Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 11 at 4:23PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 11, 2026 - 2:23pm
Expires:
March 11, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 423 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Baxter, or 7 miles west of Cookeville, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Cookeville, Smithville, Livingston, Jamestown, Celina, Gainesboro,
Byrdstown, Fairfield Glade, Algood, Monterey, Baxter, Allardt,
Hamptons Crossroads, Slate Springs, Clarkrange, Cummins Falls State
Park, Grimsley, Bakers Crossroads, Burgess Falls State Park, and
Rickman.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 271 and 317.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
Middle Tennessee.
Area Description:
Clay; Pickett; Jackson; Putnam; Overton; Fentress; De Kalb; White; Cumberland
Forcast Office:
NWS Nashville TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov