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Wind Advisory 2, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Jan 28, 2008, 8:10 PM CST for 29 counties in Missouri; 17 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Jan 29, 2008, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2008, 8:10 PM CST (02:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2008, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
All 46 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, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Madison County, MO, Marion County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Osage County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Reynolds 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), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:10 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 1716 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 756 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 765 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 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
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KLSX 291203 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 603 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-300015- /O.CON.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-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 603 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS AN ARCTIC FRONT ROARS THROUGH THE REGION. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH EXPECTED. 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. $$ TRUETT
000 WWUS73 KLSX 291820 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1220 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-300300- /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T0300Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 1220 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 MPH. THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION...AS THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70...WHERE A CROSSWIND WILL EXIST. IN ADDITION...PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN THAT LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE...GRILLS...AND TRASH CANS ARE PROPERLY SECURED. LIKEWISE...THOSE WORKING IN AND NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES SHOULD TAKE TIME TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT STRUCTURES ARE PROPERLY BRACED FOR THESE HIGH WINDS...AND THAT BUILDING MATERIALS ARE TIED DOWN. $$ CVKING
000 WWUS73 KLSX 292111 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 311 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-300300- /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-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-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 311 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND THEN SNOW BEHIND THE FRONT. MINOR SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS EARLY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION...AS THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE. 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. $$ CVKING
000 WWUS73 KLSX 300319 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 919 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-300430- /O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T0300Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 919 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED AS WIND HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. ALSO...BECAUSE OF THE WINDS...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AS MUCH COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO BUILD IN. $$ BYRD
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 12:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds, Washington | 25 min |
| Jan 29, 12:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington | 33 min |
| Jan 29, 1:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 23 min |
| Jan 29, 2:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 35 min |
| Jan 29, 1:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 50 min |
| Jan 29, 2:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 32 min |
| Jan 29, 3:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Clair, Washington | 38 min |
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.