Alert archive / Missouri / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2012, 3:37 AM CST for 20 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 23, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2012, 3:37 AM CST (09:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2012, 10:04 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
All 27 counties
Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Andrew County, MO, Atchison County, MO, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Cass County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Henry County, MO, Holt County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Ray County, MO, Worth County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 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
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 103 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2185 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
856 WWUS73 KEAX 230937 NPWEAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 337 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING... .WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING BEHIND A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL TRACK ACROSS MISSOURI TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...AND COULD GUST HIGHER THAN 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>004-011>013-020>022-028>030-037-038- 043>045-053-054-232100- /O.NEW.KEAX.WI.Y.0002.120223T1800Z-120224T0600Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS- JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY... LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON... ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO...PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...RAYMORE... HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 337 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER NOON TODAY...AND WILL BECOME STRONGEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE AFTER SUNSET. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER. * IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON SOUTHWEST-TO-NORTHEAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BE TOSSED AROUND OR TOPPLED AND SHOULD BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ HAWBLITZEL
3 follow-up statements
873 WWUS73 KEAX 231747 NPWEAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1147 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING... .WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND ADJACENT EASTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS EVENING BEHIND A SECONDARY COLD FRONT THAT WILL SURGE ACROSS THE AREA AFTER SUNSET. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AFTER 6 PM...AND COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT. KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>004-011>013-020>022-028>030-037-038- 043>045-053-054-240200- /O.EXT.KEAX.WI.Y.0002.120224T0000Z-120224T0600Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS- JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY... LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON... ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO...PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...RAYMORE... HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 1147 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A SHARP INCREASE IN SPEEDS EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A SECOND COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY...BUT SHOULD NO LONGER BE A THREAT TO TRAVELLERS OR PROPERTY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON SOUTHWEST-TO-NORTHEAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 35. LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BE TOSSED AROUND OR TOPPLED AND SHOULD BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ BOOKBINDER
250 WWUS73 KEAX 232213 NPWEAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 413 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING... KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>004-011>013-020>022-028>030-037-038- 043>045-053-054-240600- /O.CON.KEAX.WI.Y.0002.120224T0000Z-120224T0600Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS- JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY... LEAVENWORTH...KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...TARKIO... ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON... HAMILTON...POLO...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY... EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE... LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL... WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON 413 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND ADJACENT EASTERN KANSAS. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. * IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON SOUTHWEST-TO-NORTHEAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 35. LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BE TOSSED AROUND OR TOPPLED AND SHOULD BE SECURED. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF SNOW MAY DEVELOP ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AFTER 9 PM. WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
725 WWUS73 KEAX 240404 NPWEAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1004 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>004-011>013-020>022-028>030-037-038- 043>045-053-054-240515- /O.CAN.KEAX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120224T0600Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS- JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY... LEAVENWORTH...KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...TARKIO... ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON... HAMILTON...POLO...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY... EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE... LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL... WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON 1004 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. $$ CDB
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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.