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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Nashville, TN

April 26, 201139 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this wind advisory at Apr 26, 2011, 6:24 PM CDT for 39 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Apr 27, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2011, 6:24 PM CDT (23:24 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 27, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 27, 2011, 3:57 PM CDT
In force
9 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 23:28 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, 11.4 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 2011-04-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2011-04-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
486 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
279 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

547 
WWUS74 KOHX 262324
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
624 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20
TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-270900-
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0007.110427T1200Z-110428T0000Z/
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-DE KALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...
MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...
LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...
FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...
WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...
TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER...
WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
624 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* GEOGRAPHIC AREA: ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE

* TIMING: 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL SOMETIMES BE HARD TO
  CONTROL. LOOSE OBJECTS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...MAY BE BLOWN
  AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
35 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

04
2 follow-up statements
667 
WWUS74 KOHX 270851
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
351 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
20 TO 30 MPH DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
40 MPH...LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-280000-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0007.110427T1200Z-110428T0000Z/
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-DE KALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...
MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...
LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...
FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...
WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...
TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER...
WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
351 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

* GEOGRAPHIC AREA: ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE

* TIMING: 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TODAY

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL SOMETIMES BE HARD TO 
  CONTROL. LOOSE OBJECTS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...MAY BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
35 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
31
566 
WWUS74 KOHX 272057
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
357 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELED...

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-272200-
/O.CAN.KOHX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110428T0000Z/
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-DE KALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...
MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...
LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...
FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...
WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...
TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER...
WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
357 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 35 MPH OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS
INTO THE EVENING. WINDS MAY STILL GUST BETWEEN 20-30 MPH.

$$

07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 25, 11:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchOHXBenton, Cheatham, Clay, Davidson, Dickson, Houston and 7 more45 hr
Apr 25, 11:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry51 min
Apr 26, 12:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton, Houston, Stewart37 min
Apr 26, 12:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Perry, Wayne37 min
Apr 26, 12:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery and 3 more32 min
Apr 26, 1:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Montgomery and 3 more35 min
Apr 26, 1:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Wayne and 1 more31 min
Apr 26, 1:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 3 more36 min
Apr 26, 2:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson34 min
Apr 26, 2:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson34 min
Apr 26, 10:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchOHXPerry51 hr
Apr 26, 10:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchOHXLawrence51 hr
Apr 26, 10:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchOHXHickman51 hr

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.