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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Nashville, TN

October 6, 2021Cumberland County, Tennessee

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 6, 5:45 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nw Crossville, TNTREES 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 6, 2:53 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-10-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-10-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -65 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
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

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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

$$

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2 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

$$

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288 
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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 5, 7:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLewis34 min
Oct 5, 7:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXLawrence, Lewis96 min
Oct 5, 9:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXLawrence, Lewis, Wayne3 hr
Oct 6, 12:11 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOHXLawrence20 hr
Oct 6, 1:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXGiles, Hickman, Maury2 hr
Oct 6, 2:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXHickman, Maury2 hr
Oct 6, 2:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXDickson, Hickman2 hr
Oct 6, 3:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchOHXBedford, Coffee, Cumberland, Giles, Grundy, Lawrence and 4 more28 hr
Oct 6, 3:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXDickson119 min
Oct 6, 3:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXDickson, Montgomery2 hr
Oct 6, 10:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXVan Buren27 min
Oct 6, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWhite32 min
Oct 6, 11:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Putnam, Van Buren, White46 min
Oct 6, 2:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXCumberland, Overton, Putnam, Van Buren, White4 hr
Oct 6, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXFentress34 min
Oct 6, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXVan Buren29 min
Oct 6, 3:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOHXVan Buren6 hr
Oct 6, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXFentress31 min
Oct 6, 4:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXFentress113 min
Oct 6, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXPickett30 min
Oct 6, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXRutherford29 min
Oct 6, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Rutherford25 min
Oct 6, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXRutherford31 min
Oct 6, 5:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXFentress, Pickett115 min
Oct 6, 5:44 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland31 min
Oct 6, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland31 min
Oct 6, 6:20 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress25 min
Oct 6, 6:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXFentress32 min
Oct 6, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHickman28 min
Oct 6, 6:53 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXFentress37 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.