Alert archive / Missouri / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 1, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Jan 27, 2008, 2:59 PM CST for 17 counties in Illinois; 26 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Jan 28, 2008, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2008, 2:59 PM CST (20:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 28, 2008, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2008, 8:10 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
All 43 counties
Adams County, IL, Bond County, IL, Brown County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Pike County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Washington County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Cole County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Marion County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Osage County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Shelby County, MO, Warren County, MO, Washington County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 236 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1403 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KLSX 272059 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 259 PM CST SUN JAN 27 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-281100- /O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.080128T1500Z-080129T0300Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 259 PM CST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. A SOUTH WIND OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH...IS EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION...AS THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70...WHERE A CROSSWIND WILL EXIST. IN ADDITION...PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN THAT LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE...GRILLS...AND TRASH CANS ARE PROPERLY SECURED. LIKEWISE...THOSE WORKING IN AND NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES SHOULD TAKE TIME TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT STRUCTURES ARE PROPERLY BRACED FOR THESE HIGH WINDS...AND THAT BUILDING MATERIALS ARE TIED DOWN. FINALLY...OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS ANY FIRE THAT IS STARTED WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY. $$ CVKING
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KLSX 281016 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 416 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-282230- /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.080128T1500Z-080129T0300Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 416 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION...AS THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70...WHERE A CROSSWIND WILL EXIST. IN ADDITION...PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN THAT LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE...GRILLS...AND TRASH CANS ARE PROPERLY SECURED. LIKEWISE...THOSE WORKING IN AND NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES SHOULD TAKE TIME TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT STRUCTURES ARE PROPERLY BRACED FOR THESE HIGH WINDS...AND THAT BUILDING MATERIALS ARE TIED DOWN. FINALLY...OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS ANY FIRE THAT IS STARTED WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY. $$ GKS
000 WWUS73 KLSX 282051 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 251 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-290300- /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T0300Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 251 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION...AS THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70...WHERE A CROSSWIND WILL EXIST. IN ADDITION...PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN THAT LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE...GRILLS...AND TRASH CANS ARE PROPERLY SECURED. LIKEWISE...THOSE WORKING IN AND NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES SHOULD TAKE TIME TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT STRUCTURES ARE PROPERLY BRACED FOR THESE HIGH WINDS...AND THAT BUILDING MATERIALS ARE TIED DOWN. FINALLY...OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS ANY FIRE THAT IS STARTED WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY. $$ CVKING
000 WWUS73 KLSX 290210 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 810 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-291415- /O.CAN.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0002.080129T1800Z-080130T0300Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 810 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED THAT WAS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...SO THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT SLIDES THROUGH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SO A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THAT WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM ON TUESDAY. THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION...AS THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70...WHERE A CROSSWIND WILL EXIST. IN ADDITION...PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN THAT LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE...GRILLS...AND TRASH CANS ARE PROPERLY SECURED. LIKEWISE...THOSE WORKING IN AND NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES SHOULD TAKE TIME TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT STRUCTURES ARE PROPERLY BRACED FOR THESE HIGH WINDS...AND THAT BUILDING MATERIALS ARE TIED DOWN. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$ MOZ084-085-099-291415- /O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0002.080129T1800Z-080130T0300Z/ IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 810 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TOMORROW AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT SLIDES THROUGH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SO A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THAT WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM ON TUESDAY. THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION...AS THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ON SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 44...WHERE A CROSSWIND WILL EXIST. IN ADDITION...PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN THAT LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE...GRILLS...AND TRASH CANS ARE PROPERLY SECURED. LIKEWISE...THOSE WORKING IN AND NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES SHOULD TAKE TIME TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT STRUCTURES ARE PROPERLY BRACED FOR THESE HIGH WINDS...AND THAT BUILDING MATERIALS ARE TIED DOWN. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$ BYRD
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 4:15 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | Boone, Cole, Moniteau | 5 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Missouri, 2008Wind Advisories in Illinois, 2008Every wind advisory in 2008
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.