Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across southern Middle Tennessee during the late morning and afternoon hours on September 13. One storm caused minor wind damage in Lawrence County.
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The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across southern Middle Tennessee during the late morning and afternoon hours on September 13. One storm caused minor wind damage in Lawrence 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 13, 11:57 AM CST, 51 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 1257 PM CDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .UPDATE... FOR 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... The main point of this forecast update to remove the fog wording from the morning zones. Shy of that, everything should be in good shape from the overnight forecast package. Very, very small chances of rain over the eastern half of the mid-state as Florence continues to impact everybody's weather in the southeast. Fortunately for us, it means smaller rain chances due to subsidence outside of Florence. Copious sunshine will plague Middle TN today and we should warm into the upper 80s to around 90. && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF DISCUSSION. VFR flight conditions expected for most of this TAF cycle. Showers and few thunderstorms will pop up south of our mid-state terminals but other than some TCU in the area, should have any direct impacts on the terminals. MVFR vis possible after midnight at KCSV. Winds will be light and variable today, calm tonight and out of the northeast on Friday. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && DISCUSSION/AVIATION......Unger
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Nashville TN 907 AM CDT Thu Sep 13 2018 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-141415- Stewart-Montgomery-Robertson-Sumner-Macon-Clay-Pickett-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- 907 AM CDT Thu Sep 13 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. 27
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:48 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few small 7-inch diameter pine trees were blown down on Kelso Road near Granddaddy Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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