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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 8:57 PM CST for Bedford County, Coffee County, Tennessee. It was in force for 33 min. 14 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2016, 8:57 PM CST (02:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2016, 9:30 PM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Bedford County, TN, Coffee County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 9:05 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 W Tullahoma, TN | *** 1 INJ *** AN EF-1 TORNADO...ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED OF 105 MPH....WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 8 MILES...AND A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 300 YARDS...STARTED 2.4 MILES W OF TULLAHOMA AND LIFTED 6.2 MILES NE OF TULLAHOMA AT 915 PM. SEVERAL BUSINESSES EXPERIENCED MOST |
| Nov 29, 9:05 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 W Tullahoma, TN | *** 1 INJ *** AN EF-1 TORNADO...ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED OF 105 MPH....WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 8 MILES...AND A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 300 YARDS...STARTED 2.4 MILES W OF TULLAHOMA AND LIFTED 6.2 MILES NE OF TULLAHOMA. SEVERAL BUSINESSES EXPERIENCED MOSTLY ROOF DA |
| Nov 29, 9:06 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Tullahoma, TN | HOUSE DESTROYED AND TREES DOWN IN THE SHARONDALE AREA IN TULLAHOMA POSSIBLE TORNADO |
| Nov 29, 9:06 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 W Tullahoma, TN | EF1 TORNADO. WINDS AROUND 105MPH. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. SEVERAL HOUSES DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES. |
| Nov 29, 9:07 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Tullahoma, TN | ROOF DAMAGE TO STRIP MALL ALONG N JACKSON STREET IN TULLAHOMA |
| Nov 29, 9:07 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Tullahoma, TN | TREE DOWN ACROSS CEDAR STREET IN TULLAHOMA. ROAD IMPASSABLE |
| Nov 29, 9:07 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Tullahoma, TN | LARGE TREE DOWN AND BLOCKING ROAD ON GOLF CLUB LANE IN TULLAHOMA |
| Nov 29, 9:07 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Tullahoma, TN | TREE FELL ON HOUSE NEAR LAKEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB IN TULLAHOMA |
| Nov 29, 9:07 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Tullahoma, TN | TSPOTTER REPORT OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE SHARONDALE AREA OF TULLAHOMA. |
| Nov 29, 9:08 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Tullahoma, TN | PORTIONS OF TULLAHOMA MCDONALDS ROOF BLOWN AWAY |
| Nov 29, 9:09 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Tullahoma, TN | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED ACROSS THE NORTH END OF TULLAHOMA. |
| Nov 29, 9:12 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 N Tullahoma, TN | TULLAHOMA ASOS RECORDED 51 KNOT GUST |
| Nov 29, 9:14 PM CST | TORNADO | 5 Ne Tullahoma, TN | SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO NORTHEAST OF TULLAHOMA NEAR HWY 55 WITH DEBRI AND PEA SIZED HAIL |
| Nov 29, 9:24 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 Se Manchester, TN | EF-1 TORNADO...ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED OF 105 MPH...WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 3.5 MILES...AND A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 200 YARDS...STARTED 1.6 MILES SE OF MANCHESTER AT 924 PM AND LIFTED 3.7 MILES ENE OF MANCHESTER AT 929 PM. SEVERAL DOZEN TREES WERE SNAPPED AND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 6:47 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 90 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 321 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 354 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
653
WFUS54 KOHX 300257
TOROHX
TNC003-031-300330-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0020.161130T0257Z-161130T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
857 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN COFFEE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 930 PM CST
* AT 857 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LYNCHBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
TULLAHOMA AROUND 910 PM CST.
MANCHESTER AROUND 925 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
RAUS...HILLSBORO...NORMANDY AND ARNOLD AFB.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3534 8647 3559 8613 3539 8592 3534 8603
3536 8616 3535 8616 3536 8618 3534 8620
3535 8623 3534 8626 3536 8625 3537 8628
3538 8625 3539 8628 3541 8625 3541 8628
3538 8633 3536 8633 3535 8641 3532 8642
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 234DEG 34KT 3532 8634
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SHAMBURGER4 follow-up statements
902
WWUS54 KOHX 300305
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
905 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
TNC003-031-300330-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
BEDFORD TN-COFFEE TN-
905 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BEDFORD AND SOUTHERN COFFEE COUNTIES...
