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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2013, 4:48 AM CST for 11 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee. It took effect at Dec 21, 2013, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2013, 4:48 AM CST (10:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 21, 2013, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2013, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 15 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 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
- 24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 302 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
532 WWUS74 KHUN 211048 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 448 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-212100- /O.NEW.KHUN.WI.Y.0013.131221T1800Z-131222T0900Z/ 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 448 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL CLIMB TO 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONGER WINDS WILL BE EXPECTED IN HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LIGHT UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...TRASH CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 25 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA. 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...TRASH CANS AND OUTDOOR DECORATIONS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
759 WWUS74 KHUN 211750 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1150 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-220200- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0013.131221T1800Z-131222T0900Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 1150 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER RIDGETOPS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LIGHT UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...TRASH CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 25 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE... INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE...TRASH CANS AND OUTDOOR DECORATIONS. && $$
922 WWUS74 KHUN 212211 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 411 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-220900- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131222T0900Z/ 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 411 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER RIDGETOPS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LIGHT UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...TRASH CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 25 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA. 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...TRASH CANS AND OUTDOOR DECORATIONS. && $$
264 WWUS74 KHUN 220900 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 300 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-221000- /O.CAN.KHUN.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131222T0900Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 300 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WHICH PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF THE WIND ADVISORY HAVE NOW SUBSIDED. THUS...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ 70/DD
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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.