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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Springfield, MO

December 19, 201234 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this wind advisory at Dec 19, 2012, 2:23 PM CST for 34 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2012, 2:23 PM CST (20:23 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 20, 2012, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 20, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
All 37 counties

Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Shannon County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 82 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 2012-12-19Temperature 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 2012-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 370 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1652 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
88 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
370 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
473 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.

983 
WWUS73 KSGF 192023
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
223 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. BEHIND THIS
FRONT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...WITH AREAS ALONG
AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 EXPERIENCING SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN
25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR FROM JUST BEFORE SUNRISE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS
SUNDAY. 

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-088>090-094-200830-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WI.Y.0011.121220T0900Z-121220T1800Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...
SPRINGFIELD...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON
223 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...CENTRAL
  MISSOURI...AND PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS ALONG AND NORTH
  OF INTERSTATE 44. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY
  MORNING. CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON INTERSTATE 44...49...AND
  U.S. 65. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH COLD AIR TO PRODUCE
  WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

BOXELL
8 follow-up statements
454 
WWUS73 KSGF 192100 CCA
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
223 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. BEHIND THIS
FRONT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...WITH AREAS ALONG
AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 EXPERIENCING SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN
25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR FROM JUST BEFORE SUNRISE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS
THURSDAY. 

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-088>090-094-200830-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WI.Y.0011.121220T0900Z-121220T1800Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...
SPRINGFIELD...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON
223 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...CENTRAL
  MISSOURI...AND PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS ALONG AND NORTH
  OF INTERSTATE 44. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY
  MORNING. CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON INTERSTATE 44...49...AND
  U.S. 65. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH COLD AIR TO PRODUCE
  WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

BOXELL
799 
WWUS73 KSGF 200354
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
954 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...DRAGGING A
STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. BEHIND THIS FRONT...STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...WITH AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 44 EXPERIENCING SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM
JUST BEFORE SUNRISE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS THURSDAY.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-088>090-094-201600-
/O.CON.KSGF.WI.Y.0011.121220T0900Z-121220T1800Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...
SPRINGFIELD...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON
954 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND
  PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
  44.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY MORNING.
  CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON INTERSTATE 44...49...AND U.S. 65.
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH COLD AIR TO PRODUCE WIND
  CHILLS IN THE TEENS THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

BOXELL
058 
WWUS73 KSGF 200851
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
251 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. BEHIND THIS
FRONT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...WITH MUCH OF THE
AREA EXPERIENCING SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH AND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM JUST BEFORE
SUNRISE THROUGH THE MIDDAY THURSDAY.

MOZ082-083-091>093-095>098-101>106-201800-
/O.EXA.KSGF.WI.Y.0011.121220T0900Z-121220T1800Z/
TEXAS-DENT-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-
MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...MARSHFIELD...
ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...NIXA...
OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
251 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI
  DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AREAS GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE
  INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY
  MORNING. CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON INTERSTATE 44...49...
  AND U.S. 65. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH COLD AIR TO
  PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-088>090-094-201800-
/O.CON.KSGF.WI.Y.0011.121220T0900Z-121220T1800Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...
SPRINGFIELD...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON
251 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP
  TO 45 MPH WILL BEGIN TO ENTER EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND
  WESTERN MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT
  MUCH OF THE DAY.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...CENTRAL
  MISSOURI...AND PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS ALONG AND NORTH
  OF INTERSTATE 44.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY
  MORNING. CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON INTERSTATE 44...49...
  AND U.S. 65. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH COLD AIR TO
  PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...SOME
  LIGHT SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

LINDENBERG
438 
WWUS73 KSGF 200934
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
334 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...
DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. BEHIND THIS
FRONT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...WITH MUCH OF THE
AREA EXPERIENCING SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH AND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM JUST BEFORE
SUNRISE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-202100-
/O.EXT.KSGF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
334 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST ACROSS THE MISSOURI
  OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND
  EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY
  MORNING. CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON INTERSTATE 44...49...
  AND U.S. 65. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH COLD AIR TO
  PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS THURSDAY. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL
  ALSO HELP TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN PARTS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI
  THROUGH MIDDAY.

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.

&&

$$

LINDENBERG
885 
WWUS73 KSGF 201425
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
825 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS ENTERED WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
AND WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY. A COLD FRONT HAS SURGED
THROUGH THE REGION AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE SPREAD OVER THE
AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING. 

