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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Nashville, TN

November 14, 202038 counties in Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this wind advisory at Nov 14, 2020, 2:39 PM CST for 38 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Nov 15, 2020, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 14, 2020, 2:39 PM CST (20:39 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 15, 2020, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 15, 2020, 6:00 PM CST
In force
18 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 20:42 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, 8.7 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 2020-11-14Temperature 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 2020-11-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
2418 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
172 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

265 
WWUS74 KOHX 142039
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Nashville TN
239 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2020

TNZ011-032>034-063>066-077>080-151000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0004.201115T0600Z-201115T2100Z/
Pickett-Putnam-Overton-Fentress-Cannon-De Kalb-White-Cumberland-
Coffee-Warren-Grundy-Van Buren-
Including the cities of Byrdstown, Cookeville, Livingston, 
Jamestown, Allardt, Woodbury, Smithville, Sparta, Crossville, 
Tullahoma, Manchester, McMinnville, Altamont, Coalmont, 
and Spencer
239 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM CST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...Cumberland Plateau Region of Middle Tennessee.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 3 PM CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

TNZ005>010-023>031-056>062-075-093>095-151000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0004.201115T0600Z-201115T1800Z/
Stewart-Montgomery-Robertson-Sumner-Macon-Clay-Houston-Humphreys-
Dickson-Cheatham-Davidson-Wilson-Trousdale-Smith-Jackson-Perry-
Hickman-Lewis-Williamson-Maury-Marshall-Rutherford-Bedford-Wayne-
Lawrence-Giles-
Including the cities of Dover, Clarksville, Springfield, 
Hendersonville, Gallatin, Goodlettsville, Lafayette, Celina, 
Erin, Tennessee Ridge, Waverly, New Johnsonville, McEwen, 
Dickson, Ashland City, Kingston Springs, Nashville, Lebanon, 
Mount Juliet, Hartsville, Carthage, South Carthage, Gordonsville,
Gainesboro, Linden, Lobelville, Centerville, Hohenwald, Franklin,
Brentwood, Columbia, Lewisburg, Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, 
Shelbyville, Clifton, Waynesboro, Lawrenceburg, and Pulaski
239 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Middle Tennessee West of The Cumberland
  Plateau Region. 

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
JB Wright
3 follow-up statements
753 
WWUS74 KOHX 150833
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Nashville TN
233 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2020

TNZ011-032>034-063>066-077>080-151800-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-201115T2100Z/
Pickett-Putnam-Overton-Fentress-Cannon-De Kalb-White-Cumberland-
Coffee-Warren-Grundy-Van Buren-
Including the cities of Byrdstown, Cookeville, Livingston, 
Jamestown, Allardt, Woodbury, Smithville, Sparta, Crossville, 
Tullahoma, Manchester, McMinnville, Altamont, Coalmont, 
and Spencer
233 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2020

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

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...Cumberland Plateau Region of Middle Tennessee.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 3 PM CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

TNZ005>010-023>031-056>062-075-093>095-151800-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-201115T1800Z/
Stewart-Montgomery-Robertson-Sumner-Macon-Clay-Houston-Humphreys-
Dickson-Cheatham-Davidson-Wilson-Trousdale-Smith-Jackson-Perry-
Hickman-Lewis-Williamson-Maury-Marshall-Rutherford-Bedford-Wayne-
Lawrence-Giles-
Including the cities of Dover, Clarksville, Springfield, 
Hendersonville, Gallatin, Goodlettsville, Lafayette, Celina, 
Erin, Tennessee Ridge, Waverly, New Johnsonville, McEwen, 
Dickson, Ashland City, Kingston Springs, Nashville, Lebanon, 
Mount Juliet, Hartsville, Carthage, South Carthage, Gordonsville,
Gainesboro, Linden, Lobelville, Centerville, Hohenwald, Franklin,
Brentwood, Columbia, Lewisburg, Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, 
Shelbyville, Clifton, Waynesboro, Lawrenceburg, and Pulaski
233 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2020

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

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Middle Tennessee West of The Cumberland 
  Plateau Region.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
250 
WWUS74 KOHX 151817
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1217 PM CST Sun Nov 15 2020

TNZ005>010-023>031-056>062-075-093>095-151930-
/O.EXP.KOHX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-201115T1800Z/
Stewart-Montgomery-Robertson-Sumner-Macon-Clay-Houston-Humphreys-
Dickson-Cheatham-Davidson-Wilson-Trousdale-Smith-Jackson-Perry-
Hickman-Lewis-Williamson-Maury-Marshall-Rutherford-Bedford-Wayne-
Lawrence-Giles-
Including the cities of Dover, Clarksville, Springfield, 
Hendersonville, Gallatin, Goodlettsville, Lafayette, Celina, 
Erin, Tennessee Ridge, Waverly, New Johnsonville, McEwen, 
Dickson, Ashland City, Kingston Springs, Nashville, Lebanon, 
Mount Juliet, Hartsville, Carthage, South Carthage, Gordonsville,
Gainesboro, Linden, Lobelville, Centerville, Hohenwald, Franklin,
Brentwood, Columbia, Lewisburg, Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, 
Shelbyville, Clifton, Waynesboro, Lawrenceburg, and Pulaski
1217 PM CST Sun Nov 15 2020

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Although winds will continue to gust through the afternoon hours,
wind gusts will be below advisory thresholds.

$$

TNZ011-032>034-063>066-077>080-152100-
/O.CON.KOHX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-201115T2100Z/
Pickett-Putnam-Overton-Fentress-Cannon-De Kalb-White-Cumberland-
Coffee-Warren-Grundy-Van Buren-
Including the cities of Byrdstown, Cookeville, Livingston, 
Jamestown, Allardt, Woodbury, Smithville, Sparta, Crossville, 
Tullahoma, Manchester, McMinnville, Altamont, Coalmont, 
and Spencer
1217 PM CST Sun Nov 15 2020

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

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Cumberland Plateau Region of Middle Tennessee.

* WHEN...Through 3 PM CST This Afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
JB Wright
627 
WWUS74 KOHX 152025
NPWOHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Nashville TN
225 PM CST Sun Nov 15 2020

TNZ011-032>034-063>066-077>080-160000-
/O.EXT.KOHX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-201116T0000Z/
Pickett-Putnam-Overton-Fentress-Cannon-De Kalb-White-Cumberland-
Coffee-Warren-Grundy-Van Buren-
Including the cities of Byrdstown, Cookeville, Livingston, 
Jamestown, Allardt, Woodbury, Smithville, Sparta, Crossville, 
Tullahoma, Manchester, McMinnville, Altamont, Coalmont, 
and Spencer
225 PM CST Sun Nov 15 2020

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

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts 40 to 45 mph possible.

* WHERE...Cumberland Plateau Region of Middle Tennessee.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
JB Wright

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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.