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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Nashville, TN

November 30, 200639 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this wind advisory at Nov 30, 2006, 3:31 PM CST for 39 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Nov 30, 2006, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 30, 2006, 3:31 PM CST (21:31 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 30, 2006, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 1, 2006, 10:57 AM CST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
All 39 counties

Bedford County, TN, Benton County, TN, Cannon County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Clay County, TN, Coffee County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, Davidson County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Giles County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Macon County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Overton County, TN, Perry County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Smith County, TN, Stewart County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN, Wayne County, TN, White County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 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 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 18 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2006-11-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 132 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2006-11-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 280 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
132 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
618 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
280 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
259 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS74 KOHX 302131
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
331 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006

...ELEVATED WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS MIDDLE TN
THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS EVENING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL INCREASE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE...AND WINDS WILL INCREASE.
STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH
SURFACE SPEEDS UP TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE.

TNZ032>034-065-066-078>080-010545-
/O.UPG.KOHX.HW.A.0001.061201T0500Z-061201T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.061201T0300Z-061201T1800Z/
PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-
331 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON FRIDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AS AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM CAUSES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA...WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE
SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO TOPPLE OVER. STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES.

$$

TNZ005>011-022>031-056>064-075-077-093>095-010545-
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.061201T0300Z-061201T1800Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-
RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES-
331 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
FRIDAY.

AS AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM CAUSES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION. ADDITIONALLY...A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED TREES MAY TOPPLE OVER
GIVEN WIND SPEEDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES.

$$

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3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KOHX 010514
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1114 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006

...ELEVATED WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS MIDDLE TN
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVERNIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
INCREASE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE...AND WINDS WILL INCREASE.
STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH
SURFACE SPEEDS UP TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE.

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-011315-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-061201T1800Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
1114 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

AS AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM CAUSES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION. ADDITIONALLY...A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED TREES MAY TOPPLE
OVER GIVEN WIND SPEEDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER
UPDATES.

$$

GIRODO
000 
WWUS74 KOHX 010954
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
354 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-011800-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-061201T1800Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
354 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS
TO THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS SPEEDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. ADDITIONALLY...A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED
TREES MAY TOPPLE DUE TO WIND SPEEDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. STAY TUNED
FOR LATER UPDATES.

$$

13
000 
WWUS74 KOHX 011657
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1057 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR MIDDLE TN...

.THE STORM SYSTEM...WHICH BROUGHT ELEVATED WIND SPEEDS TO THE MID
STATE OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING...HAD MOVED ON OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST BY LATE THIS MORNING. THUS... WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED
ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. FOR THAT REASON... THE WIND ADVISORY
ACROSS ALL OF MIDDLE TN HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-011800-
/O.CAN.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-061201T1800Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
1057 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 30, 4:17 AM CSTHigh Wind WatchOHXCumberland, Fentress, Grundy, Overton, Putnam, Van Buren and 2 more11 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Tennessee, 2006Every wind advisory in 2006

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.