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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this wind advisory at Jan 22, 2017, 9:24 AM CST for Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee; 11 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jan 23, 2017, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2017, 9:24 AM CST (15:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2017, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2017, 1:11 PM CST
- In force
- 10 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 15:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 738 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
365 WWUS74 KHUN 221524 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 924 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2017 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-222330- /O.NEW.KHUN.WI.Y.0002.170123T0900Z-170124T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 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, AND COWAN 924 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE STARTING TONIGHT AT 3 AM CST AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AT 6 PM CST. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO AROUND 25 MPH IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED LAWN ITEMS...AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
755 WWUS74 KHUN 222018 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 218 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2017 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-231200- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0002.170123T0900Z-170124T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLORENCE, MUSCLE SHOALS, SHEFFIELD, TUSCUMBIA, RUSSELLVILLE, RED BAY, MOULTON, TOWN CREEK, ATHENS, HUNTSVILLE, DECATUR, ALBERTVILLE, BOAZ, GUNTERSVILLE, ARAB, SCOTTSBORO, FORT PAYNE, RAINSVILLE, CULLMAN, LYNCHBURG, FAYETTEVILLE, WINCHESTER, SEWANEE, DECHERD, ESTILL SPRINGS, AND COWAN 218 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE STARTING TONIGHT AT 3 AM CST AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AT 6 PM CST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED LAWN ITEMS...AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 25 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE... INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. && $$
240 WWUS74 KHUN 230922 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 322 AM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-231730- /O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170124T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 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, AND COWAN 322 AM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED LAWN ITEMS...AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
597 WWUS74 KHUN 231911 NPWHUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 111 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-232015- /O.CAN.KHUN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170124T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLORENCE, MUSCLE SHOALS, SHEFFIELD, TUSCUMBIA, RUSSELLVILLE, RED BAY, MOULTON, TOWN CREEK, ATHENS, HUNTSVILLE, DECATUR, ALBERTVILLE, BOAZ, GUNTERSVILLE, ARAB, SCOTTSBORO, FORT PAYNE, RAINSVILLE, CULLMAN, LYNCHBURG, FAYETTEVILLE, WINCHESTER, SEWANEE, DECHERD, ESTILL SPRINGS, AND COWAN 111 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE STARTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS MAY STILL REACH THE 25 TO 30 MPH RANGE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON, BUT OVERALL THE WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 30 min |
| Jan 22, 1:47 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Marshall | 43 min |
| Jan 22, 4:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 21 min |
| Jan 22, 5:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 29 min |
| Jan 22, 5:35 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Jan 22, 5:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Limestone | 31 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.