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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Springfield, MO

April 16, 200822 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this wind advisory at Apr 16, 2008, 4:11 AM CDT for 22 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Apr 16, 2008, 8:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2008, 4:11 AM CDT (09:11 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 16, 2008, 8:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 16, 2008, 4:44 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
All 25 counties

Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:15 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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 87 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2008-04-16Temperature 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2008-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 187 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2687 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
315 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KSGF 160911
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
411 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008


KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-088>091-093-094-101-
162115-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WI.Y.0007.080416T1300Z-080416T2200Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...
SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...NEOSHO...AURORA...
MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE
411 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS COMBINED
WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WILL PRODUCE
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OVER THE ADVISORY AREA TODAY. THE
WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONGEST FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE MID AND LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS. 

THOSE TRAVELING ON WEST TO EAST WIND EXPOSED ROADWAYS WILL BE
SUBJECT TO STRONG CROSSWINDS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

DSA
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KSGF 161803
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
103 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-088>091-093-094-101-
162200-
/O.CON.KSGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080416T2200Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...
SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...NEOSHO...AURORA...
MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE
103 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING
THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

THOSE TRAVELING ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS WILL BE SUBJECT TO
STRONG CROSSWINDS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

FOSTER
000 
WWUS73 KSGF 162144
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
444 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON...


KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-088>091-093-094-101-
162245-
/O.CAN.KSGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080416T2200Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...
SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...NEOSHO...AURORA...
MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE
444 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW THIS EVENING. THUS...THE
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


$$

CLAYCOMB

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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.