EF1 Tornado — Sumner, Tennessee

2021-12-11 · near Old Hickory, Sumner, Tennessee

Event narrative

An EF-1 tornado touched down in Old Hickory on Martingale Drive and moved northeast across Fowler Street, Orchard Drive, Wilmington Street, Richmond Street, 4th Street, and Jones Circle, uprooting several large trees, causing roof damage to multiple homes, and damaging outbuildings. The tornado then moved across Old Hickory Lake and downed power lines and trees from Walton Ferry to Sanders Ferry Road in Hendersonville. The heaviest damage occurred on Private Drive, Cumberland Hills Drive and Lake Valley Road where numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and homes received significant roof damage. The tornado continued east, crossing Old Hickory Lake once again and downing trees and power lines on Carter Lane in north Mt. Juliet. The storm weakened and lifted on Saundersville Ferry Road near Crosswinds Drive. Total path length of this tornado was 6.82 miles.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 999735. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.