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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Nashville, TN

April 18, 201339 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this wind advisory at Apr 18, 2013, 2:49 AM CDT for 39 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Apr 18, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 18, 2013, 2:49 AM CDT (07:49 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 18, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 19, 2013, 6:00 AM CDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
All 39 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, Giles County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Macon County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Overton County, TN, Perry 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, Wayne County, TN, White County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 18 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 00:00Z on 2013-04-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 466 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2013-04-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
466 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-110 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1580 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
140 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.

809 
WWUS74 KOHX 180749
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
249 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATER
TODAY THEN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT
EARLY IN THE EVENING...BUT INCREASE AGAIN AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
LATER IN THE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-182100-
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0009.130418T1500Z-130419T0600Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
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...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...
FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...
WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...
TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER...
WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
249 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT
FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE
  BROKEN. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

SHAMBURGER
2 follow-up statements
220 
WWUS74 KOHX 182014
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
314 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS EVENING
AND THEN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...GUSTY
SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
SOMEWHAT EARLY IN THE EVENING...BUT INCREASE AGAIN AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT LATER IN THE EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-190600-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130419T0600Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
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...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...
FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...
WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...
TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER...
WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
314 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY...

* GEOGRAPHIC AREA...ALL OF MIDDLE TN

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE BROKEN. LOOSE OUTDOOR
  OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

21
369 
WWUS74 KOHX 190437
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1137 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID STATE WITH GUSTY
WINDS OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE
COMMON...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT.

TNZ008>011-027>034-059>066-075-077>080-094-095-191100-
/O.EXT.KOHX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130419T1100Z/
SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-JACKSON-
PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-
CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-
VAN BUREN-LAWRENCE-GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...
BYRDSTOWN...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...
CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...
FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...
WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...
TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER...
LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
1137 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT FRIDAY...

* GEOGRAPHIC AREA...MIDDLE TENNESSEE AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF I 65.

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 AM CDT.

* WINDS...WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE BROKEN. LOOSE 
  OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

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.

&&

$$

TNZ005>007-022>026-056>058-093-190600-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130419T0600Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-BENTON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-
CHEATHAM-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...LOBELVILLE...
CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...WAYNESBORO
1137 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY...

* GEOGRAPHIC AREA...MIDDLE TENNESSEE AREAS WEST OF I 65.

* TIMING...UNTIL 1 AM CDT.

* WINDS...WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE BROKEN. LOOSE 
  OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

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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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.