AT 905 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR TULLAHOMA...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF LYNCHBURG...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MANCHESTER AROUND 930 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
RAUS...HILLSBORO...NORMANDY AND ARNOLD AFB.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3534 8647 3559 8613 3539 8592 3534 8603
3536 8616 3535 8616 3536 8618 3534 8620
3535 8623 3534 8626 3536 8625 3537 8628
3538 8625 3539 8628 3541 8625 3541 8628
3538 8633 3536 8633 3535 8641 3532 8642
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 234DEG 34KT 3537 8626
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SHAMBURGER221
WWUS54 KOHX 300309
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
909 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
TNC003-300318-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
BEDFORD TN-
909 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BEDFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST FOR MIDDLE
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3534 8626 3536 8625 3537 8628 3538 8625
3539 8628 3541 8625 3541 8626 3545 8625
3545 8624 3546 8625 3551 8624 3559 8613
3539 8592 3534 8603 3536 8616 3535 8616
3536 8618 3534 8620 3535 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 234DEG 34KT 3538 8623
$$
TNC031-300330-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
COFFEE TN-
909 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
COFFEE COUNTY...
AT 908 PM CST...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR TULLAHOMA...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF LYNCHBURG...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MANCHESTER AROUND 925 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HILLSBORO AND ARNOLD AFB.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3534 8626 3536 8625 3537 8628 3538 8625
3539 8628 3541 8625 3541 8626 3545 8625
3545 8624 3546 8625 3551 8624 3559 8613
3539 8592 3534 8603 3536 8616 3535 8616
3536 8618 3534 8620 3535 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 234DEG 34KT 3538 8623
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SHAMBURGER808
WWUS54 KOHX 300313
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
913 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
TNC031-300330-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
COFFEE TN-
913 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
COFFEE COUNTY...
AT 913 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR TULLAHOMA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
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...
MANCHESTER AROUND 925 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HILLSBORO AND ARNOLD AFB.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3534 8626 3536 8625 3537 8628 3538 8625
3539 8628 3541 8625 3541 8626 3545 8625
3545 8624 3546 8625 3551 8624 3559 8613
3539 8592 3534 8603 3536 8616 3535 8616
3536 8618 3534 8620 3535 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 234DEG 34KT 3541 8618
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SHAMBURGER057
WWUS54 KOHX 300319
SVSOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
919 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
TNC031-300330-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
COFFEE TN-
919 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
COFFEE COUNTY...
AT 918 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR MANCHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 915 PM...TRAINED
SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO NORTH OF HIGHWAY 55
MOVING TOWARDS MANCHESTER.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN COFFEE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HILLSBORO
AND ARNOLD AFB.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3534 8626 3536 8625 3537 8628 3538 8625
3539 8628 3541 8625 3541 8626 3545 8625
3545 8624 3546 8625 3551 8624 3559 8613
3539 8592 3534 8603 3536 8616 3535 8616
3536 8618 3534 8620 3535 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 234DEG 34KT 3544 8613
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SHAMBURGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 7:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Maury | 34 min |
| Nov 29, 8:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Giles | 27 min |
| Nov 29, 8:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles | 16 min |
| Nov 29, 8:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Coffee | 42 min |
| Nov 29, 8:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Warren | 24 min |
| Nov 29, 9:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Warren | 33 min |
| Nov 29, 10:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy | 26 min |
| Nov 29, 10:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Grundy | 18 min |
| Nov 29, 10:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Grundy, Van Buren, Warren | 33 min |
| Nov 29, 11:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy | 51 min |
| Nov 30, 1:40 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Coffee, Grundy, Warren | 2 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Grundy | 35 min |
| Nov 30, 2:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cumberland | 11 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.