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Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Springfield, MO

February 5, 201434 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 5, 2014, 3:55 AM CST for 34 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Feb 5, 2014, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 5, 2014, 3:55 AM CST (09:55 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 5, 2014, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 6, 2014, 11:58 AM 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 09:55 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, 9.9 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 00:00Z on 2014-02-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2014-02-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 244 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
447 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
103 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 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.

877 
WWUS43 KSGF 050955
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
355 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014

KSZ073-097-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-089>092-098-052100-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WC.Y.0003.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KSGF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-
HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-
TEXAS-DENT-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-SHANNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...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...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...
MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...WINONA...
EMINENCE
355 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL
  CONTINUE ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 60 THROUGH 8 AM
  PRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING OF SNOW. ANOTHER HALF INCH OF
  SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...LIGHT SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLOWING SNOW
  UNTIL MID MORNING FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH A LINE FROM
  PITTSBURG KANSAS TO SPRINGFIELD AND EMINENCE MISSOURI.
  DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING FOR ALL
  OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY
  LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN A HALF INCH. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
  WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM AROUND TWO TO FOUR INCHES.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH WILL
  CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL
  MISSOURI THIS MORNING. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED TO NEAR A MILE IN
  BLOWING SNOW.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
  NEAR ZERO COMBINED WITH A STEADY NORTHERLY WIND WILL CREATE WIND
  CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING.
  DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING COULD
  QUICKLY CAUSE FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

KSZ101-MOZ088-093>097-101>106-052100-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WC.Y.0003.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/
/O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-JASPER-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-MCDONALD-
BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...
WEST PLAINS...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...
KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...
THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
355 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...OCCASIONAL VERY LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL
  CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING PRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING OF
  SNOW IN SOME AREAS. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...LIGHT SNOW WILL END EARLY THIS
  MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
  MORNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY
  LIGHT WITH ONLY A DUSTING EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL
  GENERALLY RANGE FROM AROUND TWO TO FOUR INCHES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
  NEAR ZERO COMBINED WITH A STEADY NORTHERLY WIND WILL CREATE WIND
  CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING.
  DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING COULD
  QUICKLY CAUSE FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

FOSTER
6 follow-up statements
298 
WWUS43 KSGF 051200
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
600 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014

KSZ101-MOZ088-093>097-101>106-052000-
/O.EXP.KSGF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSGF.WC.Y.0003.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/
CHEROKEE-JASPER-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-MCDONALD-
BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...
WEST PLAINS...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...
KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...
THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
600 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT
  INTO THURSDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE
  MISSOURI OZARKS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO 5
  BELOW COMBINED WITH A STEADY NORTHERLY WIND WILL CREATE WIND
  CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
  MORNING COULD QUICKLY CAUSE FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

KSZ073-097-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-089>092-098-052000-
/O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/
/O.CON.KSGF.WC.Y.0003.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-
HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-
TEXAS-DENT-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-SHANNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...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...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...
MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...WINONA...
EMINENCE
600 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...OCCASIONAL VERY LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL
  CONTINUE MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 60 THROUGH 9 AM. AN
  ADDITIONAL DUSTING WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...LIGHT SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLOWING SNOW
  UNTIL MID MORNING FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH A LINE
  FROM PITTSBURG KANSAS TO SPRINGFIELD AND EMINENCE MISSOURI.
  DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING FOR
  ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY
  LIGHT AND LESS THAN A HALF INCH. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL
  GENERALLY RANGE FROM AROUND TWO TO FOUR INCHES.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH WILL
  CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL
  MISSOURI THIS MORNING. BLOWING SNOW MAY LOWER THE VISIBILITY TO
  NEAR A MILE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO 5 BELOW
  COMBINED WITH A STEADY NORTHERLY WIND WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF
  10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING.
 DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING COULD
 QUICKLY CAUSE FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

FOSTER
972 
WWUS43 KSGF 051511
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
911 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014

KSZ073-097-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-089>092-098-060000-
/O.EXP.KSGF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/
/O.CON.KSGF.WC.Y.0003.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-
HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-
TEXAS-DENT-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-SHANNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...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...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...
MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...WINONA...
EMINENCE
911 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS
  TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND
  THE MISSOURI OZARKS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO 5
  BELOW COMBINED WITH A STEADY NORTHERLY WIND WILL CREATE WIND
  CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
  MORNING COULD QUICKLY CAUSE FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

KSZ101-MOZ088-093>097-101>106-060000-
/O.CON.KSGF.WC.Y.0003.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/
CHEROKEE-JASPER-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-MCDONALD-
BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...
WEST PLAINS...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...
KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...
THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
911 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT
  INTO THURSDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE
  MISSOURI OZARKS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO 5
  BELOW COMBINED WITH A STEADY NORTHERLY WIND WILL CREATE WIND
  CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
  MORNING COULD QUICKLY CAUSE FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

