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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 5, 2025, 7:38 PM CDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 67 min. 2 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
- Sep 5, 2025, 7:38 PM CDT (00:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2025, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Jackson County, TN, Overton County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Smith County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 7:56 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Gainesboro, TN | 56 mph wind gust reported via automated weather sensor. |
| Sep 5, 8:16 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 2 Se Gainesboro, TN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 1829 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1669 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.6
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KOHX 060038
SVROHX
TNC087-133-141-159-060145-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0252.250906T0038Z-250906T0145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
738 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Overton County in Middle Tennessee...
Northeastern Smith County in Middle Tennessee...
Jackson County in Middle Tennessee...
Northern Putnam County in Middle Tennessee...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 738 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gainesboro,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Cookeville, Livingston, Gainesboro, Algood, Granville, Rickman, and
Cummins Falls State Park.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 291 and 299.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3634 8515 3621 8522 3610 8535 3633 8599
3641 8591 3642 8587 3641 8583 3642 8582
3644 8572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 279DEG 31KT 3636 8576
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
40/Sizemore5 follow-up statements
588
WWUS54 KOHX 060041
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
741 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025
TNC087-133-141-159-060145-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-250906T0145Z/
Overton TN-Smith TN-Jackson TN-Putnam TN-
741 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL OVERTON...NORTHEASTERN SMITH...JACKSON AND NORTHERN
PUTNAM COUNTIES...
At 741 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gainesboro,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Cookeville, Livingston, Gainesboro, Algood, Granville, Rickman, and
Cummins Falls State Park.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 291 and 299.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3634 8515 3621 8522 3610 8535 3633 8599
3641 8591 3642 8587 3641 8583 3642 8582
3644 8572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 279DEG 31KT 3636 8573
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
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WWUS54 KOHX 060051
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
751 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025
TNC159-060100-
/O.CAN.KOHX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-250906T0145Z/
Smith TN-
751 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
Middle Tennessee.
&&
LAT...LON 3634 8515 3621 8522 3614 8530 3631 8584
3635 8583 3644 8572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 277DEG 30KT 3636 8565
$$
TNC087-133-141-060145-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-250906T0145Z/
Overton TN-Jackson TN-Putnam TN-
751 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL OVERTON...JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
At 750 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gainesboro,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Livingston, Gainesboro, Algood, Monterey, Rickman, and Cummins Falls
State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3634 8515 3621 8522 3614 8530 3631 8584
3635 8583 3644 8572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 277DEG 30KT 3636 8565
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
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WWUS54 KOHX 060107
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
807 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025
TNC087-133-141-060145-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-250906T0145Z/
Overton TN-Jackson TN-Putnam TN-
807 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN OVERTON...SOUTHERN JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM
COUNTIES...
At 807 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gainesboro,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Livingston, Gainesboro, Algood, Monterey, Rickman, and Cummins Falls
State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3642 8563 3634 8515 3621 8522 3614 8530
3629 8579 3635 8578
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 282DEG 25KT 3632 8559
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
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WWUS54 KOHX 060116
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
816 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025
TNC087-133-141-060145-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-250906T0145Z/
Overton TN-Jackson TN-Putnam TN-
816 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN OVERTON...SOUTHERN JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM
COUNTIES...
At 816 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Algood, or 9 miles southeast of Gainesboro, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Livingston, Gainesboro, Algood, Monterey, Rickman, and Cummins Falls
State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3642 8563 3634 8515 3621 8522 3614 8530
3629 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 279DEG 31KT 3631 8549
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
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WWUS54 KOHX 060135
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
835 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025
TNC087-133-141-060145-
/O.EXP.KOHX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-250906T0145Z/
Overton TN-Jackson TN-Putnam TN-
835 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN OVERTON...SOUTHERN
JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
Middle Tennessee.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Nashville.
&&
LAT...LON 3642 8563 3634 8515 3621 8522 3614 8530
3629 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 279DEG 31KT 3629 8534
$$
40/SizemoreThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford | 44 min |
| Sep 5, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson | 47 min |
| Sep 5, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Overton, Pickett | 46 min |
| Sep 5, 7:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Humphreys | 37 min |
| Sep 5, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Fentress, Overton, Pickett | 49 min |
| Sep 5, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Davidson | 33 min |
| Sep 5, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Sumner | 46 min |
| Sep 5, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Hickman | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Humphreys | 37 min |
| Sep 5, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Putnam | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 9:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress | 50 min |
| Sep 5, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Williamson | 41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.