Alert archive / Missouri / Wind Advisories in 2009

Wind Advisory 1, NWS St. Louis, MO

January 12, 200922 counties in Missouri; 10 counties in Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Jan 12, 2009, 3:12 PM CST for 22 counties in Missouri; 10 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Jan 12, 2009, 8:00 PM CST. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 12, 2009, 3:12 PM CST (21:12 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 12, 2009, 8:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 12, 2009, 11:55 PM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
All 32 counties

Adams County, IL, Brown County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Pike County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Cole 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 Louis County, MO, Shelby County, MO, Warren County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 249 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2009-01-12Temperature 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2009-01-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 93 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
668 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 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 KLSX 122113
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
312 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>051-059-131000-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.090113T0200Z-090113T1200Z/
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-KNOX-LEWIS-SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-
PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-
GASCONADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL...BOWLING GREEN...
COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY
312 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

A POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL COME BLASTING THROUGH THE
REGION THIS EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PERIOD OF
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS NEAR 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT.

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.

$$

ILZ058-059-098>102-MOZ052-060>065-131000-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1200Z/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-
ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-LINCOLN-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-
ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...
ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS
312 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

A POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL COME BLASTING THROUGH THE AREA
DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS FRONT WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT.

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.

$$

GLASS
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KLSX 130316
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
916 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

MOZ041-042-047>051-059-130430-
/O.CAN.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T1200Z/
BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-GASCONADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY
916 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WHILE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...THEY WILL
BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND ARE LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED.

$$

ILZ058-059-098>102-MOZ052-060>065-130430-
/O.CAN.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1200Z/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-
ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-LINCOLN-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-
ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...
ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS
916 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WHILE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT...WITH
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH...THEY WILL BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND ARE LESS THAN
PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED.

$$

ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-131200-
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T1200Z/
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-KNOX-LEWIS-SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-
PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL...BOWLING GREEN
916 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

A POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PERIOD OF STRONG AND
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER THE
PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT.

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.

$$

TES
000 
WWUS73 KLSX 130555
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1155 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-130700-
/O.CAN.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T1200Z/
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-KNOX-LEWIS-SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-
PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL...BOWLING GREEN
1155 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WHILE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH...THEY
WILL BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND ARE LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY
EXPECTED.

$$

TES

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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.