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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Kansas City, MO

January 14, 20099 counties in Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this wind chill warning at Jan 14, 2009, 2:49 PM CST for 9 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 14, 2009, 2:49 PM CST (20:49 UTC)
Expired
Jan 15, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO

Counties Adair County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Linn County, MO, Macon County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Sullivan County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 255 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2009-01-14Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2009-01-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -33 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1515 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 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 
WWUS43 KEAX 142049
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
249 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

MOZ005>008-015>017-150500-
/O.UPG.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEAX.WC.W.0001.090114T2049Z-090115T1800Z/
HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...
LANCASTER...DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE
249 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN ARCTIC AIR MASS CONTINUES TO SPREAD SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 DEGREES. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS IN COMBINATION
WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO LOWERED THE WIND CHILLS TO
BETWEEN 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. AS TEMPERATURES DROP
TONIGHT...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 TO 30 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE 25
BELOW UNTIL NOON ON THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

MOZ001>004-150500-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE...
GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY
249 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY.

AN ARCTIC AIR MASS CONTINUES TO SPREAD SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 DEGREES. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS IN COMBINATION
WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO LOWERED THE WIND CHILLS TO
BETWEEN 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. AS TEMPERATURES DROP
TONIGHT...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 15 TO 25 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE 15
BELOW UNTIL NOON ON THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

KSZ025-057-102>105-MOZ011>014-020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-
150500-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.090115T0300Z-090115T1600Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-HOLT-
ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-
LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-
LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...TROY...LEAVENWORTH...
KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...MOUND CITY...OREGON...
SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...ST. JOSEPH...
PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...
BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...
WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...
SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...
LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...
RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...
BOONVILLE
249 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST THURSDAY. 

AN ARCTIC AIR MASS CONTINUES TO SPREAD SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE TEENS. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS IN
COMBINATION WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO LOWERED THE WIND
CHILLS TO AROUND ZERO. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TONIGHT...WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE 15 BELOW UNTIL 10 AM ON THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

DB
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KEAX 142100
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
300 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

MOZ005>008-015>017-150500-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...
LANCASTER...DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE
300 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. 

AN ARCTIC AIR MASS CONTINUES TO SPREAD SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 DEGREES. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS IN
COMBINATION WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO LOWERED THE WIND
CHILLS TO BETWEEN 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. AS TEMPERATURES
DROP TONIGHT...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 TO
30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE
TO ABOVE 25 BELOW UNTIL NOON ON THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

KSZ060-MOZ053-054-150500-
/O.EXA.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.090115T0300Z-090115T1600Z/
LINN KS-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUND CITY...BUTLER...RICH HILL...
CLINTON
300 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST THURSDAY. 

AN ARCTIC AIR MASS CONTINUES TO SPREAD SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE TEENS. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS IN
COMBINATION WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO LOWERED THE WIND
CHILLS TO AROUND ZERO. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TONIGHT...WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL
VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE 15 BELOW UNTIL 10 AM ON
THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

MOZ001>004-150500-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE...
GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY
300 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY.

AN ARCTIC AIR MASS CONTINUES TO SPREAD SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 DEGREES. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS IN
COMBINATION WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO LOWERED THE WIND
CHILLS TO BETWEEN 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. AS TEMPERATURES
DROP TONIGHT...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 15 TO
25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE
TO ABOVE 15 BELOW UNTIL NOON ON THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

KSZ025-057-102>105-MOZ011>014-020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-
150500-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.090115T0300Z-090115T1600Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-HOLT-
ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-
LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-
LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...TROY...LEAVENWORTH...
KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...MOUND CITY...OREGON...
SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...ST. JOSEPH...
PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...
BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...
WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...
SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...
LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...
RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...
BOONVILLE
300 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST THURSDAY. 

