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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Nashville, TN

January 20, 201439 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this wind advisory at Jan 20, 2014, 12:37 PM CST for 39 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Jan 21, 2014, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2014, 12:37 PM CST (18:37 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 21, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 21, 2014, 3:26 PM CST
In force
9 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 18:37 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, 6.6 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 12:00Z on 2014-01-20Temperature 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 2014-01-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 194 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
2079 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
382 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.

287 
WWUS74 KOHX 201837
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1237 PM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE ON TUESDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY TUESDAY
...BRINGING STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO THE MID-STATE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AROUND DAWN INTO THE 15 TO 30 
MPH RANGE...GUSTING 35 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES.

ELEVATED WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-210300-
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.140121T1200Z-140122T0000Z/
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
1237 PM CST MON JAN 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY.

* TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM TUESDAY

* WINDS...15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AS WELL.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
926 
WWUS74 KOHX 210207
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
807 PM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE ON TUESDAY...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
AS THE TUESDAY MORNING HOURS PROGRESS...BRINGING STRONG GUSTY
WINDS TO THE MID-STATE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AS A STRONG CANADIAN
BASED HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS IN BEHIND...CAUSING A STRONG
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO DEVELOP. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE
AROUND DAWN INTO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE...GUSTING 35 UP TO 45 MPH
AT TIMES...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THESE ELEVATED WIND
SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AS THE AFTERNOON HOURS PROGRESS ON
TUESDAY.

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-211000-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.140121T1200Z-140122T0000Z/
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
807 PM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM TUESDAY.

* WINDS...15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AS WELL. 

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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290 
WWUS74 KOHX 210928
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
328 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED
BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-220000-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.140121T1200Z-140122T0000Z/
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
328 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM TUESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BE
  BLOWN AROUND AND SOME TREE LIMBS COULD BE SNAPPED.

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
279 
WWUS74 KOHX 212126
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
326 PM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-212230-
/O.CAN.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140122T0000Z/
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
326 PM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL...BUT WILL REMAIN GUSTY
TO 30 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

$$

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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.