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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Nashville, TN

October 6, 2021Cumberland County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Oct 6, 2021, 5:44 PM CDT for Cumberland County, Tennessee. It was in force for 31 min. 5 reports 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, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired
Oct 6, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Cumberland County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 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.

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
Oct 6, 5:50 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 N Crossville, TNTREES DOWN ON TABOR LOOP AND LAWSON ROAD NORTH OF CROSSVILLE
Oct 6, 5:50 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 N Crossville, TNTREES DOWN ON TABOR LOOP NORTH OF CROSSVILLE
Oct 6, 5:53 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 N Crossville, TNPOWERLINES DOWN AND THREE HOMES DAMAGED ON LAWSON ROAD NORTH OF CROSSVILLE.
Oct 6, 5:59 PM CDTTORNADO4 N Crossville, TNAN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CROSSVILLE NEAR THE OBED RIVER AND MOVED NORTHWARD ACROSS RYE WOODY RD...LAWSON RD AND TABOR LOOP BEFORE LIFTING. AT LEAST SIX HOMES AND SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED ON RYE WOODY RD AND LAWSON RD WITH THREE

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, 10.7 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.

914 
WFUS54 KOHX 062244
TOROHX
TNC035-062315-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0036.211006T2244Z-211006T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
544 PM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Cumberland County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 615 PM CDT.
    
* At 542 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Crossville, 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.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm 
include Rinnie and Slate Springs.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 314 and 321.
 
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 3590 8500 3591 8510 3613 8512 3613 8487
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 194DEG 20KT 3595 8505 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement
758 
WWUS54 KOHX 062303
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
603 PM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021

TNC035-062315-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-211006T2315Z/
Cumberland TN-
603 PM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
    
At 602 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located near the Highway 127 and Interstate 40 
interchange in northwest Crossville, moving north at 20 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.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include 
Rinnie and Slate Springs.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 314 and 321.
 
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 3598 8509 3613 8512 3613 8490 3597 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 190DEG 18KT 3604 8503 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 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, 5:09 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland36 min
Oct 6, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXRutherford31 min
Oct 6, 5:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXFentress, Pickett115 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.