Very clear indications of a tornado here including debris on radar. Anywhere in this polygon, get into a safe shelter and protect your body from debris, especially your head.
6:20 PM - This is mainly coming up on Mount Pleasant, Columbia, but people in Culleoka on the Eastern edge of the polygon should also play it safe and be sheltered.
6:24 - This correlation coefficient product on the radar gives us a good estimate of where this tornado is. The lowering in the colors shows debris being lofted into the upper atmosphere, stuff bigger than raindrops.
6:28 - Radar gives us an idea of where the tornado is, but anywhere in the polygon, it's a good idea to stay sheltered. This is a dangerous supercell thunderstorm. And take your best precautions if in the actual path of the tornado itself of course.
6:35 - It now looks like the tornado may end up passing South of Columbia and affect places more like Colleuka and Bryant Springs. Still to be on the safe side, folks in Columbia I'd stay sheltered for now until we're sure what this storm is going to do.
Not showing the CC product because the debris signature is not there anymore, not clearly defined, just a lot of messy, noisy data. But people still need to respect this warning and realize this storm has a history of producing a tornado.
6:44 - The tornado track appears to be going for Colleuka and Bryant Springs.
6:45 - Emergency manager reports at approximately 6:06 PM CDT in Lawrence County (TN) near Summertown a tree down across Chief Creek Road. Power flashes and outages reported too - possible tornado.
6:47 - The tornado is clearly staying South of Columbia and is an issue for Colleuka.
6:48 - Taking the wide view, we have a severe thunderstorm affecting Waynesboro and another up there affecting places like Brentwood.
6:51 - And that Tornado Warning has been extended into Northern Marshall County all the way up to Chapel Hill.
7:05 PM - All right, I usually make an effort to keep my personal feelings off this blog, but this evening I'm going to say I am VERY GLAD to be able to report that the Tornado Warning has been cancelled, as the storm has weakened some, and so has the Severe Thunderstorm Warning that was in effect back in Wayne County.
However, a severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 7:30 PM CDT for that storm East of Columbia. It's mainly expected to produce 60 mph wind gusts and maybe quarter-sized hail. But with a note that it's still showing rotation at times, and the environment would favor a tornado spinning up quickly. So if in this polygon, it would be wise to stay in a good safe place until the storm passes.
And with that, I'm hanging up my coverage for this evening. Which was unplanned anyway.
Only popping back on here if my weather radio were to go off for something. And I'm not sure what channel I'm going to tune to. But my cats turned on the broadcast when I'd set it to the Arab transmitter, Channel 6, and it is fuzzy as can be. So I may be switching back to Oneonta or if there's another channel that is clearer.
The Tornado Watch goes until 10 PM CDT for most of Tennessee, certainly the Central and Southern Counties. So folks up there might want to be vigilant. Hopefully after about 10 PM tonight things start to calm down. And no severe weather is expected around here tomorrow. Arkansas gets the short straw tomorrow, and I honestly dread seeing what happens out there. The chance of tornadoes is significant, and some places may see a lot of damage.
Anyway here's my latest forecast, which was only made a few hours ago. I think it still holds up.
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WFUS54 KOHX 032315
TOROHX
TNC055-099-101-119-040000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0051.250403T2315Z-250404T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
615 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Lewis County in Middle Tennessee...
Northeastern Lawrence County in Middle Tennessee...
Southeastern Maury County in Middle Tennessee...
Northwestern Giles County in Middle Tennessee...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 614 PM CDT, a tornado producing storm was located over
Summertown, or 12 miles north of Lawrenceburg, moving northeast at
40 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
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 tornadic storm will be near...
Summertown and Mount Pleasant around 620 PM CDT.
Columbia around 635 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Culleoka and Henryville.
This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 35 and 41.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3546 8746 3575 8700 3552 8687 3552 8688
3549 8688 3546 8692 3545 8692 3546 8694
3545 8695 3543 8696 3532 8739
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 243DEG 36KT 3543 8735
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
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