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Wind Advisory 5, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Feb 20, 2014, 4:22 AM CST for 17 counties in Illinois; 29 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Feb 20, 2014, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2014, 4:22 AM CST (10:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2014, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 12 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 10:22 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 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
- 2402 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
586 WWUS73 KLSX 201022 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 422 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING WITH PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT... .WHILE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATER TODAY WITH PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AS A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ILZ058-059-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>052- 059>065-072>075-084-085-099-202300- /O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.140220T1800Z-140221T0600Z/ ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BOONE MO-BROWN IL-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY MO- COLE MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-GREENE IL-IRON MO- JEFFERSON MO-JERSEY IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-LINCOLN MO-MACOUPIN IL- MADISON IL-MADISON MO-MARION MO-MONITEAU MO-MONROE IL-MONROE MO- MONTGOMERY MO-OSAGE MO-PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-REYNOLDS MO- SHELBY MO-ST. CHARLES MO-ST. CLAIR IL-ST. FRANCOIS MO- ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-WARREN MO- WASHINGTON MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA... EDWARDSVILLE...FARMINGTON...HANNIBAL...JEFFERSON CITY...MEXICO... QUINCY...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...UNION 422 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS FROM THE WEST. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT AS STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TOUGH TO CONTROL. SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ ILZ060-064-065-069-070-074-079-202300- /O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.140221T0000Z-140221T0600Z/ BOND IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-MARION IL-MONTGOMERY IL-RANDOLPH IL- WASHINGTON IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...LITCHFIELD...SALEM...VANDALIA 422 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS FROM THE WEST. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT AS STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TOUGH TO CONTROL. SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ TES
4 follow-up statements
817 WWUS73 KLSX 201621 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1021 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING WITH PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT... ILZ060-064-065-069-070-074-079-210600- /O.EXT.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.140220T2100Z-140221T0600Z/ BOND IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-MARION IL-MONTGOMERY IL-RANDOLPH IL- WASHINGTON IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...LITCHFIELD...SALEM...VANDALIA 1021 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT AS STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TOUGH TO CONTROL. SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ ILZ058-059-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>052- 059>065-072>075-084-085-099-210600- /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.140220T1800Z-140221T0600Z/ ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BOONE MO-BROWN IL-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY MO- COLE MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-GREENE IL-IRON MO- JEFFERSON MO-JERSEY IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-LINCOLN MO-MACOUPIN IL- MADISON IL-MADISON MO-MARION MO-MONITEAU MO-MONROE IL-MONROE MO- MONTGOMERY MO-OSAGE MO-PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-REYNOLDS MO- SHELBY MO-ST. CHARLES MO-ST. CLAIR IL-ST. FRANCOIS MO- ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-WARREN MO- WASHINGTON MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA... EDWARDSVILLE...FARMINGTON...HANNIBAL...JEFFERSON CITY...MEXICO... QUINCY...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...UNION 1021 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT AS STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TOUGH TO CONTROL. SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ GLASS
345 WWUS73 KLSX 202136 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 336 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ILZ058-059-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>052- 059>065-072>075-084-085-099-210600- /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140221T0600Z/ ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BOONE MO-BROWN IL-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY MO- COLE MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-GREENE IL-IRON MO- JEFFERSON MO-JERSEY IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-LINCOLN MO-MACOUPIN IL- MADISON IL-MADISON MO-MARION MO-MONITEAU MO-MONROE IL-MONROE MO- MONTGOMERY MO-OSAGE MO-PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-REYNOLDS MO- SHELBY MO-ST. CHARLES MO-ST. CLAIR IL-ST. FRANCOIS MO- ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-WARREN MO- WASHINGTON MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA... EDWARDSVILLE...FARMINGTON...HANNIBAL...JEFFERSON CITY...MEXICO... QUINCY...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...UNION 336 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT AS STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TOUGH TO CONTROL. SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ ILZ060-064-065-069-070-074-079-210600- /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140221T0600Z/ BOND IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-MARION IL-MONTGOMERY IL-RANDOLPH IL- WASHINGTON IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...LITCHFIELD...SALEM...VANDALIA 336 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT AS STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TOUGH TO CONTROL. SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ GLASS
429 WWUS73 KLSX 210333 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 933 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-098>102-MOZ034>036-041-042- 047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-210445- /O.CAN.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140221T0600Z/ AUDRAIN MO-BOND IL-BOONE MO-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY MO-CLINTON IL- COLE MO-CRAWFORD MO-FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-GREENE IL- IRON MO-JEFFERSON MO-JERSEY IL-LINCOLN MO-MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL- MADISON MO-MARION IL-MONITEAU MO-MONROE IL-MONROE MO- MONTGOMERY IL-MONTGOMERY MO-OSAGE MO-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-RANDOLPH IL- REYNOLDS MO-ST. CHARLES MO-ST. CLAIR IL-ST. FRANCOIS MO- ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-WARREN MO- WASHINGTON IL-WASHINGTON MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...CHESTER... COLUMBIA...EDWARDSVILLE...FARMINGTON...JEFFERSON CITY... LITCHFIELD...MEXICO...SALEM...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...UNION... VANDALIA 933 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE MOST INTENSE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED NOW DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$ ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-210600- /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140221T0600Z/ ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-MARION MO-PIKE IL-SHELBY MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNIBAL...QUINCY 933 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT AS STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TOUGH TO CONTROL. SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ TRUETT
741 WWUS73 KLSX 210555 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1155 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-210700- /O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140221T0600Z/ ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-MARION MO-PIKE IL-SHELBY MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNIBAL...QUINCY 1155 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE EXTREME WINDS OF EARLY THURSDAY EVENING HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. $$ TRUETT
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 1:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 46 min |
| Feb 20, 2:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 35 min |
| Feb 20, 2:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery | 47 min |
| Feb 20, 3:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Macoupin, Madison | 50 min |
| Feb 20, 3:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 48 min |
| Feb 20, 3:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette | 50 min |
| Feb 20, 4:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 44 min |
| Feb 20, 4:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette, Montgomery | 20 min |
| Feb 20, 4:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 52 min |
| Feb 20, 4:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Marion, Randolph, Washington | 40 min |
| Feb 20, 4:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette | 35 min |
| Feb 20, 5:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Fayette, Marion, Washington | 51 min |
| Feb 19, 8:43 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 54 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:52 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 45 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:52 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 63 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:52 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 44 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Missouri, 2014Wind Advisories in Illinois, 2014Every wind advisory in 2014
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.