Alert archive / Missouri / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 4, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2012, 3:36 PM CST for 29 counties in Missouri; 17 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2012, 3:36 PM CST (21:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
All 46 counties
Adams County, IL, Bond County, IL, Brown County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Pike County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Washington County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Cole County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Madison County, MO, Marion County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Osage County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Shelby County, MO, Warren County, MO, Washington County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 776 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 110 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
742 WWUS73 KLSX 052136 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 336 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-061030- /O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0004.120306T1600Z-120307T0000Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO- LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO- AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO- LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO- ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO- WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO- MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 336 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL BLOW AROUND ANY UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ GLASS
3 follow-up statements
263 WWUS73 KLSX 060954 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 354 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-070000- /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0004.120306T1600Z-120307T0000Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO- LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO- AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO- LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO- ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO- WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO- MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 354 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL BLOW AROUND ANY UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WORKING IN AND NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES SHOULD TAKE TIME TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT STRUCTURES ARE PROPERLY BRACED FOR THESE HIGH WINDS...AND THAT BUILDING MATERIALS ARE TIED DOWN. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD ALSO MAKE CERTAIN THAT LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE...GRILLS...AND TRASH CANS ARE PROPERLY SECURED. FINALLY...THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION...AS THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ BRITT
690 WWUS73 KLSX 062141 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 341 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>051-059-071000- /O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.120307T1300Z-120307T1900Z/ /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120307T0000Z/ ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO- MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO- COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL...BOWLING GREEN... COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY 341 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL BLOW AROUND ANY UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WORKING IN AND NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES SHOULD TAKE TIME TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT STRUCTURES ARE PROPERLY BRACED FOR THESE HIGH WINDS...AND THAT BUILDING MATERIALS ARE TIED DOWN. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD ALSO MAKE CERTAIN THAT LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE...GRILLS...AND TRASH CANS ARE PROPERLY SECURED. FINALLY...THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION...AS THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-098>102-MOZ052-060>065-072>075- 084-085-099-071000- /O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.120307T1300Z-120308T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120307T0000Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL- MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-LINCOLN MO-WARREN MO- ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO- JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO- STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...ST CHARLES...UNION... ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 341 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AT LEAST 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL BLOW AROUND ANY UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WORKING IN AND NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES SHOULD TAKE TIME TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT STRUCTURES ARE PROPERLY BRACED FOR THESE HIGH WINDS...AND THAT BUILDING MATERIALS ARE TIED DOWN. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD ALSO MAKE CERTAIN THAT LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE...GRILLS...AND TRASH CANS ARE PROPERLY SECURED. FINALLY...THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION...AS THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ GLASS
513 WWUS73 KLSX 070018 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 618 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>051-059-070600- /O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.120307T1300Z-120307T1900Z/ ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO- MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO- COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL...BOWLING GREEN... COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY 618 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR TODAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL BLOW AROUND ANY UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-098>102-MOZ052-060>065-072>075- 084-085-099-070600- /O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.120307T1300Z-120308T0000Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL- MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-LINCOLN MO-WARREN MO- ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO- JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO- STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...ST CHARLES...UNION... ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 618 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR TODAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AT LEAST 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL BLOW AROUND ANY UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ BYRD
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2:00 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Dent and 24 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Missouri, 2012Wind Advisories in Illinois, 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.