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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Nashville, TN

December 11, 2021Overton County, Putnam County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 11, 2021, 5:21 AM CST for Overton County, Putnam County, Tennessee. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Dec 11, 2021, 5:21 AM CST (11:21 UTC)
Expired
Dec 11, 2021, 5:48 AM CST
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Overton County, TN, Putnam County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 11, 3:41 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 101 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 182 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 391 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
182 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-168 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
593 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
391 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
370 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

185 
WUUS54 KOHX 111121
SVROHX
TNC133-141-111200-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0162.211211T1121Z-211211T1200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
521 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Overton County in Middle Tennessee...
  Putnam County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 600 AM CST.

* At 521 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Baxter, or 11
  miles west of Cookeville, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Cookeville, Algood, Monterey, Baxter, Crawford and Rickman. 

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 268 and 304.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CST for Middle
Tennessee.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CST for Middle
Tennessee.

&&

LAT...LON 3616 8511 3614 8512 3614 8510 3610 8515
      3610 8524 3609 8525 3607 8547 3608 8551
      3606 8568 3608 8572 3607 8575 3608 8578
      3609 8577 3613 8581 3617 8579 3619 8580
      3622 8568 3622 8556 3627 8551 3636 8518
TIME...MOT...LOC 1121Z 256DEG 43KT 3612 8571 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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1 follow-up statement
595 
WWUS54 KOHX 111148
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
548 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

TNC133-141-111158-
/O.CAN.KOHX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-211211T1200Z/
Overton TN-Putnam TN-
548 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN OVERTON AND PUTNAM
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CST for Middle
Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3616 8511 3614 8512 3614 8510 3610 8515
      3610 8524 3609 8525 3607 8547 3608 8551
      3606 8568 3608 8572 3607 8575 3608 8578
      3609 8577 3613 8581 3617 8579 3619 8580
      3622 8568 3622 8556 3627 8551 3636 8518
TIME...MOT...LOC 1145Z 256DEG 43KT 3620 8532 

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 11:29 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedOHXStewart46 min
Dec 11, 12:03 AM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatOHXMontgomery, Stewart16 min
Dec 11, 12:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Stewart41 min
Dec 11, 1:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXStewart21 min
Dec 11, 1:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lewis, Montgomery and 2 more73 min
Dec 11, 2:03 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXHouston, Humphreys, Stewart27 min
Dec 11, 2:07 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry38 min
Dec 11, 2:23 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart37 min
Dec 11, 2:38 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys37 min
Dec 11, 2:39 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Montgomery14 min
Dec 11, 2:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Maury and 5 more58 min
Dec 11, 2:58 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Williamson32 min
Dec 11, 2:59 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDavidson, Williamson31 min
Dec 11, 3:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Hickman, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, Robertson and 5 more41 min
Dec 11, 3:21 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDavidson, Sumner, Wilson39 min
Dec 11, 3:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson and 1 more46 min
Dec 11, 3:33 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDavidson, Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson42 min
Dec 11, 3:46 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXClay, Macon, Sumner, Trousdale44 min
Dec 11, 3:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLewis, Perry, Wayne42 min
Dec 11, 3:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXClay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Putnam, Smith and 3 more17 min
Dec 11, 3:56 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXLewis, Perry, Wayne13 min
Dec 11, 4:07 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Smith, Trousdale38 min
Dec 11, 4:11 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXClay, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett and 4 more34 min
Dec 11, 4:33 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXClay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett42 min
Dec 11, 5:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury29 min
Dec 11, 5:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Wayne36 min
Dec 11, 5:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury34 min
Dec 11, 6:13 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXGiles15 min
Dec 11, 6:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Coffee, Grundy, Warren32 min
Dec 11, 7:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy38 min
Dec 11, 7:35 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXGrundy25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.