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Wind Advisory 2, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 10, 201111 counties in Missouri; Adams County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Apr 10, 2011, 10:43 AM CDT for 11 counties in Missouri; Adams County, Illinois. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2011, 10:43 AM CDT (15:43 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 2011, 6:18 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO

Counties Adams County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, Cole County, MO, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Shelby County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:46 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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 273 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2011-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 400 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2011-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 549 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
400 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-550 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1420 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
549 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
529 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.

262 
WWUS73 KLSX 101544
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1043 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2011


ILZ095-MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-041-042-047-048-050-110000-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0002.110410T1543Z-110411T0000Z/
ADAMS IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-
BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...
JEFFERSON CITY
1043 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...ANY UNSECURED OBJECTS LIKE LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE 
  BLOWN ABOUT OR DAMAGED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON 
  WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
2 follow-up statements
155 
WWUS73 KLSX 102035
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
335 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

ILZ095-MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-041-042-047-048-050-110000-
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110411T0000Z/
ADAMS IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-
BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...
JEFFERSON CITY
335 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THE REST OF THE
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AROUND SUNSET.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...ANY UNSECURED OBJECTS LIKE LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE 
  BLOWN ABOUT OR DAMAGED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON 
  WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

BRITT
978 
WWUS73 KLSX 102318
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
618 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

ILZ095-MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-041-042-047-048-050-110030-
/O.CAN.KLSX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110411T0000Z/
ADAMS IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-
BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...
JEFFERSON CITY
618 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND NO LONGER MEET
ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

BRITT

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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.