Wind Advisory

Okay, somehow the graphic from their webpage is messed up and did not appear here the way it did when I downloaded it. This happens sometimes, and I don't know why. Just imagine that basically all of North and Central Alabama up into Tennessee is covered in that brown shading for the Wind Advisory. 

This is not a really big deal like the March 3 event where they had to issue an actual warning for high winds, but still, gusts up to 40-50 miles per hour can sometimes cause minor damage, like to trees. The threshold for a thunderstorm being severe is to have winds of at least 58 miles an hour. That number may seem arbitrary, but it's the same as 50 knots. It's just that most people want to hear it in miles per hour. And we probably will see severe thunderstorms tonight. A few of them could produce tornadoes, even if they are part of one big squall line. The tornado threat is as real as the damaging wind threat. 

Stay safe.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Huntsville AL

1211 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-250400-

/O.NEW.KHUN.WI.Y.0010.230325T0000Z-230325T1200Z/

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

1211 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT

SATURDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph

  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast and northwest

  Alabama and southern middle Tennessee.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM CDT Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Nashville TN

1224 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-250300-

/O.NEW.KOHX.WI.Y.0009.230325T0000Z-230325T1200Z/

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, Tennessee Ridge, 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

1224 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT

SATURDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph

  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Middle Tennessee.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree

  limbs could be blown down and scattered power outages may

  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Tonight`s thunderstorms could produce even

  stronger winds in some areas, so be alert for possible warnings.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high

profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Birmingham AL

1207 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023

ALZ011>015-017>028-030>036-039>041-250315-

/O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0010.230325T0000Z-230325T1200Z/

Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-

Cherokee-Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-

Talladega-Clay-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-Coosa-

Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-

Including the cities of Hamilton, Sulligent, Vernon, Fayette,

Double Springs, Jasper, Oneonta, Gadsden, Anniston, Centre,

Heflin, Carrollton, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana,

Pelham, Alabaster, Pell City, Moody, Talladega, Sylacauga,

Ashland, Livingston, Eutaw, Greensboro, Moundville, Marion,

Centreville, Clanton, Rockford, Demopolis, Linden, Selma,

and Prattville

1207 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT

SATURDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph

  expected.

* WHERE...Northwestern and central portions of central Alabama.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM CDT Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Memphis TN

1044 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-

020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-250000-

/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0010.230324T1800Z-230325T0800Z/

Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden-

St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-Dunklin-Pemiscot-DeSoto-Marshall-

Benton MS-Tippah-Alcorn-Tishomingo-Tunica-Tate-Prentiss-Coahoma-

Quitman-Panola-Lafayette-Union-Pontotoc-Lee MS-Itawamba-

Tallahatchie-Yalobusha-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Monroe-Lake-Obion-

Weakley-Henry-Dyer-Gibson-Carroll-Benton TN-Lauderdale-Tipton-

Haywood-Crockett-Madison-Chester-Henderson-Decatur-Shelby-Fayette-

Hardeman-McNairy-Hardin-

Including the cities of Piggott, Corning, Paragould, Jonesboro,

Harrisburg, Blytheville, Wynne, West Memphis, Forrest City,

Marianna, Helena, West Helena, Kennett, Caruthersville,

Southaven, Olive Branch, Holly Springs, Ashland, Ripley MS,

Corinth, Iuka, Tunica, Senatobia, Booneville, Clarksdale, Marks,

Batesville, Oxford, New Albany, Pontotoc, Tupelo, Fulton,

Charleston, Water Valley, Coffeeville, Bruce, Calhoun City,

Houston, Okolona, Amory, Aberdeen, Tiptonville, Union City,

Martin, Dresden, Paris, Dyersburg, Humboldt, Milan, Huntingdon,

Camden, Ripley TN, Covington, Brownsville, Alamo, Jackson,

Henderson, Lexington, Parsons, Decaturville, Bartlett,

Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, Millington, Somerville,

Oakland, Bolivar, Selmer, and Savannah

1044 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to over 45 mph

  expected.

* WHERE...East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri

  and West Tennessee.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 3 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.

  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may

  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Driving on east west oriented roadways

  could become difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high

profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$