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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Nashville, TN

October 29, 201234 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this wind advisory at Oct 29, 2012, 3:48 PM CDT for 34 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Oct 30, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 29, 2012, 3:48 PM CDT (20:48 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 30, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 30, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
All 34 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, Grundy County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Macon County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Overton 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, White County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 22 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 2012-10-29Temperature 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 2012-10-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -79 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
1060 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-47 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.

437 
WWUS74 KOHX 292048
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
348 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO BE
IN THE 20 MPH TO 30 MPH RANGE AS A RESULT OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE
REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY.

TNZ009>011-028>034-061>066-075-077>080-301000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0009.121030T1200Z-121031T0000Z/
MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-
FENTRESS-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-
BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...
LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...
COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...
WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...
TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER
348 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

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

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

* TIMING...FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF MIDDLE
  TENNESSEE INCLUDING THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT.

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.
&&

$$
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2 follow-up statements
758 
WWUS74 KOHX 300801
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
301 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...

.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO ESTABLISH ITSELF
ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
20 MPH TO 30 MPH RANGE AS A RESULT OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS
OF HURRICANE SANDY.

TNZ005>008-022>027-057-059-060-302045-
/O.EXA.KOHX.WI.Y.0009.121030T1200Z-121031T0000Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-BENTON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-
DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-HICKMAN-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...
NASHVILLE...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA
301 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

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

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

* GEOGRAPHIC AREA...THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT
  PORTION OF MIDDLE TN GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A CAMDEN
  THROUGH LEWISBURG LINE.

* TIMING...FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH 
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  DIFFICULT.

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. 
&&

$$

TNZ009>011-028>034-061>066-075-077>080-302045-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0009.121030T1200Z-121031T0000Z/
MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-
FENTRESS-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-
BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...
LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...
COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...
WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...
TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER
301 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

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

* GEOGRAPHIC AREA...THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT
  PORTION OF MIDDLE TN GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A CAMDEN
  THROUGH LEWISBURG LINE.

* TIMING...FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH 
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  DIFFICULT.

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. 
&&

$$

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555 
WWUS74 KOHX 301957
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
257 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH
OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
...A FREEZE WARNING FOR LOW LYING LOCATIONS AND THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU FOR LATE TONIGHT...

.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO ESTABLISH ITSELF ACROSS
MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH
WINDS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 20 MPH TO 30 MPH RANGE AS A RESULT OF
THE MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY. WITH DECREASING
CLOUDINESS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES IN LOW LYING LOCATIONS
AND ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION WILL REACH OR EVEN GO SLIGHTLY
BELOW FREEZING.

TNZ005>011-022>034-057-059>066-075-077>080-310000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FZ.W.0003.121031T0900Z-121031T1300Z/
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-HICKMAN-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-
MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-
COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-
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...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...
COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...
SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...
MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER
257 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* GEOGRAPHIC AREA...THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT
  PORTION OF MIDDLE TN GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A CAMDEN
  THROUGH LEWISBURG LINE. A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL
  LOW LYING LOCATIONS AND ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU.

* TIMING...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY...THRU 7 PM THIS EVENING. FOR THE
  FREEZE WARNING...4AM TO 8 AM CDT. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH 
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. 

* TEMPERATURE...AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  DIFFICULT. SENSITIVE VEGETATION LEFT OUTDOORS WILL LIKELY BE
  DAMAGED OR KILLED.

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.
 
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TNZ056-058-093>095-310000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FZ.W.0003.121031T0900Z-121031T1300Z/
PERRY-LEWIS-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOBELVILLE...HOHENWALD...WAYNESBORO...
LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
257 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...4AM TO 8 AM CDT.

* TEMPERATURE...AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING LATE TONIGHT FOR LOW
  LYING LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION LEFT OUTDOORS WILL LIKELY BE
  DAMAGED OR KILLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
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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.