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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Feb 6, 2025, 6:21 PM CST for Jackson County, Overton County, Putnam County, Tennessee. It was in force for 24 min. 4 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
- Feb 6, 2025, 6:21 PM CST (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2025, 6:45 PM CST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Jackson County, TN, Overton County, TN, Putnam County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 6:38 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Ne Cookeville, TN | Roof off a house at 202 Shadow Ln. in Rickman. |
| Feb 6, 6:38 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Ne Cookeville, TN | Park Rd. in Rickman is blocked. Tree, power line and transformer are down. |
| Feb 6, 6:41 PM CST | TORNADO | 8 Nne Monterey, TN | *** 1 INJ *** This tornado touched down near Coy Phillips Road, west of Hanging Limb in Overton County. It then tracked east-southeast into Hanging Limb where it snapped dozens of trees and caused roof damage to outbuildings along E Fork Lane. The tornado cont |
| Feb 6, 6:44 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 12 Ene Cookeville, TN | Multiple power flashes in the Crawford community. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 335 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 248 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KOHX 070021
TOROHX
TNC087-133-141-070045-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0002.250207T0021Z-250207T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
621 PM CST Thu Feb 6 2025
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Overton County in Middle Tennessee...
Southeastern Jackson County in Middle Tennessee...
Northeastern Putnam County in Middle Tennessee...
* Until 645 PM CST.
* At 621 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Algood, or 8 miles north of Cookeville, moving
east at 40 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...
Algood around 625 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Crawford, Rickman, and Cummins Falls State Park.
This includes Interstate 40 near mile marker 295, and between mile
markers 298 and 303.
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 3637 8512 3610 8517 3619 8560 3638 8557
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 279DEG 35KT 3628 8549
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Baggett1 follow-up statement
028
WWUS54 KOHX 070039
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
639 PM CST Thu Feb 6 2025
TNC087-070048-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250207T0045Z/
Jackson TN-
639 PM CST Thu Feb 6 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 3637 8512 3610 8517 3616 8544 3638 8541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 279DEG 35KT 3625 8528
$$
TNC133-141-070045-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250207T0045Z/
Overton TN-Putnam TN-
639 PM CST Thu Feb 6 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
OVERTON AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
At 638 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles north of Monterey, or 9 miles south of
Livingston, moving east at 40 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Overton and northeastern Putnam Counties, including the
following locations... Crawford and Rickman.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 298 and 303.
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 3637 8512 3610 8517 3616 8544 3638 8541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 279DEG 35KT 3625 8528
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
BaggettThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 6:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam | 33 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.