AN ARCTIC AIR MASS CONTINUES TO SPREAD SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE TEENS. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS IN
COMBINATION WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO LOWERED THE WIND
CHILLS TO AROUND ZERO. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TONIGHT...WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL
VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE 15 BELOW UNTIL 10 AM ON
THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

DB
000 
WWUS43 KEAX 150247
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
847 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

MOZ005>008-015>017-151100-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...
LANCASTER...DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE
847 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. 

BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO NORTH CENTRAL
MISSOURI TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 8 TO 11 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE TO PRODUCE
WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE TONIGHT.
WIND CHILL VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE 25 BELOW UNTIL
CLOSE TO NOON ON THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

MOZ001>004-151100-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE...
GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY
847 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY.

BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO NORTHWEST
MISSOURI TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH LOWS
IN THE 5 TO 7 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS COLD
AS 20 TO 24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE 15 BELOW UNTIL CLOSE TO NOON ON
THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ011>014-020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-
053-054-151100-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.090115T0300Z-090115T1600Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-
LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-
RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-
COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY...
LEAVENWORTH...KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...OREGON...
SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...ST. JOSEPH...
PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...
BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...
WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...
SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...
LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...
RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...
BOONVILLE...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
847 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY.

BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO AREAS FROM
HIGHWAY 36...SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND
ADJACENT AREAS OF EASTERN KANSAS TONIGHT. NORTH OF THE MISSOURI
RIVER...NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH LOWS RANGING
FROM AROUND 2 TO 8 BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW
AS 17 TO 24 BELOW ZERO BY LATE TONIGHT. TO THE SOUTH OF THE
RIVER...LOWS WILL BE IN THE 3 BELOW TO 1 ABOVE ZERO RANGE...WHICH
WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL
VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE 15 BELOW UNTIL MID MORNING
ON THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

PC
000 
WWUS43 KEAX 150555
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1155 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

MOZ024-025-151400-
/O.UPG.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1600Z/
/O.EXA.KEAX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
LINN MO-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA
1155 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO THE LINN AND
MACON COUNTY AREAS TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 8 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE
TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 25 TO 28 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE
TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE 25 BELOW
UNTIL CLOSE TO NOON ON THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

MOZ005>008-015>017-151400-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...
LANCASTER...DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE
1155 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. 

BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO NORTH CENTRAL
MISSOURI TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 8 TO 12 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY
LATE TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE
25 BELOW UNTIL CLOSE TO NOON ON THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

MOZ001>004-151400-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE...
GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY
1155 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY.

BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO NORTHWEST
MISSOURI TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
LOWS IN THE 5 TO 7 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
AS COLD AS 20 TO 24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE TONIGHT. WIND
CHILL VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE 15 BELOW UNTIL
CLOSE TO NOON ON THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ011>014-020>023-028>033-037>040-043>046-
053-054-151400-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1600Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-
LIVINGSTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-
LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY...
LEAVENWORTH...KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...OREGON...
SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...ST. JOSEPH...
PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...
KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...
FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE...BUTLER...
RICH HILL...CLINTON
1155 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY.

BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO AREAS FROM
HIGHWAY 36...SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
AND ADJACENT AREAS OF EASTERN KANSAS TONIGHT. NORTH OF THE
MISSOURI RIVER...NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
LOWS RANGING FROM AROUND 2 TO 8 BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL
READINGS AS LOW AS 17 TO 24 BELOW ZERO BY LATE TONIGHT. TO THE
SOUTH OF THE RIVER...LOWS WILL BE IN THE 3 BELOW TO 1 ABOVE ZERO
RANGE...WHICH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 15 TO
20 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE TO
ABOVE 15 BELOW UNTIL MID MORNING ON THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KEAX 151051
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
451 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

MOZ005>008-015>017-024-025-151800-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LINN MO-
MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...
LANCASTER...DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...
BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA
451 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
THROUGH THE MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH TEMPERATURES FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
FROM 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING. WIND CHILL
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE 15 BELOW AROUND NOON OR SHORTLY
AFTER.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

MOZ001>004-151800-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE...
GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY
451 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

