A slow moving line of thunderstorms with heavy rain moved southward into Putnam County Tennessee resulting in flash flooding across the county.
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The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
A slow moving line of thunderstorms with heavy rain moved southward into Putnam County Tennessee resulting in flash flooding across the county.
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 Sep 3, 10:29 PM CST, 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1129 PM CDT TUE SEP 3 2013 .UPDATE...FOR 06Z AVIATION FORECASTS. && .AVIATION...SPRAWLING HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL MID STATE WEATHER THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THIS MEANS, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE TO MVFR AFTER 08Z AT BNA AND CKV, DUE TO FOG, WITH IFR AND PSBLY LIFR AT CSV. THESE FOGGY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THR0UGH 13Z, THEN IMPROVE TO VFR BY 14Z-15Z. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 19
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 505 AM CDT TUE SEP 3 2013 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-041015- 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- 505 AM CDT TUE SEP 3 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 55
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office reported 3 feet of water covering the roadway at Highway 111 and East 10th Street. Also, flooding was reported in many other areas across Putnam County with some vehicles stranded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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