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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Nashville, TN

January 29, 200839 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this wind advisory at Jan 29, 2008, 9:16 PM CST for 39 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Jan 29, 2008, 10:00 PM CST. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 29, 2008, 9:16 PM CST (03:16 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 29, 2008, 10:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 30, 2008, 3:00 AM CST
In force
5 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 03:19 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 00:00Z, 3.3 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 00:00Z on 2008-01-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 40 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 00:00Z on 2008-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 605 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
40 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
86 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
605 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
610 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

000 
WWUS74 KOHX 300316
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
916 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

TNZ005>009-022>029-056>062-075-093>095-300900-
/O.CAN.KOHX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0003.080130T0316Z-080130T0900Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-BENTON-HOUSTON-
HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-PERRY-
HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-BEDFORD-WAYNE-
LAWRENCE-GILES-
916 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

A STRONG PASSING COLD FRONT WILL BRINGS WINDS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH
RANGE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN MAKE
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SO PLEASE USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

TNZ030-063-064-077-300900-
/O.CAN.KOHX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0003.080130T0316Z-080130T0900Z/
SMITH-CANNON-DEKALB-COFFEE-
916 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

A STRONG PASSING COLD FRONT WILL BRINGS WINDS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH
RANGE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN MAKE
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SO PLEASE USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

TNZ010-011-031>034-065-066-078>080-300900-
/O.CON.KOHX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0900Z/
CLAY-PICKETT-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-
WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-
916 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS
EVENING. SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR
THIS EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. WIND
SPEEDS WONT DIMINISH UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT... AFTER THE FRONT
HAS PASSED THROUGH THE MID STATE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN
TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SO PLEASE USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

07
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS74 KOHX 300401
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1001 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

TNZ010-011-031>034-065-066-078>080-300900-
/O.CAN.KOHX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0900Z/
/O.EXB.KOHX.WI.Y.0003.080130T0401Z-080130T0900Z/
CLAY-PICKETT-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-
WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-
1001 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

A STRONG PASSING COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH
RANGE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN
MAKE MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SO PLEASE USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

TNZ005>009-022>030-056>064-075-077-093>095-300900-
/O.EXT.KOHX.WI.Y.0003.080130T0400Z-080130T0900Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-BENTON-HOUSTON-
HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-PERRY-
HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-
BEDFORD-COFFEE-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES-
1001 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

A STRONG PASSING COLD FRONT WILL BRINGS WINDS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH
RANGE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN
MAKE MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SO PLEASE USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 6:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson30 min
Jan 29, 6:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham27 min
Jan 29, 6:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Wilson31 min
Jan 29, 7:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXSumner, Trousdale, Wilson42 min
Jan 29, 7:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMacon, Smith38 min
Jan 29, 8:04 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, Rutherford26 min
Jan 29, 8:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXClay, DeKalb, Jackson, Putnam, Smith33 min
Jan 29, 8:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb, Overton, Putnam, Warren, White31 min
Jan 29, 8:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland, Fentress38 min

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Tennessee, 2008Every wind advisory in 2008

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.