{"id":40424,"date":"2021-03-28T16:59:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T16:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=40424"},"modified":"2021-03-30T19:15:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T19:15:37","slug":"flooding-in-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/40424","title":{"rendered":"Flooding in Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 651px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/03\/210327_210328_goes16_infrared_TN_flooding_anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/03\/G16_IR_TN_FLOODING_27_28MAR2021_B13_2021087_060113_GOES-16_0001PANEL_FRAME0000289.GIF\" alt=\"GOES-16 \u201cClean\u201d Infrared Window (10.35 \u00b5m) images, with hourly Precipitation Type plotted in cyan [click to play animation | MP4]\" width=\"641\" height=\"481\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-16 \u201cClean\u201d Infrared Window <em>(10.35 \u00b5m)<\/em> images, with hourly Precipitation Type plotted in cyan [click to play animation | <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/03\/210327_210328_goes16_infrared_TN_flooding_anim.mp4\"><strong>MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>GOES-16 <em>(GOES-East)<\/em> \u201cClean\u201d Infrared Window (10.35 \u00b5m) images centered on Nashville <em><strong>(above)<\/strong> <\/em>displayed multiple clusters of thunderstorms that moved across Tennessee during the 27 March &#8211; 28 March 2021. The coldest overshooting top infrared brightness temperatures were in the -70 to -79C range. Precipitation ended and clouds cleared as a cold front moved eastward across the state on 28 March.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly images of the <a href=\"http:\/\/tropic.ssec.wisc.edu\/real-time\/mtpw2\/product.php?color_type=tpw_nrl_colors&amp;prod=conus&amp;timespan=48hrs&amp;anim=html5\"><strong>MIMIC TPW<\/strong><\/a> product<em><strong> (below)<\/strong> <\/em>showed the northward surge of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico beginning early on 27 March, providing an environment conducive to heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 652px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/03\/210327_210328_mimicTPW_anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/03\/comp20210328.080000_tpw.png\" alt=\"MIMIC TPW product [click to play animation | MP4]\" width=\"642\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">MIMIC TPW product [click to play animation | <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/03\/210327_210328_mimicTPW_anim.mp4\"><strong>MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div><div style=\"width: 651px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/03\/210327_KBNA_RAOBS.GIF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/03\/210327_KBNA_RAOBS.GIF\" alt=\"Plots of rawinsonde data from 00 UTC and 12 UTC on 27 March [click to enlarge]\" width=\"641\" height=\"481\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plots of Nashville rawinsonde data from 00 UTC and 12 UTC on 27 March [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>Plots of Nashville rawinsonde data from 00 UTC and 12 UTC on 27 March <em><strong>(above)<\/strong><\/em> and 28 March <em><strong>(below)<\/strong><\/em> illustrated the rapid increase in moisture on 27 March, followed by the gradual decease in the wake of the cold frontal passage.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 652px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/03\/210328_KBNA_RAOBS.GIF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/03\/210328_KBNA_RAOBS.GIF\" alt=\"Plots of rawinsonde data from 00 UTC and 12 UTC on 28 March [click to enlarge]\" width=\"642\" height=\"482\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plots of Nashville rawinsonde data from 00 UTC and 12 UTC on 28 March [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here are some of our highest rainfall reports from Saturday morning through this morning and a map of combined radar estimates and observed precip. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H9DHgOxCZW\">https:\/\/t.co\/H9DHgOxCZW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hk8qMxcRc3\">pic.twitter.com\/Hk8qMxcRc3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWS Nashville (@NWSNashville) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSNashville\/status\/1376264707292725248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nashville has measured another 0.94&#8243; of rain since midnight. This gives us a 2-day rainfall total of 6.69&#8243;. This surpasses the 6.68&#8243; measured on September 13-14, 1979, and gives us our 2nd largest 2-day rainfall total in Nashville&#8217;s history, trailing only May 1-2, 2010 (13.57&#8243;).<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWS Nashville (@NWSNashville) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSNashville\/status\/1376089931802628101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>CMORPH estimates of accumulated precipitation (available in <a href=\"https:\/\/realearth.ssec.wisc.edu\">RealEarth<\/a>) are shown below, with 24-hour totals ending 23:59 on <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/24HourRains_27March2021crop.png\">27 March<\/a> (left) and <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/24HourRains_28March2021crop.png\">28 March<\/a> (right).\u00a0 The darker purple region denotes totals of &gt;100 mm in 24 hours.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40438\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/24HourRains_27_28March2021crop-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40438\" class=\"wp-image-40438\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/24HourRains_27_28March2021crop-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/24HourRains_27_28March2021crop-1.png 2486w, https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/24HourRains_27_28March2021crop-1-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/24HourRains_27_28March2021crop-1-1024x358.png 1024w, https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/24HourRains_27_28March2021crop-1-768x269.png 768w, https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/24HourRains_27_28March2021crop-1-1536x538.png 1536w, https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/24HourRains_27_28March2021crop-1-2048x717.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">24-hour precipitation totals ending 23:59 on 27 March (left) and at 23:59 28 March (right) 2021 (Click to enlarge)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOES-16 (GOES-East) \u201cClean\u201d Infrared Window (10.35 \u00b5m) images centered on Nashville (above) displayed multiple clusters of thunderstorms that moved across Tennessee during the 27 March &#8211; 28 March 2021. The coldest overshooting top infrared brightness temperatures were in the -70 to -79C range. Precipitation ended and clouds cleared as a cold front moved eastward across [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":40426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74,16,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-goes-16","category-heavy-rain-flooding","category-microwave"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40424"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40439,"href":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40424\/revisions\/40439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}