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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Nashville, TN

February 18, 201638 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2016, 2:53 PM CST for 38 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Feb 19, 2016, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 18, 2016, 2:53 PM CST (20:53 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 19, 2016, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 19, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
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 20:52 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, 8.9 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 2016-02-18Temperature 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 2016-02-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1093 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

146 
WWUS74 KOHX 182053
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
253 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY
FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

.AS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BECOMES ESTABLISHED ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON HOURS...
BREEZY SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID STATE.   

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-190900-
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.160219T1200Z-160220T0000Z/
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
253 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED SMALL TREES AND OR DOWNED TREE LIMBS ALONG 
  WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES OR TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
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3 follow-up statements
365 
WWUS74 KOHX 190434
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1034 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR
ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

.AS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BECOMES ESTABLISHED ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE ON FRIDAY...BREEZY SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE MID STATE.

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-191200-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.160219T1200Z-160220T0000Z/
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
1034 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY...

* TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM CST.

* WINDS...SOUTH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED SMALL TREES AND OR DOWNED TREE LIMBS ALONG 
  WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES OR TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
459 
WWUS74 KOHX 190912
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
312 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR
ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

.AS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BECOMES ESTABLISHED ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE ON FRIDAY...BREEZY SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID STATE.

TNZ023-024-056>058-060-061-075-077>080-093>095-191015-
/O.CAN.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.160219T1200Z-160220T0000Z/
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-MAURY-MARSHALL-BEDFORD-
COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIN...WAVERLY...LOBELVILLE...
CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...SHELBYVILLE...
TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER...
WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
312 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

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

BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY, BUT IT NOW
APPEARS THAT WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA WILL NOT BE MET.

$$

TNZ005>011-025>034-059-062>066-200000-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.160219T1200Z-160220T0000Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-DICKSON-
CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-
FENTRESS-WILLIAMSON-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...DICKSON...
ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...
CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...
FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...
SPARTA...CROSSVILLE
312 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM CST.

* WINDS...WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED SMALL TREES AND OR DOWNED TREE LIMBS ALONG 
  WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES OR TREE LIMBS AND
CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
380 
WWUS74 KOHX 191839
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1239 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6PM CST TODAY FOR
THE NORTHERN HALF OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

.AS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
THIS AFTERNOON...BREEZY SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN HALF OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

TNZ005>011-025>034-059-062>066-200000-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-DICKSON-
CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-
FENTRESS-WILLIAMSON-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...DICKSON...
ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...
CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...
FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...
SPARTA...CROSSVILLE
1239 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST.

* WINDS...WIND GUSTS OF 30 MPH UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED SMALL TREES AND OR DOWNED TREE LIMBS ALONG 
  WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES OR TREE LIMBS AND
CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY ALSO BECOME 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.