-40.

- General thunderstorms can be expected for locations east of
  I-65 on Sunday. In addition, rivers and creeks will be running
  high and several river flood points will run above action and
  flood stages through mid week.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Rest of today through Sunday)
Issued at 1053 AM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

The ending to this round of severe weather is in site. The
boundary is meandering northward for the next several hours and it
will move south again overnight and tomorrow. There will finally
be enough umph to push this mess out of middle TN by Monday.
Additional 2 to 6 inches of rain will be possible...and falling
over already saturated soil could spell disaster. The flash flood
watch has been extended eastward another row of counties. Even
with the rain coming to an end rivers and creeks will continue to
run high.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Sunday Night through next Saturday)
Issued at 1053 AM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

High pressure will begin to sink south at the beginning of the
long term forecast providing some very needed relief. The
temperatures will definitely feel cooler behind the front. Lows
and highs will be 5-10 degrees below normal for this time of year.
Another low and cold front drops down from Canada Thursday/Friday.
The extended models still have some timing and strength differences
to work out. Right now this system looks to fast moving for our
area and no severe weather is expected.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 612 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

The 00Z TAFs are quite a mess. A cold front is making its way
across Middle Tennessee this evening and overnight and tomorrow,
so it's going to take its time. We expect storms out ahead of the
boundary with widespread rain and low clouds behind the front.
Surface winds will start to diminish during the evening and won't
be nearly as strong as they were today.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Nashville      57  67  42  60 /  90  80  20   0
Clarksville    50  57  38  61 / 100  60  10   0
Crossville     60  67  41  52 /  80  90  50  10
Columbia       58  69  41  59 /  90  80  20   0
Cookeville     60  68  41  54 /  90  90  40  10
Jamestown      58  67  39  53 /  80 100  50  10
Lawrenceburg   62  70  43  58 /  90  80  30   0
Murfreesboro   59  69  41  58 /  90  90  30   0
Waverly        50  59  38  60 / 100  60  10   0

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch through Sunday morning for TNZ005>011-023>031-
056>063-075-077-093>095.

&&

SHORT TERM...12
LONG TERM....12
AVIATION.....Rose

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 5, 7:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
721 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0359 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     12 SE Waverly           35.97N 87.64W
04/05/2025                   Humphreys          TN   Amateur Radio

            About 15 trees down over a stretch of about
            400 yards, including one on a vehicle, along
            Poplar Grove Rd. near Bucksnort.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 5, 8:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
811 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0553 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Red Boiling Spring      36.53N 85.85W
04/05/2025                   Macon              TN   Public

            Heavy roof damage to a garage.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 5, 8:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
823 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0512 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Gallatin                36.38N 86.45W
04/05/2025                   Sumner             TN   Public

            Trees down near Hwy 25 behind Cambridge
            Farms.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 5, 8:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
845 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0446 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Belle Meade             36.10N 86.86W
04/05/2025                   Davidson           TN   Public

            Large tree down on power lines just past
            Richland Creek on Clarendon Ave.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 5, 9:41 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
941 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0940 PM     Lightning        Dover                   36.48N 87.84W
04/05/2025                   Stewart            TN   Emergency Mngr

            House fire due to lightning strike on Rose
            Drive.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 5, 10:23 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1023 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1021 PM     Flash Flood      3 ESE Mount Pleasant    35.54N 87.15W
04/05/2025                   Maury              TN   Emergency Mngr

            EM reports flooding of road on Polk Ln along
            Quality Creek.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 5, 8:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Wayne	58 min
Apr 5, 8:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Perry	63 hr
Apr 5, 8:34 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson, Williamson	39 hr
Apr 5, 9:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury, Wayne	14 hr
Apr 5, 9:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Lawrence, Wayne	67 min
Apr 5, 9:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Giles, Lewis, Marshall, Maury	54 min
Apr 5, 10:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson	48 min
Apr 5, 10:38 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Humphreys	10 hr
Apr 5, 10:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Cheatham	20 hr
Apr 5, 10:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Bedford, Coffee, Marshall	12 hr
Apr 5, 11:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Giles, Lawrence	38 min
Apr 5, 11:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Rutherford, Warren and 1 more	33 min
Apr 6, 12:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Coffee, Grundy, Warren	51 min
Apr 6, 12:53 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OHX	Grundy	15 min
Apr 6, 1:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Grundy	25 min
Apr 6, 1:24 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham	9 hr
Apr 6, 1:30 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	21 days
Apr 6, 1:32 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	6 hr
Apr 6, 1:34 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	6 hr
Apr 6, 2:12 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson	23 hr
Apr 6, 4:24 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Bedford	11 hr
Apr 6, 5:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cannon, DeKalb, Putnam, Rutherford, Warren, White and 1 more	6 hr
Apr 6, 6:46 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Hickman	69 hr
Apr 6, 6:48 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Giles	40 hr
Apr 6, 6:49 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Lawrence	3 hr
Apr 6, 8:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Humphreys	59 hr
Apr 6, 9:00 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson	51 hr
Apr 6, 9:42 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Perry, Wayne	22 hr
Apr 6, 10:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OHX	Lawrence	10 hr
Apr 6, 3:34 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Decatur, Hardin, Perry, Wayne	6 days

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.