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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Kansas City, MO

November 18, 20115 counties in Kansas; 8 counties in Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this wind advisory at Nov 18, 2011, 3:45 AM CST for 5 counties in Kansas; 8 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Nov 18, 2011, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 18, 2011, 3:45 AM CST (09:45 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 18, 2011, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 18, 2011, 5:00 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO

Counties Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Bates County, MO, Cass County, MO, Clay County, MO, Henry County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:47 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 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 108 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 00:00Z on 2011-11-18Temperature 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2011-11-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 247 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
2550 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
426 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.

352 
WWUS73 KEAX 180945
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
345 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043>045-053-054-181745-
/O.NEW.KEAX.WI.Y.0008.111118T1500Z-111118T2300Z/
MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY-
JACKSON-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...
LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...
RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...
BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
345 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL FORM ACROSS MUCH OF
  WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS BY MID MORNING AND
  LAST INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED
  HIGHWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...TAKE
ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

MJ
3 follow-up statements
227 
WWUS73 KEAX 181705
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1105 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043>045-053-054-182300-
/O.CON.KEAX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111118T2300Z/
MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY-
JACKSON-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...
LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...
RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...
BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
1105 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

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

* TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH
  OF WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES DRIVING 
  ON EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...TAKE
ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CDB
458 
WWUS73 KEAX 182136
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
336 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043>045-053-054-182300-
/O.CON.KEAX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111118T2300Z/
MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY-
JACKSON-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...
LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...
RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...
BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
336 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

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

* SHORT TERM TRENDS: WINDS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE
  REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 5PM. WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL
  LINGER THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES DRIVING 
  ON EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...TAKE
ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$
001 
WWUS73 KEAX 182301
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
501 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011


KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043>045-053-054-190015-
/O.EXP.KEAX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111118T2300Z/
MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY-
JACKSON-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...
LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...
RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...
BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
501 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. THEREFORE...
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 18, 12:39 PM CSTRed Flag WarningEAXChariton, Cooper, Henry, Howard, Johnson, Macon and 3 more5 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Missouri, 2011Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011

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.