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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Springfield, MO

October 25, 20116 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this wind advisory at Oct 25, 2011, 3:26 AM CDT for 6 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Oct 25, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 25, 2011, 3:26 AM CDT (08:26 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 25, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 25, 2011, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO

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

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 2011-10-25Temperature 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 2011-10-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 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
2778 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 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.

733 
WWUS73 KSGF 250826
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
326 AM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STRONG WINDS TODAY EXPECTED FOR THE OSAGE PLAINS...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECASTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH
TODAY...OVER THE OSAGE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN
MISSOURI. WIND GUSTS WITHIN THIS SAME REGION COULD EXCEED 40 MPH
AT TIMES.

THESE WINDS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ALONG
WITH ANY BOATERS THAT NAVIGATE AREA LAKES.

THESE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO A STRENGTHENING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER KANSAS.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-252030-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WI.Y.0008.111025T1400Z-111025T2200Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-JASPER-
DADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...
GREENFIELD
326 AM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011

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

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE OSAGE
  PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI TODAY...STARTING
  THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUING THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ALONG WITH BOATERS NAVIGATING AREA LAKES.

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.

&&

$$

CRAMER
3 follow-up statements
502 
WWUS73 KSGF 251427
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
927 AM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY FOR THE OSAGE PLAINS...

.SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS
WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. WINDS WILL INCREASE
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN
30 AND 35 MPH...AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.

THESE WINDS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ALONG
WITH ANY BOATERS ON AREA LAKES.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-252200-
/O.CON.KSGF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111025T2200Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-JASPER-
DADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...
GREENFIELD
927 AM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011

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

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

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...BY MID MORNING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
  OVER THE OSAGE PLAINS WERE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 25
  MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN
  STRENGTH THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE OSAGE
  PLAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI TODAY THROUGH
  MOST OF THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  EXCEEDING 40 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ALONG WITH BOATERS ON AREA LAKES.

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.

&&

$$

BOXELL
204 
WWUS73 KSGF 252019
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
319 PM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY FOR THE OSAGE PLAINS...

.SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH...AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ALONG
WITH ANY BOATERS ON AREA LAKES.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-252200-
/O.CON.KSGF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111025T2200Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-JASPER-
DADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...
GREENFIELD
319 PM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011

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

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

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...BY MID AFTERNOON...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
  OVER THE OSAGE PLAINS WERE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS
  INTENSITY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE OSAGE
  PLAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI THROUGH MOST
  OF THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS REACHING 45 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ALONG WITH BOATERS ON AREA LAKES.

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.

&&

$$

KARDELL
481 
WWUS73 KSGF 252155
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
455 PM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS EXPIRED...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS EXPIRED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-252300-
/O.EXP.KSGF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111025T2200Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-JASPER-
DADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...
GREENFIELD
455 PM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS EXPIRED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. HOWEVER...SOUTH
WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 20 MPH ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT.

$$

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.