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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Huntsville, AL

December 10, 202111 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this wind advisory at Dec 10, 2021, 11:24 AM CST for 11 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee. It took effect at Dec 10, 2021, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 10, 2021, 11:24 AM CST (17:24 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 10, 2021, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 11, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
In force
15 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 17:25 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, 5.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-12-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 12 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 12:00Z on 2021-12-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 260 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-126 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
525 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
260 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
372 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

573 
WWUS74 KHUN 101724
NPWHUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
1124 AM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-110615-
/O.NEW.KHUN.WI.Y.0005.211211T0300Z-211211T1800Z/
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan-
Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-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
1124 AM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SATURDAY...

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

* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast and northwest 
  Alabama and southern middle Tennessee.

* WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to noon CST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects,
  including holiday decorations. 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
676 
WWUS74 KHUN 110257
NPWHUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
857 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-111800-
/O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0005.211211T0300Z-211211T1800Z/
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan-
Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-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
857 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

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

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 35 to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...North central, northeast and northwest Alabama and 
  southern middle Tennessee.

* WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to noon CST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects, 
  including holiday decorations. 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.

&&

$$
272 
WWUS74 KHUN 111037
NPWHUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
437 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-111800-
/O.CON.KHUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-211211T1800Z/
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan-
Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-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
437 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

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

* WHAT...South to southwesterly winds of 20-25 MPH, with gusts of
  30-35 MPH. Both sustained winds and gusts will be higher in
  elevated terrain locations.

* WHERE...All counties in northern Alabama, as well as Lincoln, 
  Moore and Franklin counties in southern Middle Tennessee.

* WHEN...Until Noon CST today.

* 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.

&&

$$

70/DD
095 
WWUS74 KHUN 111800
NPWHUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
1200 PM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-111900-
/O.EXP.KHUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-211211T1800Z/
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan-
Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-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
1200 PM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

Winds ahead of an passing cold front should remain below advisory
criteria. Therefore a Wind Advisory that was in effect for the
Tennessee Valley has been allowed to expire. 

$$

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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.