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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Oct 6, 2021, 5:09 PM CDT for Cumberland County, Tennessee. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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
- Oct 6, 2021, 5:09 PM CDT (22:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Cumberland County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 5:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Crossville, TN | TREES DOWN NEAR THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COMPLEX ON LIVINGSTON ROAD IN CROSSVILLE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2:53 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 1243 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
892
WFUS54 KOHX 062209
TOROHX
TNC035-062245-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0035.211006T2209Z-211006T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
509 PM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Cumberland County in Middle Tennessee...
* Until 545 PM CDT.
* At 508 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles northeast of Pikeville, moving north at 25
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...
Crossville around 545 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lake
Tansi, Cumberland Mountain State Park, Pleasant Hill and Indian Rock
Lake.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 319 and 323.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3575 8502 3575 8503 3576 8503 3577 8504
3577 8506 3576 8507 3577 8510 3577 8517
3599 8522 3599 8495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 180DEG 21KT 3576 8512
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Shamburger2 follow-up statements
712
WWUS54 KOHX 062222
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
522 PM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021
TNC035-062245-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-211006T2245Z/
Cumberland TN-
522 PM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
At 522 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lake Tansi, or 9 miles south of Crossville, moving
north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Crossville around 555 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lake
Tansi, Cumberland Mountain State Park, Pleasant Hill and Indian Rock
Lake.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 319 and 323.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3579 8517 3599 8522 3599 8495 3578 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 193DEG 20KT 3582 8508
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Shamburger288
WWUS54 KOHX 062234
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
534 PM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021
TNC035-062245-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-211006T2245Z/
Cumberland TN-
534 PM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
At 533 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lake Tansi, or 5 miles south of Crossville, moving
north at 20 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...
Crossville around 550 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lake
Tansi and Cumberland Mountain State Park.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 319 and 323.
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 3584 8511 3599 8515 3599 8495 3584 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 185DEG 19KT 3588 8506
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
ShamburgerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 7:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Lewis | 34 min |
| Oct 5, 7:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis | 96 min |
| Oct 5, 9:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 12:11 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Lawrence | 20 hr |
| Oct 6, 1:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Giles, Hickman, Maury | 2 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Hickman, Maury | 2 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Dickson, Hickman | 2 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | OHX | Bedford, Coffee, Cumberland, Giles, Grundy, Lawrence and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Dickson | 119 min |
| Oct 6, 3:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Dickson, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Oct 6, 10:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Van Buren | 27 min |
| Oct 6, 11:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | White | 32 min |
| Oct 6, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Putnam, Van Buren, White | 46 min |
| Oct 6, 2:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cumberland, Overton, Putnam, Van Buren, White | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Fentress | 34 min |
| Oct 6, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Van Buren | 29 min |
| Oct 6, 3:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Van Buren | 6 hr |
| Oct 6, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Fentress | 31 min |
| Oct 6, 4:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Fentress | 113 min |
| Oct 6, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Pickett | 30 min |
| Oct 6, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Rutherford | 29 min |
| Oct 6, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Rutherford | 25 min |
| Oct 6, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Rutherford | 31 min |
| Oct 6, 5:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Fentress, Pickett | 115 min |
| Oct 6, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cumberland | 31 min |
| Oct 6, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland | 31 min |
| Oct 6, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress | 25 min |
| Oct 6, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Fentress | 32 min |
| Oct 6, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Hickman | 28 min |
| Oct 6, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Fentress | 37 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.