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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Nashville, TN

June 27, 2026Cumberland County, Fentress County, Putnam County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 2026, 7:57 PM CDT for Cumberland County, Fentress County, Putnam County, Tennessee. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 27, 2026, 7:57 PM CDT (00:57 UTC)
Expired: Jun 27, 2026, 8:45 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Cumberland County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Putnam County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 132 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1964 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 986 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 202 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 7.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

809 
WFUS54 KOHX 280057
TOROHX
TNC035-049-141-280145-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0009.260628T0057Z-260628T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
757 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Cumberland County in Middle Tennessee...
  East central Putnam County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Fentress County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 757 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Monterey, or 12 miles northwest of Crossville,
  moving east at 15 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
  northwestern Cumberland, east central Putnam and southwestern
  Fentress Counties, including the following locations... Clarkrange.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 302 and 319.
 
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 3596 8502 3606 8528 3615 8527 3616 8521
      3615 8519 3614 8512 3618 8510 3619 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 277DEG 14KT 3608 8520 

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

$$

Cahill

2 follow-up statements

262 
WWUS54 KOHX 280116
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
816 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026

TNC141-280125-
/O.CAN.KOHX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260628T0145Z/
Putnam TN-
816 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PUTNAM 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 3596 8502 3603 8519 3610 8517 3610 8515
      3613 8513 3613 8511 3614 8510 3614 8512
      3615 8512 3618 8510 3619 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 277DEG 14KT 3607 8511 

$$

TNC035-049-280145-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260628T0145Z/
Cumberland TN-Fentress TN-
816 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN FENTRESS COUNTIES...

At 815 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northwest of Crossville, moving east at 15 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.

Locations impacted include...
Crossville and Clarkrange.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 309 and 319.
 
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 3596 8502 3603 8519 3610 8517 3610 8515
      3613 8513 3613 8511 3614 8510 3614 8512
      3615 8512 3618 8510 3619 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 277DEG 14KT 3607 8511 

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

$$

Cahill

201 
WWUS54 KOHX 280138
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
838 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026

TNC035-049-280147-
/O.EXP.KOHX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260628T0145Z/
Cumberland TN-Fentress TN-
838 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN
FENTRESS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT...

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed 
to expire.

&&

LAT...LON 3596 8502 3603 8519 3610 8517 3610 8515
      3613 8513 3613 8511 3614 8510 3614 8512
      3615 8512 3618 8510 3619 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 277DEG 14KT 3606 8501 

$$

Cahill

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 27, 7:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Putnam	45 min
Jun 27, 7:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cumberland	43 min
Jun 27, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam	51 min
Jun 27, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Macon, Trousdale	45 min
Jun 27, 8:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Davidson	40 min
Jun 27, 9:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Smith, Trousdale	40 min
Jun 28, 2:44 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	OHX	Bedford, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Giles, Hickman and 15 more	16 hr
Jun 28, 8:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Fentress, Pickett	26 min
Jun 28, 8:39 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Fentress, Pickett	4 hr
Jun 28, 11:51 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Davidson, DeKalb and 23 more	5 days

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.