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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this wind advisory at Oct 28, 2012, 3:10 PM CDT for 6 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2012, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2012, 6:54 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
Counties Cullman County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Jackson 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), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 887 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
715 WWUS74 KHUN 282010 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 310 PM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... .AS SANDY MOVES UP THE EAST COAST...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FLOW INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ALZ006-008>010-TNZ076-096-097-290300- /O.NEW.KHUN.WI.Y.0009.121029T1500Z-121030T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KHUN.WI.Y.0010.121030T1200Z-121031T0000Z/ MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE... SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 310 PM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...MONDAY 10 AM TO 7 PM AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM FOR NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...WINDS COULD CAUSE OUTDOOR LAWN FURNITURE TO BLOW AROUND AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
934 WWUS74 KHUN 290208 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 908 PM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... .AS SANDY MOVES UP THE EAST COAST...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FLOW INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ALZ006-008>010-TNZ076-096-097-291100- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0009.121029T1500Z-121030T0000Z/ /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0010.121030T1200Z-121031T0000Z/ MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE... SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 908 PM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...MONDAY 10 AM TO 7 PM AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM FOR NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH...AND AROUND 40 MPH ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$ KULA
161 WWUS74 KHUN 290840 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 340 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... .AS SANDY MOVES UP THE EAST COAST...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FLOW INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST TODAY AND ON TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ALZ007-016-291800- /O.EXA.KHUN.WI.Y.0009.121029T1500Z-121030T0000Z/ MORGAN-CULLMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECATUR...CULLMAN 340 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...TODAY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM FOR NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH...AND AROUND 40 MPH ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$ ALZ006-008>010-TNZ076-096-097-291800- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0009.121029T1500Z-121030T0000Z/ /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0010.121030T1200Z-121031T0000Z/ MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE... SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 340 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...TODAY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM FOR NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH...AND AROUND 40 MPH ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$
240 WWUS74 KHUN 291759 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1259 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... .AS SANDY MOVES UP THE EAST COAST...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FLOW INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST TODAY AND ON TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ALZ006-008>010-TNZ076-096-097-300000- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121030T0000Z/ /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0010.121030T1200Z-121031T0000Z/ MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE... SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 1259 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...TODAY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM FOR NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH...AND AROUND 40 MPH ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$ ALZ007-016-300000- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121030T0000Z/ MORGAN-CULLMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECATUR...CULLMAN 1259 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...TODAY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM FOR NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH...AND AROUND 40 MPH ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$ 70/DD
786 WWUS74 KHUN 292354 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 654 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ALZ006-008>010-TNZ076-096-097-300800- /O.CAN.KHUN.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121030T0000Z/ /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0010.121030T1200Z-121031T0000Z/ MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE... SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 654 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM ON TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH...AND AROUND 40 MPH ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$ ALZ007-016-300100- /O.CAN.KHUN.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121030T0000Z/ MORGAN-CULLMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECATUR...CULLMAN 654 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TONIGHT AND AS A RESULT THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 3:10 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 46 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Alabama, 2012Wind Advisories in Tennessee, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012
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.