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-202100-
/O.CON.KSGF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
825 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SUSTAINED WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35
  MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST
  THIS MORNING...WITH A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. WIND SPEEDS
  WILL SLOWLY DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND
  EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS
  OF 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS MORNING
  INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON
  INTERSTATES 44...49...AND HIGHWAY 65. SPORADIC...ISOLATED POWER
  OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA DUE
  TO HIGH WINDS AFFECTING POWER LINES. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL
  VALUES IN THE TEENS WILL BE COMMON MUCH OF TODAY. AREAS OF LIGHT
  SNOW WILL AID IN REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN PARTS OF THE MISSOURI
  OZARKS...MAINLY THIS MORNING.

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
480 
WWUS73 KSGF 201708
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1108 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS NOW MOVING INTO NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY. A COLD
FRONT HAS SURGED THROUGH THE REGION AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
HAVE SPREAD OVER THE AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...PARTICULARLY ACROSS
CENTRAL MISSOURI. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS
AFTERNOON.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-202100-
/O.CON.KSGF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
1108 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SUSTAINED WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35
  MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. FREQUENT WIND
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...WITH A FEW
  WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL
  MISSOURI. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST
  DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND
  EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS
  OF 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. CROSS WINDS
  CAN BE EXPECTED ON INTERSTATES 44...49...AND HIGHWAY 65.
  SPORADIC...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT
  THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA DUE TO HIGH WINDS AFFECTING POWER LINES.
  IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS WILL BE COMMON MUCH
  OF TODAY. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL AID IN REDUCING VISIBILITIES
  IN PARTS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS...MAINLY CENTRAL
  MISSOURI...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

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
421 
WWUS73 KSGF 202101
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
301 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS NOW MOVING INTO THE GREAT
LAKES REGION AND WILL CONTINUE TO STEADILY MOVE OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST INTO THIS EVENING. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS
DEVELOPED ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW AND IS RESULTING IN STRONG
AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. 

AS THE LOW TRACKS OFF TO THE NORTHEAST THE GRADIENT IS BEGINNING TO
RELAX ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY HERE INTO THIS EVENING BUT WILL
REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CONDITIONS.

THE EASTERN MISSOURI OZARKS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WINDS OF 25 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY INTO THIS EVENING...BUT SHOULD
WEAKEN TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS EARLY THIS EVENING. 

WILL ALLOW THE ADVISORY TO EXPIRE WEST OF HIGHWAY 65 AT 3 PM AND
WILL EXTEND THE ADVISORY TO 6 PM FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF
HIGHWAY 65.


KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-093-094-101-102-202215-
/O.CAN.KSGF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-JASPER-
DADE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-BARRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...
GREENFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE
301 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ARE WEAKENING ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN
MISSOURI AS THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TRACK OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING...HOWEVER WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS.

$$

MOZ055>058-068>071-079>083-090>092-095>098-103>106-210000-
/O.EXT.KSGF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/
BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-POLK-
DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-
HOWELL-SHANNON-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...
CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...BOLIVAR...
BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...SPRINGFIELD...
MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NIXA...
OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...KIMBERLING CITY...
GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...
ALTON
301 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

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

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SUSTAINED WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING ACROSS THE
  EASTERN OZARKS AND THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE THE
  LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 65. WIND SPEEDS
  WILL SLOWLY DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST INTO THIS EVENING.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 65 THROUGH
  THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS 
  OF 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. CROSS WINDS
  CAN BE EXPECTED ON INTERSTATES 44 AND HIGHWAY 65.
  SPORADIC...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO HIGH
  WINDS AFFECTING POWER LINES. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES IN
  THE TEENS TO THE LOWER 20S WILL REMAIN COMMON TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

WFO SGF
964 
WWUS73 KSGF 202353
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
553 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

MOZ055>058-068>071-079>083-090>092-095>098-103>106-210100-
/O.EXP.KSGF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/
BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-POLK-
DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-
HOWELL-SHANNON-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...
CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...BOLIVAR...
BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...SPRINGFIELD...
MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NIXA...
OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...KIMBERLING CITY...
GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...
ALTON
553 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

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

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL BUT WILL REMAIN
BREEZY OVERNIGHT.

$$

COLUCCI

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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.