Thunderstorms developed across Sumner County during the afternoon hours on May 16th, resulting in damage to several large trees.
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Thunderstorms developed across Sumner County during the afternoon hours on May 16th, resulting in damage to several large trees.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at May 16, 11:39 AM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1239 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010 AVIATION 18Z DISCUSSION... UPPER SHORTWAVE...WHICH BROUGHT THE WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND TSTM ACTIVITY TO THE MID STATE THIS MORNING...WILL BE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AND AWAY FROM THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL STILL REMAIN HOWEVER AND SCT CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 07Z. CIGS WILL REMAIN WITHIN IFR LEVELS AT TIMES BUT VSBYS SHOULD REMAIN WITHIN MARGINAL LEVELS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 954 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010/ DISCUSSION...CURRENT RADAR TRENDS SHOW PRECIP LESSENING OVER THE SW QUAD OF THE MIDSTATE. MOVEMENT OF RADAR RETURNS SEEMS TO INDICATE A POSITION OVER CARROLL COUNTY FOR THE SFC/LOW LEVEL PRESSURE CENTER. THE LOW APPEARS TO BE MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 7 PM AND WILL ISSUE AN UPDATED WATCH BEFORE NOON. SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW A THINNING OF THE OF THE MID/UPPER CLOUDS OVER NRN MS. IF THE CLOUDINESS OVER THE SWRN PORTION DOES THIN OUT THEN THE ADDITIONAL SUNSHINE MAY BE ENOUGH TO RE- FIRE CONVECTION IN THIS AREA. CURRENT ZONE PACKAGE LOOKS FINE. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TNZ005>011- 022>034-056>060-062-093-094. && 21
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 539 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-171200- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON- HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE- SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS- WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE- CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE- GILES- 539 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE MID STATE. SOME HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR TODAY...ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM LAWRENCEBURG TO COOKEVILLE. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM HEAVIER DOWNPOURS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE NORTHWEST TWO THIRDS OF THE MID STATE THROUGH 700 PM. ALSO...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP...WITH LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY STRONG WINDS. THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY. SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA... TORNADO FUNNEL CLOUD FLOODING HAIL >= 1/2 INCH WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED) STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN 13
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1135 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010 TNZ034-161715- FENTRESS- 1135 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FENTRESS COUNTY... AT 1130 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES EAST OF MONTEREY...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF CROSSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... JAMESTOWN BY 1205 PM CDT. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 21
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:33 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several large trees were damaged at two homes just northeast of Gallatin. Extent of damage to these large trees were unknown.
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