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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Nashville, TN

May 4, 2021Jackson County, Smith County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at May 4, 2021, 7:11 AM CDT for Jackson County, Smith County, Tennessee. It was in force for 34 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
May 4, 2021, 7:11 AM CDT (12:11 UTC)
Expired
May 4, 2021, 7:45 AM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Jackson County, TN, Smith County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:10 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
May 4, 5:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 354 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-05-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 590 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-05-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 207 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
590 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-114 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
753 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

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The text

As transmitted.

424 
WFUS54 KOHX 041211
TOROHX
TNC087-159-041245-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0026.210504T1211Z-210504T1245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
711 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Smith County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Jackson County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 745 AM CDT.
    
* At 711 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located 9 miles north of Carthage, or near 
  Pleasant Shade, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. This storm has a history of 
           producing damage across Trousdale and Sumner Counties.

  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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Gainesboro and Pleasant Shade. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3636 8599 3642 8597 3640 8562 3626 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1211Z 271DEG 31KT 3639 8594 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 9:22 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXHickman11 hr
May 3, 11:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXSumner40 min
May 3, 11:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXJackson, Macon, Trousdale34 min
May 4, 12:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon, Trousdale35 min
May 4, 12:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon47 min
May 4, 1:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland43 min
May 4, 1:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Overton26 min
May 4, 1:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMacon51 min
May 4, 2:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXPickett45 min
May 4, 2:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland23 min
May 4, 3:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXClay29 min
May 4, 3:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, Overton, Pickett38 min
May 4, 4:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHouston, Humphreys, Stewart48 min
May 4, 4:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart55 min
May 4, 5:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry58 min
May 4, 5:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson, Sumner51 min
May 4, 5:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLewis, Perry47 min
May 4, 5:56 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXDavidson, Robertson, Sumner34 min
May 4, 6:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHickman30 min
May 4, 6:10 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXRobertson, Sumner22 min
May 4, 6:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson44 min
May 4, 6:21 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXSumner, Trousdale, Wilson24 min
May 4, 6:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMaury, Williamson37 min
May 4, 6:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXGiles, Lawrence47 min
May 4, 6:42 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXMacon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale33 min
May 4, 6:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Putnam, Smith and 2 more38 min
May 4, 6:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCannon, Rutherford31 min
May 4, 7:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXBedford, Giles, Marshall29 min
May 4, 7:27 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXDeKalb, Putnam, Smith33 min
May 4, 7:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett and 2 more46 min
May 4, 7:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Rutherford, Warren40 min
May 4, 7:48 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXDeKalb, Putnam, White27 min
May 4, 7:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCoffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren and 1 more37 min
May 4, 8:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, White40 min
May 4, 8:07 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland, White23 min
May 4, 8:24 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland, White11 min
May 4, 8:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXClay, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett2 hr
May 4, 9:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXPerry21 hr

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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.