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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Nashville, TN

October 13, 201438 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this wind advisory at Oct 13, 2014, 3:57 AM CDT for 38 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Oct 13, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 13, 2014, 3:57 AM CDT (08:57 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 13, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 14, 2014, 3:11 AM CDT
In force
14 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 08:56 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 00:00Z, 9.0 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 00:00Z on 2014-10-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 72 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 2014-10-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 111 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
72 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-137 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1009 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

743 
WWUS74 KOHX 130857
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
357 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY REGION TODAY. THIS STRONG LOW WILL GENERATE A LARGE AREA OF
GUSTY WINDS. THE WINDS WILL BE ENHANCED TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
SWEEPS INTO THE MID STATE. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB
INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. THESE SPEEDS DO
NOT INCLUDE THE STRONGER DAMAGING WINDS WHICH MAY BE PRODUCED BY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-132100-
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0009.141013T1800Z-141014T1200Z/
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
357 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM
CDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. THIS INCLUDES
  OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS. TREE LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN
  DOWN...AND THERE COULD BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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
425 
WWUS74 KOHX 131850
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
150 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION TONIGHT. THIS STRONG LOW WILL GENERATE A
LARGE AREA OF GUSTY WINDS. THE WINDS WILL BE ENHANCED TONIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT SWEEPS INTO THE MID STATE. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO CLIMB INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH.
THESE SPEEDS DO NOT INCLUDE THE STRONGER DAMAGING WINDS WHICH MAY
BE PRODUCED BY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-140500-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-141014T1200Z/
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
150 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. THIS INCLUDES 
  OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS. TREE LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN 
  DOWN...AND THERE COULD BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$
950 
WWUS74 KOHX 140318
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1018 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI WITH A TIGHT
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.
SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS OVER 35
MPH. 

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-141200-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-141014T1200Z/
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
1018 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. THIS INCLUDES 
  OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS. TREE LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN 
  DOWN...AND THERE COULD BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$
BOYD
01
189 
WWUS74 KOHX 140811
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
311 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

.WINDS ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE REMAIN GUSTY, BUT HAVE DECREASED
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-140915-
/O.CAN.KOHX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-141014T1200Z/
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
311 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

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

WINDS ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE REMAIN GUSTY, BUT HAVE DECREASED
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 12, 10:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLawrence61 min
Oct 12, 11:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLawrence49 min
Oct 13, 2:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLawrence59 min
Oct 13, 2:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXMontgomery44 min
Oct 13, 3:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchOHXBedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland and 32 more32 hr
Oct 13, 4:56 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXBedford, Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 3 more3 hr
Oct 13, 4:33 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHumphreys, Perry42 min
Oct 13, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Marshall39 min
Oct 13, 5:07 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart38 min
Oct 13, 5:10 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXLawrence, Wayne35 min
Oct 13, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry, Wayne47 min
Oct 13, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson42 min
Oct 13, 5:40 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Wayne50 min
Oct 13, 5:43 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart47 min
Oct 13, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, Coffee, Rutherford, Warren29 min
Oct 13, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lewis, Maury and 4 more65 min
Oct 13, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner and 2 more47 min
Oct 13, 6:13 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXMontgomery17 min
Oct 13, 6:18 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXMontgomery12 min
Oct 13, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Montgomery, Stewart42 min
Oct 13, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXRobertson, Sumner21 min
Oct 13, 6:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lewis, Perry6 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Tennessee, 2014Every wind advisory in 2014

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.