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Tornado Warning 56, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Dec 11, 2021, 3:21 AM CST for Davidson County, Sumner County, Wilson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 39 min. 10 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
- Dec 11, 2021, 3:21 AM CST (09:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2021, 4:00 AM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Davidson County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Wilson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 3:25 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Lakewood, TN | SEVERE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN MADISON ACROSS A ROUGHLY 1/2 MILE WIDE BY 2 MILE LONG SWATH FROM BRILEY PARKWAY AT GALLATIN PIKE NORTHEASTWARD TO NEELYS BEND ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED, ESPECIALLY IN THE NATIONAL CEM |
| Dec 11, 3:30 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Nashville, TN | TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS NASHVILLE AREA. AROUND 80,000 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER. |
| Dec 11, 3:31 AM CST | TORNADO | 2 Nnw Lakewood, TN | A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN OLD HICKORY ON ORCHARD DRIVE UPROOTING SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND CAUSING ROOF DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE HOMES. IT MOVED ACROSS OLD HICKORY LAKE AND DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES FROM WALTON FERRY TO SANDERS FERRY ROAD IN HENDERSONVILLE. THE HEA |
| Dec 11, 3:32 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Hendersonville, TN | DOCKS DESTROYED AND PONTOON BOAT BLOWN OVER AT CHEROKEE ROAD NEAR PRIVATE DRIVE. TWITTER REPORT. |
| Dec 11, 3:33 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Hendersonville, TN | ROOF BLOWN OFF OF HOME ON PRIVATE DRIVE. #TSPOTTER REPORT AND PHOTOS FROM TWITTER. |
| Dec 11, 3:34 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Hendersonville, TN | SEVERAL LARGE TREES UPROOTED ON AT CUMBERLAND HILLS NEAR LAKE PARK DRIVE IN HENDERSONVILLE. TWITTER REPORT. |
| Dec 11, 3:35 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Hendersonville, TN | TREES DOWN ON JONES LANE IN EXTREME NORTH MOUNT JULIET. |
| Dec 11, 3:35 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Hendersonville, TN | DUE TO HIGH WINDS, MULTIPLE STREETS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. |
| Dec 11, 3:40 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Gallatin, TN | STRAIGHT LINE WINDS DAMAGED SEVERAL HOMES AND BLEW DOWN NUMEROUS TREES ALONG LONG HOLLOW PIKE AND ADJACENT SIDE STREETS BETWEEN HIGHWAY 109 AND DOWNTOWN GALLATIN. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED UP TO 70 MPH. |
| Dec 11, 3:42 AM CST | TORNADO | 4 Nne Gallatin, TN | THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON LINDSEY HOLLOW ROAD AND MOVED NORTHEAST TOWARD PHOSPHATE LANE WHERE A FEW TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, AN OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED, AND THE ROOF OF A HOME WAS DAMAGED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST CAUSING TREE DAMAGE ALONG WR |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 6:21 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Dec 10, 10:44 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 19 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
- 182 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -168 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 391 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
294
WFUS54 KOHX 110921
TOROHX
TNC037-165-189-111000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0056.211211T0921Z-211211T1000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
321 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Davidson County in Middle Tennessee...
Southern Sumner County in Middle Tennessee...
Northwestern Wilson County in Middle Tennessee...
* Until 400 AM CST.
* At 320 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Nashville, moving northeast at 50 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...
Madison, Lakewood and Old Hickory around 330 AM CST.
Goodlettsville around 335 AM CST.
Hendersonville and Mount Juliet around 340 AM CST.
Gallatin around 350 AM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Green
Hill, Bledsoe Creek State Park, Cottontown, Whites Creek and Beaman
Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between mile markers 204 and 209.
Interstate 65 between mile markers 85 and 101.
Interstate 24 between mile markers 37 and 49.
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 3614 8685 3626 8696 3651 8647 3644 8634
3629 8627
TIME...MOT...LOC 0920Z 241DEG 45KT 3622 8683
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
102 follow-up statements
380
WWUS54 KOHX 110947
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
347 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021
TNC037-110957-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-211211T1000Z/
Davidson TN-
347 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL DAVIDSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CST for Middle
Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3644 8634 3629 8627 3621 8658 3624 8659
3625 8661 3625 8664 3629 8664 3630 8667
3632 8668 3632 8670 3634 8672 3638 8673
3651 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0947Z 227DEG 53KT 3631 8634
$$
TNC165-189-111000-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-211211T1000Z/
Sumner TN-Wilson TN-
347 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN
SUMNER AND NORTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTIES...
At 347 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles north of Lebanon, moving northeast at 60 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Sumner and northwestern Wilson Counties, including the
following locations... Green Hill, Bledsoe Creek State Park and
Cottontown.
This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 98 and 101.
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 3644 8634 3629 8627 3621 8658 3624 8659
3625 8661 3625 8664 3629 8664 3630 8667
3632 8668 3632 8670 3634 8672 3638 8673
3651 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0947Z 227DEG 53KT 3631 8634
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
10587
WWUS54 KOHX 110958
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
358 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021
TNC165-189-111008-
/O.EXP.KOHX.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-211211T1000Z/
Sumner TN-Wilson TN-
358 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN SUMNER AND NORTHWESTERN WILSON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 AM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CST for Middle
Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3644 8634 3629 8627 3621 8658 3624 8659
3625 8661 3625 8664 3629 8664 3630 8667
3632 8668 3632 8670 3634 8672 3638 8673
3651 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0958Z 241DEG 45KT 3638 8619
$$
10The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 11:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Stewart | 46 min |
| Dec 11, 12:03 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Stewart | 16 min |
| Dec 11, 12:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Stewart | 41 min |
| Dec 11, 1:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Stewart | 21 min |
| Dec 11, 1:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lewis, Montgomery and 2 more | 73 min |
| Dec 11, 2:03 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Houston, Humphreys, Stewart | 27 min |
| Dec 11, 2:07 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 38 min |
| Dec 11, 2:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart | 37 min |
| Dec 11, 2:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys | 37 min |
| Dec 11, 2:39 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Montgomery | 14 min |
| Dec 11, 2:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Maury and 5 more | 58 min |
| Dec 11, 2:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Williamson | 32 min |
| Dec 11, 2:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 31 min |
| Dec 11, 3:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Hickman, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, Robertson and 5 more | 41 min |
| Dec 11, 3:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson and 1 more | 46 min |
| Dec 11, 3:33 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 42 min |
| Dec 11, 3:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Clay, Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 44 min |
| Dec 11, 3:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 42 min |
| Dec 11, 3:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Putnam, Smith and 3 more | 17 min |
| Dec 11, 3:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 13 min |
| Dec 11, 4:07 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Smith, Trousdale | 38 min |
| Dec 11, 4:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett and 4 more | 34 min |
| Dec 11, 4:33 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Clay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett | 42 min |
| Dec 11, 5:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury | 29 min |
| Dec 11, 5:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Overton, Putnam | 27 min |
| Dec 11, 5:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Wayne | 36 min |
| Dec 11, 5:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury | 34 min |
| Dec 11, 6:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles | 15 min |
| Dec 11, 6:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Coffee, Grundy, Warren | 32 min |
| Dec 11, 7:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy | 38 min |
| Dec 11, 7:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Grundy | 25 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.