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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2015, 3:47 AM CDT for 38 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Apr 3, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2015, 3:47 AM CDT (08:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2015, 9:45 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 08:50 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, 8.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1208 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 379 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 4.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
924 WWUS74 KOHX 030847 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 347 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY REGION...WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSSING MID TENNESSEE THIS EVENING. THESE WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE BRIEFLY STRONGER AS THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON EVENING...WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS. THE STRONGER WINDS WITH THE FRONT MAY CAUSE SOME DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES. THESE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...EVEN WHEN NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING. TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-032100- /O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.150403T1500Z-150404T0600Z/ 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 347 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...10 AM CDT TODAY UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. SOME GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN AND THERE COULD BE A FEW 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. && $$ 13
2 follow-up statements
148 WWUS74 KOHX 032028 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 328 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY REGION... WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSSING MID TENNESSEE THIS EVENING. THESE WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE BRIEFLY STRONGER AS THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS. THE STRONGER WINDS WITH THE FRONT MAY CAUSE SOME DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES. THESE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...EVEN WHEN NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING. TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-040500- /O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150404T0600Z/ 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 328 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. SOME GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN AND THERE COULD BE A FEW 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. && $$ 21
303 WWUS74 KOHX 040245 NPWOHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 945 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... .NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT HAS PUSHED THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THIS EVENING...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-040345- /O.CAN.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150404T0600Z/ 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 945 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ 55
The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 4:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Robertson | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Davidson | 23 min |
| Apr 3, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry | 50 min |
| Apr 3, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 30 min |
| Apr 3, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Wilson | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Rutherford, Williamson | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Smith, Wilson | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Maury | 41 min |
| Apr 3, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Jackson, Overton, Smith | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Wilson | 35 min |
| Apr 3, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Jackson, Putnam, Smith, White | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Van Buren, Warren, White | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford, Warren | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, White | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Bedford, Coffee, Giles, Grundy, Marshall | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland, White | 39 min |
Nearby
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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.