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

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

BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI
THROUGH THE MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
TEMPERATURES FROM ZERO TO AROUND 5 BELOW...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
FROM 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING. WIND CHILLS
WILL RISE ABOVE 15 BELOW BY NOON TODAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE
AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ011>014-020>023-028>033-037>040-043>046-
053-054-151600-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1600Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-
LIVINGSTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-
LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY...
LEAVENWORTH...KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...OREGON...
SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...ST. JOSEPH...
PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...
KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...
FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE...BUTLER...
RICH HILL...CLINTON
451 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

TEMPERATURES OF AROUND ZERO TO 5 BELOW WILL CONTINUE FROM HIGHWAY 36
SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS
ADJACENT AREAS OF EASTERN KANSAS THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING.
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM AROUND 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RISE ABOVE 15 BELOW BY LATE MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE
AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

NRR
000 
WWUS43 KEAX 151553
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
953 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ011>014-020>023-028>033-037>040-043>046-
053-054-151700-
/O.EXP.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1600Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-
LIVINGSTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-
LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY...
LEAVENWORTH...KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...OREGON...
SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...ST. JOSEPH...
PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...
KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...
FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE...BUTLER...
RICH HILL...CLINTON
953 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

WIND CHILL READINGS HAVE RISEN ABOVE 15 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING
AND THUS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILL READINGS
REMAINING BELOW ZERO THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

MOZ005>008-015>017-024-025-151800-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LINN MO-
MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...
LANCASTER...DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...
BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA
953 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTH CENTRAL
MISSOURI THROUGH THE MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO...TO PRODUCE
WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE 15 BELOW AROUND
NOON OR SHORTLY AFTER.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

MOZ001>004-151800-
/O.CON.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE...
GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY
953 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

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

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

BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER FAR NORTHWEST
MISSOURI THROUGH THE MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FROM ZERO TO AROUND 5 BELOW...TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW THROUGH MUCH OF
THE MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL RISE ABOVE 15 BELOW BY NOON TODAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

DB
000 
WWUS43 KEAX 151751
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1151 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009


MOZ005>008-015>017-024-025-151900-
/O.EXP.KEAX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LINN MO-
MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...
LANCASTER...DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...
BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA
1151 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

WIND CHILL READING HAVE RISEN TO ABOVE 15 BELOW ZERO. AS A
RESULT...THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
HOWEVER...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO THROUGH
TONIGHT.


$$

MOZ001>004-151900-
/O.EXP.KEAX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE...
GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY
1151 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

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

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

WIND CHILL READINGS HAVE RISEN TO ABOVE 15 BELOW ZERO. AS A
RESULT...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
HOWEVER...WIND CHILLS MAY BE AS COLD AS 10 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES
THROUGH TONIGHT.

$$

DB

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Jan 14, 11:19 AM CST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 11:19 AM CST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1119 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.DISCUSSION...

MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS BITTERLY COLD TEMPS AND WIND CHILLS
SPREADING OVER THE FORECAST AREA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH HAS JUST ENTERED FAR NORTHERN MISSOURI...
SWITCHING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. HOWEVER THE TRUE ARCTIC FRONT WITH
TEMPS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND SUB ZERO DEW POINTS IS NOT FAR
BEHIND...AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI BY AROUND 7
AM. EARLY MORNING HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S WILL FALL THROUGH THE
TEENS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
WITH UPSTREAM TEMPS IN NORTHERN NEBRASKA AND CENTRAL IOWA ALREADY IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF TEMPS FELL FASTER THAN
ADVERTISED. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS JUST BEHIND THE FRONT ARE SUSTAINED
NEAR 30 MPH. DO NOT EXPECT WINDS THIS HIGH TO CONTINUE FOR MORE THAN
AN HOUR SO WILL HOLD OFF ON WIND ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW/FLURRIES ARE
NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THIS MORNING...AS THE ARCTIC FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. THE SPEED OF THE SYSTEM WILL PRECLUDE ACCUMULATING SNOW.
WINDS WILL DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...AS
THE STRONG SURFACE HIGH AXIS PUSHES SOUTH ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER.
WITH TEMPS FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...IT WILL NOT
TAKE MUCH WIND TO MEET OR EXCEED WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA. HAVE
ADVISORY SEGMENT IN FAR NORTHERN MISSOURI STARTING AROUND 03Z WITH
NEXT SEGMENT SOUTH STARTING AT 06Z. ADVISORIES WILL END THURSDAY
MORNING...16Z FOR THE SOUTHERN SEGMENT AND NOON FOR THE NORTHERN
SEGMENT.

ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY...LIKELY HOLDING TEMPS ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO
ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI...TO THE TEENS ELSEWHERE. WITH AN ALREADY
VERY COLD START...EXPECT ANOTHER NIGHT WITH TEMPS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO. AS WINDS TURN SOUTHWESTERLY AND
INCREASE SOMEWHAT LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...ANOTHER WIND CHILL ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF NORTHERN MISSOURI.

MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE SURFACE HIGH CONTINUING TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION BY FRIDAY...BEING REPLACED BY RETURN
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO
WARM BACK INTO THE 20S AND 30S...AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH
IS PROGGED FOR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT/EARLY SATURDAY.

NRR

&&

.AVIATION...

ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE TERMINALS WITH STRONG AND
GUSTY NW WINDS. THE AIR MASS IS QUITE DRY WITH VFR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE FCST PERIOD. AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO
MISSOURI TONIGHT...THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN
13KTS.

DB

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON THURSDAY FOR MOZ001-MOZ002-MOZ003-
     MOZ004-MOZ005-MOZ006-MOZ007-MOZ008-MOZ015-MOZ016-MOZ017.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR
     MOZ011-MOZ012-MOZ013-MOZ014-MOZ020-MOZ021-MOZ022-MOZ023-
     MOZ024-MOZ025-MOZ028-MOZ029-MOZ030-MOZ031-MOZ032-MOZ033-
     MOZ037-MOZ038-MOZ039-MOZ040-MOZ043-MOZ044-MOZ045-MOZ046.

KS...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR
     KSZ025-KSZ057-KSZ102-KSZ103-KSZ104-KSZ105.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 14, 1:02 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
102 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-151915-
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-
PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-
BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-
RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-
CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
102 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL
AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

AN ARCTIC AIR MASS HAS SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA WITH THE
TEMPERATURES ALREADY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS AFTERNOON.
THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WERE ALSO PRODUCING WIND CHILLS TO NEAR 15
BELOW ZERO NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL WITH WIND
CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO NEAR THE IOWA BORDER TO 10 TO 20 BELOW ELSEWHERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

TEMPERATURES WILL RISE SLOWLY ON THURSDAY WITH THE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS CONTINUING THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING QUITE COLD.
AS A RESULT...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY AGAIN BE NEEDED FOR FAR
NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

DB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 14, 9:09 AM CST, 5 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
909 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054-
141715-
MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-CALDWELL-
LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-
RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-
COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH...
KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...
HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...
KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...
FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE...BUTLER...
RICH HILL...CLINTON
909 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND A RAPID TEMPERATURE FALL EXPECTED THIS
MORNING...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED FROM THE KANSAS CITY AREA NORTHEAST TO
JUST SOUTH OF KIRKSVILLE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WERE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE COLD FRONT WILL RACE TO MOUND CITY KANSAS TO
SEDALIA TO BOONVILLE LINE BY NOON. IN ADDITION...A TEMPERATURE FALL
OF 15 TO 20 DEGREES WILL OCCUR WITHIN TWO HOURS AFTER FRONTAL
PASSAGE. AS A RESULT...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY INTO THE TEENS
WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS ZERO.

DB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 14, 4:28 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryEAXAdair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell and 31 more32 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in Missouri, 2009Every wind chill warning in 2009

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.