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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Kansas City, MO

March 7, 201233 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this wind advisory at Mar 7, 2012, 12:19 AM CST for 33 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 2012, 12:19 AM CST (06:19 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2012, 3:34 PM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
All 40 counties

Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Adair County, MO, Andrew County, MO, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Henry County, MO, Howard County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Linn County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Macon County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Sullivan County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:22 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 159 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 2012-03-07Temperature 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 2012-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 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
1810 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
378 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.

697 
WWUS73 KEAX 070619
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1219 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE CENTER ACROSS THE WESTERN PLAINS CONTINUES TO KEEP A
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI.
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TOMORROW MORNING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE
AREA.

KSZ025-102>105-MOZ012-013-020-021-028-029-037-071600-
/O.NEW.KEAX.WI.Y.0006.120307T0619Z-120307T1600Z/
ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-ANDREW-
DE KALB-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...LEAVENWORTH...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...
PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE
1219 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 


* TIMING: MIDNIGHT TO MID MORNING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS 
  AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY ON EAST TO
  WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70 OR HIGHWAY 50. 


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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
795 
WWUS73 KEAX 071601
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1001 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE CENTER ACROSS THE WESTERN PLAINS CONTINUES TO KEEP
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN
MISSOURI THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS ACROSS MOST AREAS...AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS FOR AREAS FROM
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS INTO CENTARL MISSOURI. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE
A LITTLE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

KSZ060-MOZ038>040-043>046-053-054-072200-
/O.EXB.KEAX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120307T2200Z/
LINN KS-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-
BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUND CITY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...
MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE...BUTLER...
RICH HILL...CLINTON
1001 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS 
  AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY ON EAST TO
  WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70...HIGHWAY 50...OR
  HIGHWAY 36. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ057-MOZ004>008-014>017-022>025-030>033-071900-
/O.EXB.KEAX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120307T1900Z/
MIAMI-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-
SULLIVAN-ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-RAY-CARROLL-
CHARITON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...
PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING...GALLATIN...
JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...
HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...
RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY
1001 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: MID MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS 
  AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY ON EAST TO
  WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70...HIGHWAY 50...OR
  HIGHWAY 36.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ025-102>105-MOZ012-013-020-021-028-029-037-071900-
/O.EXT.KEAX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120307T1900Z/
ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-ANDREW-
DE KALB-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...LEAVENWORTH...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...
PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE
1001 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: MID MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS 
  AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY ON EAST TO
  WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70...HIGHWAY 50...OR
  HIGHWAY 36. 

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.

&&

$$

CUTTER
650 
WWUS73 KEAX 071857
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1257 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012


KSZ025-057-102>105-MOZ004>008-012>017-020>025-028>033-037-072000-
/O.EXP.KEAX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120307T1900Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-
GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-
GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-
LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...TROY...LEAVENWORTH...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...
PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING...SAVANNAH...
CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...
KIRKSVILLE...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO...
CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...PARKVILLE...
PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...
CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...KANSAS CITY...
INDEPENDENCE
1257 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX A LITTLE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND ADJACENT AREAS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS. WHILE
WINDS WILL REMAIN A BIT GUSTY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SO...THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1 PM.

$$

KSZ060-MOZ038>040-043>046-053-054-072200-
/O.CON.KEAX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120307T2200Z/
LINN KS-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-
BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUND CITY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...
MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE...BUTLER...
RICH HILL...CLINTON
1257 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS 
  AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY ON EAST 
  TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70...HIGHWAY 50...
   OR HIGHWAY 36. 

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.

&&

$$

CUTTER
638 
WWUS73 KEAX 072134
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
334 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012



KSZ060-MOZ038>040-043>046-053-054-072245-
/O.CAN.KEAX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120307T2200Z/
LINN KS-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-
BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUND CITY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...
MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE...BUTLER...
RICH HILL...CLINTON
334 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT
PRESSED INTO THE REGION AND CLOUD COVER THICKENED UP...SO THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

$$

CUTTER

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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.