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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Memphis, TN

December 20, 20134 states

NWS Memphis, TN issued this wind advisory at Dec 20, 2013, 1:06 PM CST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 21, 2013, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 20, 2013, 1:06 PM CST (19:06 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 21, 2013, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 22, 2013, 12:00 AM CST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
All 56 counties

Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lee County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Carroll County, TN, Chester County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Weakley County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 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

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 56 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2013-12-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2013-12-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 386 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-100 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
520 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
386 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
392 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.

000 
WWUS74 KMEG 201906
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
106 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH LATE TONIGHT AND ON
SATURDAY...

.AN APPROACHING STORM IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL INTENSIFY AS IT
TRACKS NORTHEAST TO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY LATE TONIGHT AND ON
SATURDAY. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OUT AHEAD
OF THE STORM STARTING AS EARLY AS LATE TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
AREA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM
LIFTS OUT OF THE AREA.

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ007-
010-210600-
/O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0013.131221T0900Z-131222T0600Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-
CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-
TUNICA-COAHOMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...
HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...
HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE
106 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH.

* TIMING...3 AM CST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT CST
  SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WIND AND
  SHOULD BE STORED OR SECURED PROPERLY. DRIVING MAY BECOME
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
  TRAVELERS USING EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. INDIVIDUALS WORKING ON
  ELEVATED SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE WIND SHOULD USE EXTREME
  CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MSZ001>006-008-009-011>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-
088>092-210600-
/O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0013.131221T1500Z-131222T0600Z/
DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TATE-PRENTISS-
QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-
TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE-OBION-
WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-
CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH...
IUKA...BOONEVILLE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...
AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...
DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...
BROWNSVILLE...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...
COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...
SAVANNAH
106 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH.

* TIMING...9 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY
  NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WIND AND
  SHOULD BE STORED OR SECURED PROPERLY. DRIVING MAY BECOME
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
  TRAVELERS USING EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. INDIVIDUALS WORKING ON
  ELEVATED SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE WIND SHOULD USE EXTREME
  CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
266 
WWUS74 KMEG 210453
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1053 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH OVERNIGHT AND ON SATURDAY...

.AN APPROACHING STORM IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL INTENSIFY AS IT
TRACKS NORTHEAST TO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT AND ON SATURDAY.
STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OUT AHEAD OF THE STORM
OVERNIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT
SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM LIFTS OUT OF THE AREA.

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ007-
010-211300-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0013.131221T0900Z-131222T0600Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-
CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-
TUNICA-COAHOMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...
HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...
HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE
1053 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 MPH. 

* TIMING...3 AM CST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT CST 
  SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WIND 
  AND SHOULD BE STORED OR SECURED PROPERLY. DRIVING MAY BECOME 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 
  TRAVELERS USING EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. INDIVIDUALS WORKING ON 
  ELEVATED SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE WIND SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MSZ001>006-008-009-011>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-
088>092-211300-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0013.131221T1500Z-131222T0600Z/
DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TATE-PRENTISS-
QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-
TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE-OBION-
WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-
CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH...
IUKA...BOONEVILLE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...
AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...
DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...
BROWNSVILLE...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...
COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...
SAVANNAH
1053 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...9 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT CST 
  SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WIND 
  AND SHOULD BE STORED OR SECURED PROPERLY. DRIVING MAY BECOME 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 
  TRAVELERS USING EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. INDIVIDUALS WORKING ON 
  ELEVATED SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE WIND SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
275 
WWUS74 KMEG 211005 AAA
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
405 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH LATE EVENING...

.AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS
TOWARD THE MIDSOUTH TODAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL TRANSITION TO
SOUTHWESTERLY THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. 


