1/12 Here are preliminary maps of the 15 #tornadoes from December 10-11, 2021 across #MiddleTennessee. Please note that the maps and all tornado information is PRELIMINARY and subject to change! #tnwx
2/12 #1 was a long track EF3 tornado that moved from west Tennessee across the northwest corner of Middle Tennessee and into southern Kentucky
3/12 #2 was an EF1 #tornado that touched down in northern Perry County and moved into Humphreys County before lifting in northwest Hickman County near Bucksnort, TN
4/12 #3 was an EF0 #tornado that touched down in rural northwest Hickman County, blowing down numerous trees that closed I-40
5/12 #4 was a strong EF2 #tornado that tracked across southern parts of Dickson, TN before lifting near Burns, TN. #5 was an EF1 #tornado that touched down east of Burns, TN
6/12 #6 was another strong EF2 #tornado that touched down east of White Bluff, TN and moved along Highway 70 north of Kingston Springs, TN
7/12 Four #tornadoes affected parts of the #Nashville metro area on December 11th:
#7 EF0 in Bordeaux
#8 EF1 in Old Hickory & Hendersonville
#9 EF0 in Hermitage
#10 EF1 in Mount Juliet
8/12 #11 was an EF0 tornado that touched down near Bethpage, TN in Sumner County
9/12 #12 was another EF0 #tornado that moved through areas in and around Carthage, TN
10/12 #13 was an EF1 #tornado that touched down near Hermitage Springs, TN in Clay County and tracked into Monroe County, KY
11/12 #14 was an EF0 #tornado that passed just south of Elkton, TN in Giles County
12/12 #15 was an EF1 #tornado that touched down near Coalmont, TN in Grundy County and passed north of Gruetli-Laager, TN
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1/4 UPDATE: We've determined a 14th #tornado occurred from the severe storms on Dec 11 - an EF-0 in western Davidson Co. that tracked from Whites Bend across Bells Bend to north of John Tune Airport & through Bordeaux. Path length 9.6 miles, path width 100 yards, max winds 85 mph
2/4 Damage in Madison from Briley Parkway at Gallatin Pike northeastward to Neelys Bend Road was determined to be from a swath of severe straight line winds around 1/2 mile wide and 2 miles long, with maximum winds estimated up to 85 mph
3/4 Damage in the Brentwood, Crieve Hall, Nippers Corner, Antioch, and Nashboro Village areas was determined to be from a large swath of severe straight line winds roughly 6 miles wide, with maximum winds estimated from 60 to 80 mph
Several rounds of active weather are set to start early this weekend. A mix of liquid and freezing rain will begin overnight and continue through the day on Saturday.
Locations along and east of I-65 may experience the greatest impacts with less than 0.10" ice accumulation expected. Minor travel impacts are possible, especially where roads are untreated.
While the first half of Sunday begins dry, a batch of light freezing rain and rain will arrive from the southwest in the afternoon. This could again create slick spots on untreated surfaces and roadways.
It is critically important that everyone have at least TWO ways of receiving warning information. This is especially important here in Tennessee where we lead the nation in nighttime tornadoes. We saw this Monday night.
(2/5) No technology is 100% dependable. Phone lines can go down. Weather can take down transmitters. Cell phone settings may override the audible alarm on weather alerts. Please, don't put your life in the hands of only one warning method.
(3/5) NOAA Weather Radio remains one of the most dependable alert systems. But even this should not be relied on by itself.
And please heed this important note on tornado sirens: THEY ARE ONLY MEANT TO BE HEARD OUTDOORS. A tornado siren is meant to alert you to get inside and
So let's recap what our damage survey teams found today...
Looks like it's quite possible we have one to maybe two long-track tornadoes across Davidson, Wilson, and Smith Counties. In the coming days, we will determine if these tornado paths are actually one/two tornadoes.
Damage from the individual neighborhoods we were able to survey today:
John C Tune area: EF-2 (130mph)
Germantown/North Nashville: EF-2 (125mph)
East Nashville/Five Points: EF-3 (136-140mph)
Donelson: EF-3 (160-165mph)
Mt. Juliet: EF-3 (155-160mph)
Lebanon in Smith County: EF-1
NOTE: This is NOT a tornado count!
We will work internally to determine if we can link up the damage paths of today's surveys. We hope to have the answer by the end of this week. We know we have at least one EF-3 tornado that impacted the metro area early this morning.