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Tornado Warning 63, NWS Nashville, TN

December 11, 2021Grundy County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Dec 11, 2021, 7:35 AM CST for Grundy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 25 min. 2 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, 7:35 AM CST (13:35 UTC)
Expired
Dec 11, 2021, 8:00 AM CST
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Grundy County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:36 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
Dec 11, 7:36 AM CSTTORNADO1 N Coalmont, TNTHE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN COALMONT AND QUICKLY PRODUCED 90 MPH WINDS THAT UPROOTED MANY TREES ON FREEMONT ROAD. IT MOVED NORTHEAST AND BLEW OUT THE WALLS OF A METAL BUILDING STRUCTURE AND DOWNED ADDITIONAL TREES ON 20TH AVENUE SOUTH NEAR HIGHWAY 108. THE TOR
Dec 11, 7:39 AM CSTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Coalmont, TNTREES DOWN NEAR COALMONT IN GRUNDY COUNTY.

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
Dec 11, 3:41 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 244 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 182 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 268 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
182 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
625 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
268 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
271 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.8

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The text

As transmitted.

602 
WFUS54 KOHX 111335
TOROHX
TNC061-111400-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0063.211211T1335Z-211211T1400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
735 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

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

* Until 800 AM CST.
    
* At 735 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Tracy City, or 19 miles northwest of Jasper,
  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...
  Gruetli-Laager around 745 AM CST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Coalmont, Palmer, Beersheba Springs and Altamont.

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 3526 8582 3535 8586 3550 8555 3549 8554
      3543 8554 3542 8551 3541 8551 3541 8549
      3536 8551 3534 8554 3532 8556 3530 8564
      3530 8566 3529 8569 3529 8571 3528 8571
TIME...MOT...LOC 1335Z 246DEG 45KT 3533 8576 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements
017 
WWUS54 KOHX 111343
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
743 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

TNC061-111400-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-211211T1400Z/
Grundy TN-
743 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN GRUNDY COUNTY...
    
At 743 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Gruetli-Laager, or 14 miles west of Dunlap, 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Grundy County, including the following locations...
Palmer and Coalmont.

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 3534 8569 3538 8572 3550 8555 3549 8554
      3543 8554 3542 8551 3541 8551 3539 8553
      3538 8555 3536 8558 3534 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1343Z 246DEG 45KT 3537 8564 

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

$$

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479 
WWUS54 KOHX 111354
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
754 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

TNC061-111403-
/O.EXP.KOHX.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-211211T1400Z/
Grundy TN-
754 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GRUNDY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
800 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 1100 AM CST for Middle
Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3534 8569 3538 8572 3550 8555 3549 8554
      3543 8554 3542 8551 3541 8551 3539 8553
      3538 8555 3536 8558 3534 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1353Z 246DEG 45KT 3541 8552 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 11:29 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedOHXStewart46 min
Dec 11, 12:03 AM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatOHXMontgomery, Stewart16 min
Dec 11, 12:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMontgomery, Stewart41 min
Dec 11, 1:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXStewart21 min
Dec 11, 1:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lewis, Montgomery and 2 more73 min
Dec 11, 2:03 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXHouston, Humphreys, Stewart27 min
Dec 11, 2:07 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry38 min
Dec 11, 2:23 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart37 min
Dec 11, 2:38 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Humphreys37 min
Dec 11, 2:39 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Montgomery14 min
Dec 11, 2:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Maury and 5 more58 min
Dec 11, 2:58 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Williamson32 min
Dec 11, 2:59 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDavidson, Williamson31 min
Dec 11, 3:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Hickman, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, Robertson and 5 more41 min
Dec 11, 3:21 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDavidson, Sumner, Wilson39 min
Dec 11, 3:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson and 1 more46 min
Dec 11, 3:33 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXDavidson, Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson42 min
Dec 11, 3:46 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXClay, Macon, Sumner, Trousdale44 min
Dec 11, 3:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLewis, Perry, Wayne42 min
Dec 11, 3:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXClay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Putnam, Smith and 3 more17 min
Dec 11, 3:56 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXLewis, Perry, Wayne13 min
Dec 11, 4:07 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Smith, Trousdale38 min
Dec 11, 4:11 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXClay, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett and 4 more34 min
Dec 11, 4:33 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXClay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett42 min
Dec 11, 5:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury29 min
Dec 11, 5:21 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXOverton, Putnam27 min
Dec 11, 5:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Wayne36 min
Dec 11, 5:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury34 min
Dec 11, 6:13 AM CSTTornado WarningOHXGiles15 min
Dec 11, 6:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Coffee, Grundy, Warren32 min
Dec 11, 7:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCoffee, Grundy38 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.