Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours across Middle Tennessee, with a few reports of minor wind damage.
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The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours across Middle Tennessee, with a few reports of minor wind damage.
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 Aug 2, 1:28 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 228 PM CDT Fri Aug 2 2019 .DISCUSSION... The current radar screen and forecast at 19Z looks a lot like it did yesterday. Scattered to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly east of I-65. There is no mid level flow so storms are SLOWLY drifting southwest. This means that there has been areas of heavy rainfall...and this potential will continue until the storms die off after sunset. The forecast for tomorrow is basically the same as today...except have included a chance for afternoon and evening thunderstorms across the whole CWA. The 500 mb high that has been centered over TX/NM will slowly be pushed southwest by Sunday as the next upper level system swings through the Ohio Valley on Sunday. Will carry likely pops for the South on Sunday. This will be the day with the highest pops. The models are thinking this system will have a little more umph and push through TN on Monday leaving only chance pops for the Plateau. Have no pops on Tuesday based on the NBM. It is summer time and fronts don/t usually clear Middle TN cleanly...so there could end up being a slight chance of pops. It looks like a weak warm front pushes north towards the middle of next week so will keep some diurnally based chance pops. Temperatures will be near normal to slightly below for the forecast period. && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF DISCUSSION. Isolated small SHRA have begun developing around the area and expecting VCSH/VCTS at BNA/MQY/CSV this afternoon, although CKV anticipated to remain dry. Confidence is too low on whether a SHRA/TSRA will directly impact an airport, but if it does occur MVFR/IFR conditions are possible. Otherwise, VFR conditions with light and variable winds will be seen this TAF period. Patchy fog tonight will bring MVFR visibility to CSV. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 70 90 71 88 69 / 20 40 30 60 20 Clarksville 68 87 69 86 67 / 10 40 20 30 10 Crossville 64 82 66 80 64 / 30 50 40 60 20 Columbia 68 89 70 86 68 / 20 40 40 70 20 Lawrenceburg 68 87 69 85 67 / 30 40 40 60 20 Waverly 69 89 70 87 68 / 10 50 50 50 10 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && DISCUSSION......12 AVIATION........Shamburger
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Nashville TN 500 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2019 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-031000- 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- 500 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are expected today and this evening. The storms will move slowly, so a few spots could have enough rainfall to produce brief flooding. Gusty winds are also possible with the stronger storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Scattered thunderstorms are expected each day through the weekend. The storms could produce brief localized flooding. Gusty winds are possible with the stronger storms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. 13
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Nashville TN 335 PM CDT Fri Aug 2 2019 TNZ066-022100- Cumberland TN- 335 PM CDT Fri Aug 2 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... At 335 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Crossville, moving southeast at 5 mph. Pea size hail will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Crossville, Lake Tansi and Cumberland Mountain State Park. LAT...LON 3586 8517 3596 8505 3591 8494 3578 8510 TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 316DEG 7KT 3587 8505 21
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:01 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Fences and small trees were blown down on Ashwood Road near Zion Academy. Time estimated based on radar.
Tree limbs 8 to 10 inches in diameter were snapped. Estimated wind speed around 50 mph.
A trained spotter reported numerous large tree branches were blown down along Hill Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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