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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Kansas City, MO

March 4, 201227 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this wind advisory at Mar 4, 2012, 3:41 AM CST for 27 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 4, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 4, 2012, 3:41 AM CST (09:41 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 4, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 4, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
All 34 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, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Henry County, MO, Holt County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO, Worth County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:46 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 123 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2012-03-04Temperature 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2012-03-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2372 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
209 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.

182 
WWUS73 KEAX 040941
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
341 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF CENTRAL CANADA THIS MORNING AND INTO THE
MIDWEST THIS AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING
BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN
MISSOURI.

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>006-011>015-020>023-028>031-037>039-
043>045-053-054-041800-
/O.NEW.KEAX.WI.Y.0004.120304T1700Z-120305T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-
ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-
LIVINGSTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-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...BETHANY...PRINCETON...OREGON...
SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...
ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...
CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...
WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
341 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: LATE THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS
  OF 40 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN
  ADDITION...UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE
  MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND.


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.

&&

$$

DEROCHE
3 follow-up statements
666 
WWUS73 KEAX 041628
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1028 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.A FAST MOVING SYSTEM WILL MOVE DROP SOUTHEAST FROM EASTERN NEBRASKA
THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EASTERN
MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING
BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN
MISSOURI.

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>006-011>015-020>023-028>031-037>039-
043>045-053-054-050000-
/O.EXT.KEAX.WI.Y.0004.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-
ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-
LIVINGSTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-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...BETHANY...PRINCETON...OREGON...
SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...
ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...
CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...
WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
1028 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND
  SUNSET. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40
  TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN 
  ADDITION...UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN 
  FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. 

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.

&&

$$

MJ
667 
WWUS73 KEAX 042148
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
348 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...

.A FAST MOVING SYSTEM WILL ZIP THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS
AFTERNOON AND REACH EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING. AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA...WITH STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI UNTIL AROUND SUNSET.

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>006-011>015-020>023-028>031-037>039-
043>045-053-054-050000-
/O.CON.KEAX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-
ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-
LIVINGSTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-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...BETHANY...PRINCETON...OREGON...
SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...
ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...
CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...
WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
348 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: ONGOING AND CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND SUNSET.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN 
  ADDITION...UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN 
  FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. 

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.

&&

$$

MJ
276 
WWUS73 KEAX 042356
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
556 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012


KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>006-011>015-020>023-028>031-037>039-
043>045-053-054-050100-
/O.EXP.KEAX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-
ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-
LIVINGSTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-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...BETHANY...PRINCETON...OREGON...
SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...
ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...
CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...
WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
556 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIE DOWN THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS
NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS. THEREFORE THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDS MAY STILL GUST AS HIGH AS
40 MPH FOR THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS BEFORE DECREASING SIGNIFICANTLY
BY MIDNIGHT.

$$

HAWBLITZEL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 3:46 AM CSTRed Flag WarningEAXBates, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Henry, Jackson and 2 more14 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Missouri, 2012Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012

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.