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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Nashville, TN

March 7, 201738 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this wind advisory at Mar 7, 2017, 12:37 AM CST for 38 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 2017, 12:37 AM CST (06:37 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2017, 10:32 AM CST
In force
10 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 06:39 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 00:00Z, 6.6 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 2017-03-07Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2017-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 121 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1686 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
304 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

190 
WWUS74 KOHX 070637
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1237 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017

...Wind advisory for all of Middle Tennessee until noon...for the
Cumberland Plateau until 3 pm...

.A strong cold front will enter Middle Tennessee early Tuesday 
morning and will move through the mid state throughout the day. 
Winds ahead and just behind the front will be unusually strong, 
with sustained speeds of 20 to 30 mph and gusts as high as 50 mph.

TNZ005>009-023>030-056>062-075-093>095-071445-
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0003.170307T0637Z-170307T1800Z/
Stewart-Montgomery-Robertson-Sumner-Macon-Houston-Humphreys-
Dickson-Cheatham-Davidson-Wilson-Trousdale-Smith-Perry-Hickman-
Lewis-Williamson-Maury-Marshall-Rutherford-Bedford-Wayne-Lawrence-
Giles-
Including the cities of Dover, Clarksville, Springfield, 
Hendersonville, Gallatin, Goodlettsville, Lafayette, Erin, 
Waverly, New Johnsonville, McEwen, Dickson, Ashland City, 
Kingston Springs, Nashville, Lebanon, Mount Juliet, Hartsville, 
Carthage, South Carthage, Gordonsville, Linden, Lobelville, 
Centerville, Hohenwald, Franklin, Brentwood, Columbia, Lewisburg,
Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, Shelbyville, Clifton, 
Waynesboro, Lawrenceburg, and Pulaski
1237 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017

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

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until noon CST today. 

* TIMING...Late Monday night and Tuesday morning

* WINDS...Sustained 20 to 30 mph with gusts as high as 50 mph

* IMPACTS...Loose objects blown around, shallow rooted trees and 
branches blown down, difficulty driving in high profile vehicles

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds over 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.

&&

$$

TNZ010-011-031>034-063>066-077>080-071445-
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0003.170307T0637Z-170307T2100Z/
Clay-Pickett-Jackson-Putnam-Overton-Fentress-Cannon-De Kalb-White-
Cumberland-Coffee-Warren-Grundy-Van Buren-
Including the cities of Celina, Byrdstown, Gainesboro, 
Cookeville, Livingston, Jamestown, Allardt, Woodbury, Smithville,
Sparta, Crossville, Tullahoma, Manchester, McMinnville, Altamont,
Coalmont, and Spencer
1237 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 3 PM CST this afternoon. 

* TIMING...Late Monday night until Tuesday afternoon

* WINDS...Sustained 20 to 30 mph with gusts as high as 50 mph

* IMPACTS...Loose objects blown around, shallow rooted trees and 
branches blown down, difficulty driving in high profile vehicles

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds over 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
550 
WWUS74 KOHX 071632
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1032 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017

...The Wind Advisory has been Cancelled...

.Winds have relaxed over the last couple of hours and while it
will remain breezy ahead of the cold front moving through Middle
Tennessee, a Wind Advisory is no longer necessary.

TNZ010-011-031>034-063>066-077>080-071745-
/O.CAN.KOHX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170307T2100Z/
Clay-Pickett-Jackson-Putnam-Overton-Fentress-Cannon-De Kalb-White-
Cumberland-Coffee-Warren-Grundy-Van Buren-
Including the cities of Celina, Byrdstown, Gainesboro, 
Cookeville, Livingston, Jamestown, Allardt, Woodbury, Smithville,
Sparta, Crossville, Tullahoma, Manchester, McMinnville, Altamont,
Coalmont, and Spencer
1032 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Nashville has cancelled the Wind
Advisory. 

$$

TNZ005>009-023>030-056>062-075-093>095-071745-
/O.CAN.KOHX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170307T1800Z/
Stewart-Montgomery-Robertson-Sumner-Macon-Houston-Humphreys-
Dickson-Cheatham-Davidson-Wilson-Trousdale-Smith-Perry-Hickman-
Lewis-Williamson-Maury-Marshall-Rutherford-Bedford-Wayne-Lawrence-
Giles-
Including the cities of Dover, Clarksville, Springfield, 
Hendersonville, Gallatin, Goodlettsville, Lafayette, Erin, 
Waverly, New Johnsonville, McEwen, Dickson, Ashland City, 
Kingston Springs, Nashville, Lebanon, Mount Juliet, Hartsville, 
Carthage, South Carthage, Gordonsville, Linden, Lobelville, 
Centerville, Hohenwald, Franklin, Brentwood, Columbia, Lewisburg,
Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, Shelbyville, Clifton, 
Waynesboro, Lawrenceburg, and Pulaski
1032 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Nashville has cancelled the Wind
Advisory. 

$$

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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.