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2015 [KOHX] NASHVILLE Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 21

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544 
WFUS54 KOHX 240130 RRA
TOROHX
TNC099-101-119-240200-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0021.151224T0130Z-151224T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
730 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN MAURY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 800 PM CST
    
* AT 730 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF SUMMERTOWN...OR 12 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF HOHENWALD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SUMMERTOWN AROUND 740 PM CST.
  MOUNT PLEASANT AROUND 755 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HENRYVILLE AND HAMPSHIRE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3536 8758 3541 8758 3564 8732 3548 8705
      3543 8717 3543 8721 3542 8721 3530 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 238DEG 49KT 3539 8747 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

AL
428 
WWUS54 KOHX 240140
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
740 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

TNC099-101-119-240200-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-151224T0200Z/
MAURY TN-LEWIS TN-LAWRENCE TN-
740 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MAURY...SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS AND NORTHERN LAWRENCE
COUNTIES...
        
AT 739 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER SUMMERTOWN...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOHENWALD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MOUNT PLEASANT AROUND 755 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HENRYVILLE AND HAMPSHIRE. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ALONG NAPIER ROAD SO
TAKE COVER!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3536 8758 3541 8758 3564 8732 3548 8705
      3543 8717 3543 8721 3542 8721 3530 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 238DEG 49KT 3546 8734 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

AL
Permalink to 201512240130-KOHX-WFUS54-TOROHX-RRA
544 
WFUS54 KOHX 240130 RRA
TOROHX
TNC099-101-119-240200-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0021.151224T0130Z-151224T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
730 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN MAURY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 800 PM CST
    
* AT 730 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF SUMMERTOWN...OR 12 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF HOHENWALD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SUMMERTOWN AROUND 740 PM CST.
  MOUNT PLEASANT AROUND 755 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HENRYVILLE AND HAMPSHIRE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3536 8758 3541 8758 3564 8732 3548 8705
      3543 8717 3543 8721 3542 8721 3530 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 238DEG 49KT 3539 8747 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

AL
Permalink to 201512240140-KOHX-WWUS54-SVSOHX
428 
WWUS54 KOHX 240140
SVSOHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
740 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

TNC099-101-119-240200-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-151224T0200Z/
MAURY TN-LEWIS TN-LAWRENCE TN-
740 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MAURY...SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS AND NORTHERN LAWRENCE
COUNTIES...
        
AT 739 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER SUMMERTOWN...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOHENWALD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MOUNT PLEASANT AROUND 755 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HENRYVILLE AND HAMPSHIRE. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ALONG NAPIER ROAD SO
TAKE COVER!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3536 8758 3541 8758 3564 8732 3548 8705
      3543 8717 3543 8721 3542 8721 3530 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 238DEG 49KT 3546 8734 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

AL

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