EF0 tornado in Davidson County, Tennessee

This brief tornado touched down near the Stones River at I-40 in Hermitage and moved northeast, causing minor roof and siding damage to numerous homes in the Riverwood and adjacent subdivisions. More homes were damaged on Seville Drive, several trees were uprooted, and multiple buildings at the Cherry Creek and Canyon Ridge apartments suffered roof and exterior damage. The roof of a medical building on Central Pike at Old Hickory Blvd was also damaged before the tornado lifted.

One of the worst tornado outbreaks ever recorded in the United States struck the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Tennessee Valley from the evening hours on December 10 into the morning hours on December 11, 2021. Across Middle Tennessee, a total of 16 tornadoes were determined to have touched down, making this the 5th largest tornado outbreak on record in Middle Tennessee. These tornadoes injured 8 people across Middle Tennessee and caused millions of dollars in property and tree damage in many counties. These tornadoes, combined with the 5 tornadoes that occurred just a few days earlier across Middle Tennessee on December 6, 2021, set a new record for the number of tornadoes during the month of December. In addition, many counties that had tornadoes in December 2021 had never recorded a tornado in the month of December before, including Stewart, Humphreys, Cheatham, Wilson, Trousdale, Overton, Pickett, Coffee, and Grundy Counties.