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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Springfield, MO

November 18, 201110 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this wind advisory at Nov 18, 2011, 3:44 AM CST for 10 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. 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, 3:44 AM CST (09:44 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 Springfield, MO

Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Dade County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Jasper County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:43 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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 79 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, Springfield, MO 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2011-11-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 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
1790 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 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.

356 
WWUS73 KSGF 180944
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
344 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE IN
THE PLAINS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WINDIEST LOCATIONS WILL BE OVER THE OSAGE PLAINS AND WESTERN
MISSOURI. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 35
TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.


KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>068-077-078-088-089-093-101-182145-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WI.Y.0011.111118T1500Z-111118T2300Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-BARTON-
CEDAR-JASPER-DADE-NEWTON-MCDONALD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...NEVADA...
APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...
STOCKTON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...NEOSHO...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE
344 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 SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  OVER EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF 35
  TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY.

* IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING ON WEST EAST HIGHWAYS CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS
  CROSS WINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE
  TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

GRIFFIN
2 follow-up statements
649 
WWUS73 KSGF 181726
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1126 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.A DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE IN
THE PLAINS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS WILL BE OVER THE OSAGE PLAINS
AND WESTERN MISSOURI. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND
GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>068-077-078-088-089-093-101-182300-
/O.CON.KSGF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-111118T2300Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-BARTON-
CEDAR-JASPER-DADE-NEWTON-MCDONALD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...NEVADA...
APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...
STOCKTON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...NEOSHO...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE
1126 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. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LATE THIS MORNING WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 15
  TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON 
  OVER EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF
  35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING ON WEST EAST HIGHWAYS CAN EXPECT
  DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE THE MOST
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

WFO SGF
107 
WWUS73 KSGF 182254
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
454 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>068-077-078-088-089-093-101-190000-
/O.EXP.KSGF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-111118T2300Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-BARTON-
CEDAR-JASPER-DADE-NEWTON-MCDONALD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...NEVADA...
APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...
STOCKTON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...NEOSHO...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE
454 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS
ARE NO LONGER REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA.



$$

COLUCCI

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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.