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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2012, 11:04 AM CST for 12 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 7:00 PM CST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2012, 11:04 AM CST (17:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 7:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 10:51 AM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
Counties Benton County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Davidson County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Macon County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Stewart County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
421 WWUS74 KOHX 251704 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1104 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE... .A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS EVENING AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THIS LOW WILL LEAD TO HIGH WIND SPEEDS AHEAD OF IT DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TONIGHT THEN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY TO THE NORTH. TNZ005>009-022>027-029-260115- /O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0012.121226T0100Z-121226T2200Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-TROUSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY...DICKSON... ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...HARTSVILLE 1104 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SLACKEN FOR A WHILE LATE TONIGHT THEN SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INCREASE. * IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THESE STRONG WINDS. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BLOWING AROUND. && $$ JOHNSTONE
4 follow-up statements
092 WWUS74 KOHX 252111 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 311 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE... .A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS EVENING AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THIS LOW WILL LEAD TO HIGH WIND SPEEDS AHEAD OF IT DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TONIGHT THEN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY TO THE NORTH. TNZ005>009-022>027-029-260515- /O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0012.121226T0100Z-121226T2200Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-TROUSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY...DICKSON... ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...HARTSVILLE 311 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 25 MPH... WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SLACKEN FOR A WHILE LATE TONIGHT THEN SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INCREASE. * IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THESE STRONG WINDS. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 35 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BLOWING AROUND. && $$
040 WWUS74 KOHX 252248 AAA NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 448 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE... .A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS EVENING AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THIS LOW WILL LEAD TO HIGH WIND SPEEDS AHEAD OF IT DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TONIGHT THEN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY TO THE NORTH. TNZ005>009-022>027-029-260515- /O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0012.121226T0100Z-121226T2200Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-TROUSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY...DICKSON... ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...HARTSVILLE 448 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * GEOGRAPHICAL AREA...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CAMDEN TO NASHVILLE TO LAFAYETTE. * TIMING...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 25 MPH... WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SLACKEN FOR A WHILE LATE TONIGHT THEN SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INCREASE. * IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THESE STRONG WINDS. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BLOWING AROUND. && $$ 21
209 WWUS74 KOHX 260942 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 342 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE... .A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THIS LOW WILL LEAD TO HIGH WIND SPEEDS AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY TO THE NORTH. TNZ005>009-022>027-029-261745- /O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121226T2200Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-TROUSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY...DICKSON... ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...HARTSVILLE 342 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * GEOGRAPHICAL AREA...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CAMDEN TO NASHVILLE TO LAFAYETTE. * TIMING...UNTIL 4 PM CST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH... WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THESE STRONG WINDS. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 35 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BLOWING AROUND. && $$
014 WWUS74 KOHX 261651 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1051 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 TNZ005>009-022>027-029-261800- /O.CAN.KOHX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121226T2200Z/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-TROUSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY...DICKSON... ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...HARTSVILLE 1051 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT PROMPTED THE WIND ADVISORY HAS PULLED AWAY FROM MIDDLE TENNESSEE...AND HAS MOVED INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY AT LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL STILL BE BRISK TODAY BUT BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. LOOK FOR WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DURING THE DAY. $$ BOYD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 6:25 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OHX | Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress and 8 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:11 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OHX | Benton, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys and 5 more | 20 hr |
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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.