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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 8, 201613 counties in Florida; 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this wind advisory at Feb 8, 2016, 2:23 AM CST for 13 counties in Florida; 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Feb 8, 2016, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2016, 2:23 AM CST (08:23 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 8, 2016, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 8, 2016, 8:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 44 counties

Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:22 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

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 76 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2016-02-08Temperature 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2016-02-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 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
2181 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

535 
WWUS72 KTAE 080823
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
323 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS IN THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE FROM MIDDAY INTO THIS EVENING...

FLZ108-112-114-115-090200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.WI.Y.0002.160208T1700Z-160209T0200Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
323 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 /223 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO
9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO
9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS...STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS WILL OCCUR
  ACROSS BEACH COMMUNITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
890 
WWUS72 KTAE 081448
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
948 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WIND ADVISORY EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A LARGE PART OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON...

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026-027-118-127-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
090000-
/O.EXB.KTAE.WI.Y.0002.160208T1800Z-160209T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-NORTH WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-QUITMAN-CLAY-
RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-
EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...
DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON...
SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...KINSEY...COWARTS...WEBB...
COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...INWOOD...HUDSON...
BONIFAY...CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...MARIANNA...
GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...PANAMA CITY...CALLAWAY...
LYNN HAVEN...UPPER GRAND LAGOON...BLOUNTSTOWN...WHITE CITY...
PORT ST. JOE...WEWAHITCHKA...APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE...QUINCY...
CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO...
MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER...SOPCHOPPY...ST. MARKS...
GEORGETOWN...FORT GAINES...CUTHBERT...SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...
MORGAN...EDISON...LEARY...DAWSON...ALBANY...LEESBURG...
SMITHVILLE...SYLVESTER...ASHBURN...TIFTON...FITZGERALD...OCILLA...
DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY...COLQUITT...NEWTON...CAMILLA...PELHAM...
MOULTRIE...ADEL...SPARKS...NASHVILLE...DONALSONVILLE...
BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO...THOMASVILLE...QUITMAN...VALDOSTA...LAKELAND
948 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 /848 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 MPH OR PEAK GUSTS
TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

FLZ108-112-114-115-090200-
/O.CON.KTAE.WI.Y.0002.160208T1700Z-160209T0200Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
948 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 /848 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 MPH OR PEAK GUSTS
TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

DVD
867 
WWUS72 KTAE 081957
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
257 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FREEZE
WATCH NOW ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA FOR TUESDAY NIGHT...

.BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE. COLD AIR WILL
THEN BEGIN TO PUSH INTO THE REGION...WITH A WIDESPREAD FREEZE
LIKELY ON TUESDAY NIGHT FOR EVERYWHERE AWAY FROM THE COAST.

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026-027-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-090400-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FZ.A.0008.160210T0500Z-160210T1400Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-NORTH WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-
TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-
COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...
DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON...
SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...KINSEY...COWARTS...WEBB...
COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...INWOOD...HUDSON...
BONIFAY...CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...MARIANNA...
GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...PANAMA CITY...CALLAWAY...
LYNN HAVEN...UPPER GRAND LAGOON...BLOUNTSTOWN...WHITE CITY...
PORT ST. JOE...WEWAHITCHKA...APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE...QUINCY...
CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO...
MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER...SOPCHOPPY...ST. MARKS...
GEORGETOWN...FORT GAINES...CUTHBERT...SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...
MORGAN...EDISON...LEARY...DAWSON...ALBANY...LEESBURG...
SMITHVILLE...SYLVESTER...ASHBURN...TIFTON...FITZGERALD...OCILLA...
DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY...COLQUITT...NEWTON...CAMILLA...PELHAM...
MOULTRIE...ADEL...SPARKS...NASHVILLE...DONALSONVILLE...
BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO...THOMASVILLE...QUITMAN...VALDOSTA...LAKELAND
257 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 /157 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* THIS AFTERNOON: WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH
  POSSIBLE.

* TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING: LOWS 26 TO 31
  DEGREES...COLDEST IN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 MPH OR PEAK
GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

FLZ108-112-114-115-090200-
/O.CON.KTAE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0200Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
257 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 /157 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 MPH OR PEAK
GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

FLZ118-127-090000-
/O.CON.KTAE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-
257 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH POSSIBLE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 MPH OR PEAK
GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

FLZ028-029-034-090400-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FZ.A.0008.160210T0500Z-160210T1400Z/
INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PERRY...MIDWAY...MAYO...CROSS CITY
257 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES: LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT 29 TO 32 DEGREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

AL
876 
WWUS72 KTAE 090045
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
745 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL PANHANDLE ZONES
THROUGH 8 PM CST...

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TOMORROW NIGHT ACROSS ALL
INLAND ZONES...

FLZ108-112-114-115-090200-
/O.CON.KTAE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0200Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
745 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 /645 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 MPH OR PEAK
GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
091000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FZ.A.0008.160210T0500Z-160210T1400Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-NORTH WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-QUITMAN-CLAY-
RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-
EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...
DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON...
SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...KINSEY...COWARTS...WEBB...
COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...INWOOD...HUDSON...
BONIFAY...CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...MARIANNA...
GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...PANAMA CITY...CALLAWAY...
LYNN HAVEN...UPPER GRAND LAGOON...BLOUNTSTOWN...WHITE CITY...
PORT ST. JOE...WEWAHITCHKA...APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE...QUINCY...
CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO...
MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER...SOPCHOPPY...ST. MARKS...
PERRY...MIDWAY...MAYO...CROSS CITY...GEORGETOWN...FORT GAINES...
CUTHBERT...SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...MORGAN...EDISON...LEARY...
DAWSON...ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...SYLVESTER...ASHBURN...
TIFTON...FITZGERALD...OCILLA...DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY...
COLQUITT...NEWTON...CAMILLA...PELHAM...MOULTRIE...ADEL...SPARKS...
NASHVILLE...DONALSONVILLE...BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO...THOMASVILLE...
QUITMAN...VALDOSTA...LAKELAND
745 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 /645 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016/

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* THIS AFTERNOON: WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING: LOWS 26 TO 31 
  DEGREES...COLDEST IN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 MPH OR PEAK
GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 8:36 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEGadsden, Leon50 hr
Feb 8, 2:28 AM CSTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton49 hr
Feb 8, 2:28 AM CSTHigh Surf AdvisoryTAEBay, Gulf49 hr
Feb 8, 1:57 PM CSTFreeze WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more13 hr
Feb 8, 2:06 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE52 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Georgia, 2016Wind Advisories in Florida, 2016Wind Advisories in Alabama, 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.