ARZ008-009-017-018-MOZ113-211115-
/O.CAN.KMEG.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131222T0600Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-DUNKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...KENNETT
405 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT WIND
SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

ARZ026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ115-MSZ007-010-212215-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131222T0600Z/
CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-
LEE AR-PHILLIPS-PEMISCOT-TUNICA-COAHOMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...
WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...HELENA...CARUTHERSVILLE...
TUNICA...CLARKSDALE
405 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT CST.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WIND 
  AND SHOULD BE STORED OR SECURED PROPERLY. DRIVING MAY BECOME 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 
  TRAVELERS USING EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. INDIVIDUALS WORKING ON 
  ELEVATED SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE WIND SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MSZ001>006-008-009-011>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-
088>092-212215-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0013.131221T1500Z-131222T0600Z/
DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TATE-PRENTISS-
QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-
TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE-OBION-
WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-
CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH...
IUKA...BOONEVILLE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...
AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...
DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...
BROWNSVILLE...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...
COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...
SAVANNAH
405 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...9 AM CST THROUGH MIDNIGHT CST.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WIND 
  AND SHOULD BE STORED OR SECURED PROPERLY. DRIVING MAY BECOME 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 
  TRAVELERS USING EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. INDIVIDUALS WORKING ON 
  ELEVATED SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE WIND SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

PWB
107 
WWUS74 KMEG 211545
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
945 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH LATE EVENING...

.AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS
TOWARD THE MIDSOUTH TODAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL TRANSITION TO
SOUTHWESTERLY THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

ARZ026-027-035-211645-
/O.CAN.KMEG.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131222T0600Z/
CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-CROSS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...WYNNE
945 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

A STATIONARY FRONT HAS DRIFTED IN THE REGION AND WILL KEEP THE
WINDS LIGHT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY.

$$

ARZ028-036-048-049-058-MOZ115-MSZ007-010-212345-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131222T0600Z/
MISSISSIPPI-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-PEMISCOT-
TUNICA-COAHOMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLYTHEVILLE...WEST MEMPHIS...
FORREST CITY...HELENA...CARUTHERSVILLE...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE
945 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT CST.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WIND 
  AND SHOULD BE STORED OR SECURED PROPERLY. DRIVING MAY BECOME 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 
  TRAVELERS USING EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. INDIVIDUALS WORKING ON 
  ELEVATED SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE WIND SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MSZ001>006-008-009-011>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-
088>092-212345-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131222T0600Z/
DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TATE-PRENTISS-
QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-
TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE-OBION-
WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-
CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH...
IUKA...BOONEVILLE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...
AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...
DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...
BROWNSVILLE...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...
COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...
SAVANNAH
945 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH.

* TIMING...9 AM CST THROUGH MIDNIGHT CST.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WIND 
  AND SHOULD BE STORED OR SECURED PROPERLY. DRIVING MAY BECOME 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 
  TRAVELERS USING EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. INDIVIDUALS WORKING ON 
  ELEVATED SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE WIND SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JAB
023 
WWUS74 KMEG 212227
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
427 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THIS EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH
THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL TRANSITION TO SOUTHWESTERLY
THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PASSES. 

ARZ028-036-048-049-058-MOZ115-MSZ007-010-220600-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131222T0600Z/
MISSISSIPPI-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-PEMISCOT-
TUNICA-COAHOMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLYTHEVILLE...WEST MEMPHIS...
FORREST CITY...HELENA...CARUTHERSVILLE...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE
427 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT CST.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WIND 
  AND SHOULD BE STORED OR SECURED PROPERLY. DRIVING MAY BECOME 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 
  TRAVELERS USING EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. INDIVIDUALS WORKING ON 
  ELEVATED SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE WIND SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MSZ001>006-008-009-011>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-
088>092-220600-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131222T0600Z/
DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TATE-PRENTISS-
QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-
TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE-OBION-
WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-
CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH...
IUKA...BOONEVILLE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...
AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...
DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...
BROWNSVILLE...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...
COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...
SAVANNAH
427 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...9 AM CST THROUGH MIDNIGHT CST.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WIND 
  AND SHOULD BE STORED OR SECURED PROPERLY. DRIVING MAY BECOME 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 
  TRAVELERS USING EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. INDIVIDUALS WORKING ON 
  ELEVATED SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE WIND SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Mississippi, 2013Wind Advisories in Tennessee, 2013Wind Advisories in Arkansas, 2013Every wind advisory in 2013

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.