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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Nashville, TN

January 22, 201738 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this wind advisory at Jan 22, 2017, 10:13 PM CST for 38 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Jan 23, 2017, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 2017, 10:13 PM CST (04:13 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 23, 2017, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 23, 2017, 12:00 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 04:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 4.2 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 00:00Z on 2017-01-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2017-01-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -19 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
999 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

466 
WWUS74 KOHX 230413
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1013 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2017

...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT THE MID STATE TONIGHT INTO THE MORNING...

.AS THE SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN GEORGIA MOVES TO THE 
EAST TONIGHT...THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN OVER 
THE MID STATE. WINDS LOOK TO PICK UP THIS EVENING AND STRENGTHEN 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE BEST CHANCES AT STRONGER WINDS WILL BE ALONG 
THE I-24 AND I-65 CORRIDORS...AS WELL AS HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG 
THE HIGHLAND RIM AND CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 
30 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FROM
MIDNIGHT THROUGH AROUND 9 AM. WINDS WILL CALM DOWN BELOW CRITERIA
FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER DAYBREAK...AND SHOULD BE CONFINED TO 
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU BY THE LATE 
MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON ON MONDAY.

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-231800-
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.170123T0600Z-170123T1800Z/
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, 
HENDERSONVILLE, GALLATIN, GOODLETTSVILLE, LAFAYETTE, CELINA, 
BYRDSTOWN, ERIN, WAVERLY, NEW JOHNSONVILLE, MCEWEN, DICKSON, 
ASHLAND CITY, KINGSTON SPRINGS, NASHVILLE, LEBANON, MOUNT JULIET,
HARTSVILLE, CARTHAGE, SOUTH CARTHAGE, GORDONSVILLE, GAINESBORO, 
COOKEVILLE, LIVINGSTON, JAMESTOWN, ALLARDT, LINDEN, LOBELVILLE, 
CENTERVILLE, HOHENWALD, FRANKLIN, BRENTWOOD, COLUMBIA, LEWISBURG,
MURFREESBORO, SMYRNA, LA VERGNE, WOODBURY, SMITHVILLE, SPARTA, 
CROSSVILLE, SHELBYVILLE, TULLAHOMA, MANCHESTER, MCMINNVILLE, 
ALTAMONT, COALMONT, SPENCER, CLIFTON, WAYNESBORO, LAWRENCEBURG, 
AND PULASKI
1013 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT THROUGH NOON MONDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. TRAVEL COULD BE 
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST 
ROADWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND OF 25 MPH OR GREATER
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
154 
WWUS74 KOHX 230805
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
205 AM CST MON JAN 23 2017

...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE 
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TODAY...

.AS THE SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA  
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST THIS MORNING...THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN OVER THE MID STATE...ESPECIALLY 
FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF A SHELBYVILLE TO LEBANON TO WESTMORELAND 
LINE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH 
WILL BE POSSIBLE...THROUGH AROUND 9 AM....ESPECIALLY FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION. WINDS WILL 
START TO LESSEN TO BELOW CRITERIA THRESHOLDS FROM WEST TO EAST 
ACROSS THIS ADVISORY AREA BY THE MID MORNING HOURS...AND SHOULD
BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU 
THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS.

TNZ005>008-023>029-056>062-075-093>095-230915-
/O.CAN.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170123T1800Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-
CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-
MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-BEDFORD-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DOVER, CLARKSVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, 
HENDERSONVILLE, GALLATIN, GOODLETTSVILLE, ERIN, WAVERLY, 
NEW JOHNSONVILLE, MCEWEN, DICKSON, ASHLAND CITY, 
KINGSTON SPRINGS, NASHVILLE, LEBANON, MOUNT JULIET, HARTSVILLE, 
LINDEN, LOBELVILLE, CENTERVILLE, HOHENWALD, FRANKLIN, BRENTWOOD, 
COLUMBIA, LEWISBURG, MURFREESBORO, SMYRNA, LA VERGNE, 
SHELBYVILLE, CLIFTON, WAYNESBORO, LAWRENCEBURG, AND PULASKI
205 AM CST MON JAN 23 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SUSTAINED WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL NOT EXCEED ADVISORY 
THRESHOLDS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF A SHELBYVILLE
TO LEBANON TO WESTMORELAND LINE.

$$

TNZ009>011-030>034-063>066-077>080-231800-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170123T1800Z/
MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-CANNON-
DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAFAYETTE, CELINA, BYRDSTOWN, CARTHAGE, 
SOUTH CARTHAGE, GORDONSVILLE, GAINESBORO, COOKEVILLE, LIVINGSTON,
JAMESTOWN, ALLARDT, WOODBURY, SMITHVILLE, SPARTA, CROSSVILLE, 
TULLAHOMA, MANCHESTER, MCMINNVILLE, ALTAMONT, COALMONT, 
AND SPENCER
205 AM CST MON JAN 23 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH 
  POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. LOOSE
  OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. TRAVEL COULD BE
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST 
  ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND OF 25 MPH OR GREATER
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 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.