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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Springfield, MO

November 2, 201114 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this wind advisory at Nov 2, 2011, 6:46 PM CDT for 14 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Nov 2, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 2, 2011, 6:46 PM CDT (23:46 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 2, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired
Nov 3, 2011, 6:55 AM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO

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

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:50 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 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 65 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 12:00Z on 2011-11-02Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2011-11-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 351 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
1475 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
351 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
387 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.

018 
WWUS73 KSGF 022346
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
646 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT
IN AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND
WESTERN MISSOURI. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF SURFACE WIND
SPEEDS OUT OF THE NORTH NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN
MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS BEHIND THIS EVENINGS COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL APPROACH 30 MPH WITH GUSTS INTO THE
40S.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>068-077>079-088>090-093-094-101-102-
031200-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WI.Y.0009.111103T0300Z-111103T1200Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-BARTON-
CEDAR-POLK-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-BARRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...NEVADA...
APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...
STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...
SPRINGFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE
646 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AROUND
  10 PM THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT
  MAINLY WEST OF A CASSVILLE TO SPRINGFIELD TO WARSAW LINE INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

KURTZ
2 follow-up statements
947 
WWUS73 KSGF 030504
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1204 AM CDT THU NOV 3 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI OVERNIGHT WILL
RESULT IN AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS
AND WESTERN MISSOURI. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF SURFACE
WIND SPEEDS OUT OF THE NORTH NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT ACROSS
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS BEHIND THIS EVENINGS
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL APPROACH 30 MPH WITH A
FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>068-077>079-088>090-093-094-101-102-
031200-
/O.CON.KSGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-111103T1200Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-BARTON-
CEDAR-POLK-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-BARRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...NEVADA...
APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...
STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...
SPRINGFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE
1204 AM CDT THU NOV 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN
  INTENSITY ACROSS THE EASTERN OZARKS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
  ACROSS THE REGION WILL INCREASE AS THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
  PROGRESS...RESULTING IN SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES
  WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH 7 AM...ALONG AND WEST OF A
  CASSVILLE TO SPRINGFIELD TO WARSAW LINE.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

GAGAN
259 
WWUS73 KSGF 031155
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
655 AM CDT THU NOV 3 2011

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>068-077>079-088>090-093-094-101-102-
031300-
/O.CAN.KSGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-111103T1200Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-BARTON-
CEDAR-POLK-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-BARRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...NEVADA...
APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...
STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...
SPRINGFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE
655 AM CDT THU NOV 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH TODAY WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS AROUND 20 MPH AT TIMES. THIS HOWEVER WILL REMAIN BELOW THE
CRITERIA FOR A WIND ADVISORY...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

HATCH

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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.