Alert archive / Alabama / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this wind advisory at Jan 12, 2012, 4:46 AM CST for Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee; 11 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jan 12, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2012, 4:46 AM CST (10:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2012, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 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 10:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 10.8 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
- 607 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
288 WWUS74 KHUN 121046 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 446 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-130000- /O.NEW.KHUN.WI.Y.0002.120112T1800Z-120113T0000Z/ 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 446 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ALABAMA AS WELL AS LINCOLN...MOORE...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM NOON THROUGH 6 PM CST TODAY. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THIS MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH EXPECTED. LOCATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET WILL LIKELY SEE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 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. && $$ 70/DD
3 follow-up statements
563 WWUS74 KHUN 121755 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1155 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-130000- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0002.120112T1800Z-120113T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 1155 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ALABAMA AS WELL AS LINCOLN...MOORE...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM NOON THROUGH 6 PM CST TODAY. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH EXPECTED. LOCATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET WILL LIKELY SEE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$
859 WWUS74 KHUN 122322 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 522 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-130200- /O.EXT.KHUN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T0200Z/ 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 522 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ALABAMA AS WELL AS LINCOLN...MOORE...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH 8 PM CST TODAY. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT PASSAGE EARLIER TODAY. LOCATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET WILL LIKELY SEE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 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. && $$ RSB
150 WWUS74 KHUN 130146 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 746 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-130300- /O.EXP.KHUN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T0200Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 746 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... WINDS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST. $$ RSB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 9:43 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 35 hr |
| Jan 12, 9:50 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 29 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.