Alert archive / Alabama / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this wind advisory at Nov 12, 2011, 2:58 PM CST for 11 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee. It took effect at Nov 13, 2011, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2011, 2:58 PM CST (20:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 13, 2011, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2011, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
Counties Colbert County, AL, Cullman County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Franklin County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Moore County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 159 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
807 WWUS74 KHUN 122058 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 258 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY ON SUNDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-130500- /O.NEW.KHUN.WI.Y.0013.111113T1500Z-111113T2200Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 258 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...FROM 9 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 4 PM SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS OF NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN DECORATIONS TO BE BLOWN OVER...AND MAY DOWN WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
921 WWUS74 KHUN 130302 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 902 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY...WITH SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-131100- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0013.111113T1500Z-111113T2200Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 902 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...FROM 9 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 4 PM SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL BE GREATEST AND MOST FREQUENT IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN DECORATIONS TO BE BLOWN OVER... AND MAY DOWN WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$ KULA
728 WWUS74 KHUN 130929 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 329 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...WITH SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-132200- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0013.111113T1500Z-111113T2200Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 329 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...FROM 9 AM THROUGH 4 PM TODAY. WIND GUSTS WILL BE GREATEST AND MOST FREQUENT IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE TO BE BLOWN OVER... AND MAY DOWN WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$ TT
612 WWUS74 KHUN 131504 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 904 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...WITH SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH AT TIMES. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-132200- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-111113T2200Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 904 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGH 4 PM TODAY. WIND GUSTS WILL BE GREATEST AND MOST FREQUENT IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE TO BE BLOWN OVER... AND MAY DOWN WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$
018 WWUS74 KHUN 132152 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 352 PM CST SUN NOV 13 2011 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-132300- /O.EXP.KHUN.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-111113T2200Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 352 PM CST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. WIND SPEEDS WILL STILL BE BETWEEN 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING FURTHER AS SUNSET APPROACHES. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 PM. $$ SL
Nearby
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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.