Alert archive / Missouri / Wind Chill Advisories in 2011

Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS St. Louis, MO

February 8, 201112 counties in Missouri; Adams County, Brown County, Pike County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 8, 2011, 3:55 AM CST for 12 counties in Missouri; Adams County, Brown County, Pike County, Illinois. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2011, 3:55 AM CST (09:55 UTC)
Expired
Feb 8, 2011, 11:55 AM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO

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

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:01 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 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 257 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 00:00Z on 2011-02-08Temperature 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2011-02-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
694 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

076 
WWUS43 KLSX 080955
WSWLSX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
355 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...BITTERLY COLD MORNING EXPECTED OVER THE REGION...

.NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY COLD AIR INTO THE
REGION THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND ACTUAL AIR
TEMPERATURE NEAR ZERO WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

ILZ095-MOZ018-019-026-027-081800-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WC.Y.0002.110208T0955Z-110208T1800Z/
ADAMS IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL
355 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND NORTHWEST WINDS
  AROUND 10 MPH WILL RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH
  LATE THIS MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...MINIMUM WIND CHILLS WILL BE BETWEEN 15 AND
  20 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN RESULT WITHIN 30 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN
  WITH THESE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A WINDS COMBINES WITH VERY
LOW TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN.
THE COLD AIR AND WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 15 AND
24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE
OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY... MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

&&

$$

BRITT
2 follow-up statements
680 
WWUS43 KLSX 081328
WSWLSX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
728 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...BITTERLY COLD MORNING EXPECTED OVER THE REGION...

.NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY COLD AIR INTO
THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND
ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE NEAR ZERO WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD
WIND CHILLS.

ILZ096-097-MOZ034>036-041-042-047-050-051-081800-
/O.EXA.KLSX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
BROWN IL-PIKE IL-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-
MONITEAU MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO
728 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND NORTHWEST WINDS 
  AROUND 10 MPH WILL RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH 
  LATE THIS MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...MINIMUM WIND CHILLS WILL BE BETWEEN 15 AND
  24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN RESULT WITHIN 30 MINUTES ON EXPOSED 
  SKIN WITH THESE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A WINDS COMBINES WITH VERY
LOW TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN.
THE COLD AIR AND WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 15 AND
24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO
VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...
MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

&&

$$

ILZ095-MOZ018-019-026-027-081800-
/O.CON.KLSX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
ADAMS IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL
728 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

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

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

* TIMING...THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND NORTHWEST WINDS 
  AROUND 10 MPH WILL RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH 
  LATE THIS MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...MINIMUM WIND CHILLS WILL BE BETWEEN 15 AND
  24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN RESULT WITHIN 30 MINUTES ON EXPOSED 
  SKIN WITH THESE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A WINDS COMBINES WITH VERY
LOW TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN.
THE COLD AIR AND WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 15 AND
24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO
VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...
MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

&&

$$

BRITT
516 
WWUS43 KLSX 081755
WSWLSX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1155 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047-050-051-081900-
/O.CAN.KLSX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-
MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-
CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL...BOWLING GREEN...
COLUMBIA...MEXICO
1155 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND CHILLS ARE NO LONGER BELOW -15 ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.

$$

KANOFSKY

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in Missouri, 2011Wind Chill Advisories in Illinois, 2011Every wind chill 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.