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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Springfield, MO

December 25, 2014Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas; 5 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2014, 3:27 AM CST for Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas; 5 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Dec 25, 2014, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 25, 2014, 3:27 AM CST (09:27 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 25, 2014, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 25, 2014, 5:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO

Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Jasper County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:28 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 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 81 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 00:00Z on 2014-12-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2014-12-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
535 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
138 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.

757 
WWUS73 KSGF 250927
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
327 AM CST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY OVER WESTERN MISSOURI AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGH PLAINS TODAY
WITH AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. THIS
WILL LEAD TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST
KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-093-101-252300-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WI.Y.0013.141225T1700Z-141225T2300Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...NEVADA...LAMAR...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...
NEOSHO...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE
327 AM CST THU DEC 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST
  KANSAS. GENERALLY WEST OF A NEVADA TO PINEVILLE LINE.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE IMPACTED ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS WHERE THERE WILL BE A
  CROSS WIND.

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
2 follow-up statements
816 
WWUS73 KSGF 251814 AAA
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1214 PM CST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEASTERN
KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGH PLAINS TODAY
WITH AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. THIS
WILL LEAD TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-093-101-252300-
/O.CON.KSGF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-141225T2300Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...NEVADA...LAMAR...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...
NEOSHO...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE
1214 PM CST THU DEC 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS
  THE ADVISORY AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH AND
  GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL BECOME COMMON.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN MISSOURI.
  GENERALLY WEST OF A NEVADA TO PINEVILLE LINE.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE IMPACTED ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS WHERE THERE
  WILL BE A CROSS WIND.

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
432 
WWUS73 KSGF 252254
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
454 PM CST THU DEC 25 2014

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-093-101-260000-
/O.EXP.KSGF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-141225T2300Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...NEVADA...LAMAR...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...
NEOSHO...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE
454 PM CST THU DEC 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED A BIT ACROSS
WESTERN MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL THEREFORE BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL STILL PERSIST TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY.

$$

SCHAUMANN

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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.