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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Nashville, TN

March 11, 201438 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this wind advisory at Mar 11, 2014, 2:50 PM CDT for 38 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Mar 12, 2014, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2014, 2:50 PM CDT (19:50 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 12, 2014, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 12, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
All 38 counties

Bedford 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), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 20 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 2014-03-11Temperature 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 2014-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1539 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 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.

742 
WWUS74 KOHX 111950
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
250 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM 7 AM
TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE BRISK
AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS DRAMATICALLY.

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-120900-
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0005.140312T1200Z-140313T0000Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-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...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
250 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

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

* WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH, WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LARGE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE MORE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. LOOSE 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.

&&

$$

ROSE
3 follow-up statements
005 
WWUS74 KOHX 120211
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
911 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

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

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-121300-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0005.140312T1200Z-140313T0000Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-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...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
911 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LARGE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME TREE LIMBS
  MAY BE BLOWN DOWN.

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
551 
WWUS74 KOHX 121007
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
507 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

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

.A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND THIS FRONTAL
PASSAGE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO
45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-121800-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0005.140312T1200Z-140313T0000Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-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...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
507 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...7 AM TO 7 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL
  BE VULNERABLE TO THE WIND AND SHOULD BE SECURED PROPERLY. SOME
  TREE LIMBS COULD ALSO BE SNAPPED. IN ADDITION...CAUTION SHOULD
  BE USED WHEN WORKING ON ELEVATED SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$
31
741 
WWUS74 KOHX 121759
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1259 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON... 

.A COLD FRONT SWEPT THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS MORNING AND
BROUGHT STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND MUCH COLDER AIR. NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THE REST
OF THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING.

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-130000-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140313T0000Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-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...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
1259 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL 
  BE VULNERABLE TO THE WIND AND SHOULD BE SECURED PROPERLY. SOME 
  TREE LIMBS COULD ALSO BE SNAPPED. IN ADDITION...CAUTION SHOULD 
  BE USED WHEN WORKING ON ELEVATED SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE WIND. 

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.