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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Nashville, TN

August 21, 2021Dickson County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Aug 21, 2021, 5:57 PM CDT for Dickson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 16 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
Aug 21, 2021, 5:57 PM CDT (22:57 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2021, 6:13 PM CDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Dickson County, TN

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 72 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1243 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 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
1243 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
488 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
1.9

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The text

As transmitted.

675 
WFUS54 KOHX 212257
TOROHX
TNC043-212330-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0033.210821T2257Z-210821T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
557 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Dickson County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 630 PM CDT.
    
* At 557 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 9 miles north of Dickson, moving southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  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...
  Dickson around 610 PM CDT.
  Burns around 630 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Charlotte and Vanleer.

This includes Interstate 40 near mile marker 173.
 
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 3616 8752 3628 8745 3622 8720 3601 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 293DEG 15KT 3619 8742 

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

$$

Schaper
2 follow-up statements
679 
WWUS54 KOHX 212302
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
602 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

TNC043-212330-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210821T2330Z/
Dickson TN-
602 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
DICKSON COUNTY...
        
At 602 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 8 miles north of
Dickson, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

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 tornado will be near...
  Dickson around 610 PM CDT.
  Burns around 630 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Charlotte and Vanleer.

This includes Interstate 40 near mile marker 173.
 
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 3616 8752 3628 8745 3622 8720 3601 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 293DEG 15KT 3618 8739 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Schaper
345 
WWUS54 KOHX 212313
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
613 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

TNC043-212322-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210821T2330Z/
Dickson TN-
613 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL DICKSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are 
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3616 8752 3628 8745 3622 8720 3601 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 293DEG 15KT 3616 8734 

$$

Schaper

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 2:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis2 hr
Aug 21, 3:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys5 hr
Aug 21, 4:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXGiles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury3 hr
Aug 21, 4:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXMontgomery, Stewart3 hr
Aug 21, 4:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys3 hr
Aug 21, 6:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXHouston, Humphreys, Stewart5 hr
Aug 21, 7:47 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys9 hr
Aug 21, 8:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXHickman13 hr
Aug 21, 9:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXHickman, Lewis, Maury3 hr
Aug 21, 10:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXHickman, Humphreys, Lewis, Maury, Perry3 hr
Aug 21, 10:17 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXHickman52 hr
Aug 21, 11:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall3 hr
Aug 21, 12:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOHXHumphreys44 hr
Aug 21, 4:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXHouston, Stewart3 hr
Aug 21, 4:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys6 hr
Aug 21, 5:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart4 hr
Aug 21, 5:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHouston, Stewart50 min
Aug 21, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDickson, Houston45 min
Aug 21, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLawrence47 min
Aug 21, 5:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery3 hr
Aug 21, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXDickson43 min
Aug 21, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHickman31 min
Aug 21, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWilliamson37 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.