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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2016, 4:05 AM CDT for 11 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee. It took effect at Apr 6, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2016, 4:05 AM CDT (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 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 09:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 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
- 2195 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
319 WWUS74 KHUN 060905 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 405 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-062100- /O.NEW.KHUN.WI.Y.0003.160406T1700Z-160407T0100Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...SHEFFIELD... TUSCUMBIA...RUSSELLVILLE...RED BAY...MOULTON...TOWN CREEK... ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...ALBERTVILLE...BOAZ... GUNTERSVILLE...ARAB...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...RAINSVILLE... CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER...SEWANEE... DECHERD...ESTILL SPRINGS...COWAN 405 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ALABAMA AS WELL AS LINCOLN...MOORE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * 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. && $$ RSB
2 follow-up statements
038 WWUS74 KHUN 061854 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 154 PM CDT WED APR 6 2016 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-070100- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160407T0100Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...SHEFFIELD... TUSCUMBIA...RUSSELLVILLE...RED BAY...MOULTON...TOWN CREEK... ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...ALBERTVILLE...BOAZ... GUNTERSVILLE...ARAB...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...RAINSVILLE... CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER...SEWANEE... DECHERD...ESTILL SPRINGS...COWAN 154 PM CDT WED APR 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS UNTIL 8 PM CDT. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE BROKEN AND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 25 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE... INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$
989 WWUS74 KHUN 070057 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 757 PM CDT WED APR 6 2016 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-070200- /O.EXP.KHUN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160407T0100Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...SHEFFIELD... TUSCUMBIA...RUSSELLVILLE...RED BAY...MOULTON...TOWN CREEK... ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...ALBERTVILLE...BOAZ... GUNTERSVILLE...ARAB...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...RAINSVILLE... CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER...SEWANEE... DECHERD...ESTILL SPRINGS...COWAN 757 PM CDT WED APR 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WINDS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. AN OCCASIONAL GUST OF 30-35 MPH CANNOT BE RULED OUT BUT WILL BE TOO ISOLATED TO CONTINUE THE ADVISORY. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HANDLED BY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Morgan | 37 min |
| Apr 6, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 28 min |
| Apr 6, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 27 min |
| Apr 6, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Jackson | 34 min |
| Apr 6, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Marshall | 30 min |
| Apr 6, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Moore | 29 min |
| Apr 6, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Moore | 30 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.