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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2016, 4:22 AM CST for 11 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 4:22 AM CST (10:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2016, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 8:16 PM CST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
Counties Colbert County, AL, Cullman County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Franklin County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Moore County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:25 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1147 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
825 WWUS74 KHUN 231022 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 422 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-232215- /O.NEW.KHUN.WI.Y.0002.160224T0300Z-160225T0600Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 422 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ALABAMA AS WELL AS LINCOLN, MOORE, AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE THIS EVENING ALONG WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. BOTH SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS WILL BE HIGHER IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE BROKEN AND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 25 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE... INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$ 70/DD
4 follow-up statements
446 WWUS74 KHUN 231930 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 130 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-241100- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0002.160224T0300Z-160225T0600Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 130 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ALABAMA AS WELL AS LINCOLN... MOORE... AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE THIS EVENING ALONG WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. BOTH SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS WILL BE HIGHER IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE BROKEN AND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 25 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE... INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$ TT
520 WWUS74 KHUN 240856 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 256 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-242200- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T0600Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 256 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ALABAMA AS WELL AS LINCOLN...MOORE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND INTO THE EVENING. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE BROKEN AND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 25 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE... INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$
070 WWUS74 KHUN 242046 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 246 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-250600- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T0600Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 246 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ALABAMA AS WELL AS LINCOLN...MOORE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE BROKEN AND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 25 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE... INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$ TT
062 WWUS74 KHUN 250216 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 816 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-250330- /O.CAN.KHUN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T0600Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 816 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 4:36 AM CST | Flood Watch | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 21 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Alabama, 2016Wind Advisories in Tennessee, 2016Every wind advisory in 2016
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.