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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2012, 4:13 AM CDT for 17 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Apr 15, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2012, 4:13 AM CDT (09:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2012, 5:53 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Maries County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Vernon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:14 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 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 532 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -182 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1275 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 443 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
880 WWUS73 KSGF 150913 NPWSGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 413 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AS THE LOW TRACKS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SETUP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL ALSO REMAIN OVER THE AREA HELPING TO PRODUCE GUSTY CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR CLOSER TO THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-088-089-160000- /O.NEW.KSGF.WI.Y.0007.120415T1800Z-120416T0200Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-JASPER-DADE- 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 413 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS LOCATIONS NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS... INCLUDING STRETCHES OF INTERSTATE 44. BOATING ON AREA LAKES WILL ALSO BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON LAKES SUCH AS STOCKTON WHICH HAVE LONG STRETCHES OF WATER WHICH ARE ORIENTATED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. 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. && $$ WISE
2 follow-up statements
008 WWUS73 KSGF 151816 NPWSGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 116 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AS THE LOW TRACKS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL ALSO REMAIN OVER THE AREA HELPING TO PRODUCE GUSTY CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR CLOSER TO THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-088-089-160200- /O.CON.KSGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120416T0200Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-JASPER-DADE- 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 116 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE TEMPORARILY RESULTED IN WINDS BECOMING LIGHTER. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST STARTING AROUND MID AFTERNOON AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS LOCATIONS NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS... INCLUDING STRETCHES OF INTERSTATE 44. BOATING ON AREA LAKES WILL ALSO BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON LAKES SUCH AS STOCKTON WHICH HAVE LONG STRETCHES OF WATER WHICH ARE ORIENTATED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. 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. && $$ SCHAUMANN
169 WWUS73 KSGF 152253 NPWSGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 553 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-088-089-160000- /O.CAN.KSGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120416T0200Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-JASPER-DADE- 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 553 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY EVENING IN SOME AREAS...PARTICULARLY OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 12:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Benton, Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Maries, Miller and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 15, 7:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 7:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 36 min |
| Apr 15, 8:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | St. Clair | 25 min |
| Apr 15, 8:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Benton | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 8:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper, Newton | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 9:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Lawrence | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 11:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Camden, Dallas | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Jasper | 36 min |
| Apr 15, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Cedar | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | St. Clair | 25 min |
| Apr 15, 12:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Cedar, Dade | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, St. Clair | 21 min |
| Apr 15, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Dallas, Greene | 28 min |
| Apr 15, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 14 min |
| Apr 15, 3:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Polk | 2 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Stone, Taney, Webster | 2 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Laclede | 26 min |
| Apr 15, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Miller, Morgan | 22 min |
| Apr 15, 4:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Douglas, Ozark, Webster, Wright | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Bourbon | 60 min |
| Apr 15, 6:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 49 min |
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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.