SCHAUMANN
510 
WWUS43 KSGF 052024
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
224 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-060430-
/O.CON.KSGF.WC.Y.0003.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/
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
224 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT
  INTO THURSDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE
  MISSOURI OZARKS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO 5 BELOW
  COMBINED WITH A STEADY NORTHERLY WIND WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF
  10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING
  COULD QUICKLY CAUSE FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

HATCH
763 
WWUS43 KSGF 060233
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
833 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-061200-
/O.CON.KSGF.WC.Y.0003.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/
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
833 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...AS OF WEDNESDAY EVENING...WIND CHILL VALUES HAD
  ALREADY DROPPED TO AROUND 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL
  CONTINUE TO FALL TONIGHT...WITH VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 20 BELOW
  ZERO EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI
  OZARKS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO 5
  BELOW COMBINED WITH A STEADY NORTHERLY WIND WILL CREATE WIND
  CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
  MORNING COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

BOXELL
399 
WWUS43 KSGF 060947
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
347 AM CST THU FEB 6 2014

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-061800-
/O.CON.KSGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140206T1800Z/
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
347 AM CST THU FEB 6 2014

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

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

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE
  MISSOURI OZARKS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
  NEAR 3 BELOW COMBINED WITH A STEADY NORTHERLY WIND WILL CREATE
  WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW. SOME AREAS ACROSS CENTRAL WILL
  EXPERIENCE WIND CHILLS NEAR 20 BELOW.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA COULD RESULT IN A SHORT
  PERIOD OF TIME IF NOT ADEQUATELY PREPARED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU
MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

FOSTER
742 
WWUS43 KSGF 061758
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1158 AM CST THU FEB 6 2014


KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-061900-
/O.CAN.KSGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140206T1800Z/
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
1158 AM CST THU FEB 6 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SINCE WIND CHILL VALUES ARE ABOVE THE
ADVISORY CRITERIA OF -10...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.


$$

TERRY

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 5, 2:58 AM CST, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 2:58 AM CST, 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
258 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2014

...Bitterly Cold the Next Several Days...

.SHORT TERM...(Today through Friday)
Issued at 245 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014

Light snow continued early this morning across a good portion of
the Missouri Ozarks in response to a potent shortwave trough tracking
eastward across the Midwest and a vorticity maximum swinging
across central Missouri. This band of snow was producing
additional light accumulations particularly across central
Missouri. The snow will taper off as we approach day break as the
shortwave exits to the northeast. However flurries will persist
into the morning. Northwesterly winds will increase this morning as
Arctic high pressure builds into the Plains. This will result in
some blowing snow especially across central Missouri. With this in
mind the Winter Weather Advisory will be extended until mid
morning for much of the Missouri Ozarks.

Another bitterly cold Arctic airmass will overspread the Ozarks
region today with temperatures remaining nearly steady if not
falling into the teens.

The Arctic high pressure system will build across the central U.S.
tonight with the center remaining to the north. This will maintain
a steady northerly wind. Meanwhile air temperatures will tumble
into the single digits to near zero. Some locations especially
across central Missouri will plummet below zero. These temperates
combined with the northerly wind will produce wind chill values of
10 to 15 below zero later tonight into Thursday. Therefore a Wind
Chill Advisory will be issued for the entire area from this
evening through Thursday morning.

Not much if any reprieve from the bitter cold will occur through
the end of the week. The Arctic high will settle over the area
Thursday night and Friday maintaining much below normal temperatures.

A fast zonal flow aloft will bring a couple of minor disturbances
across the region later this week. The first will arrive Thursday. Expect
an increase in clouds which could impact low temperatures. This
system will be moisture starved but expect some flurries Thursday
particularly across southern Missouri and southeastern Kansas. The
next weak system may approach the region Friday bringing another
chance of flurries. Any additional accumulation late this week will
be no more than a dusting.

.LONG TERM...(Friday Night through Tuesday)
Issued at 245 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014

An upper level shortwave trough will track east across the southern
plains into the gulf coast states Friday night into Saturday.
Moisture return will not be overly great ahead of this system so
moisture will be limited. However, there will be enough lift to
squeeze out what moisture is available. Therefore, expecting
light snow to develop across the area Friday night then taper off
during the day on Saturday. Temperatures Friday night into
Saturday morning will be in the teens which will lead to higher
liquid to snow ratios. This will allow for light accumulations of a
dusting to around an inch.

Another upper level trough will dive out of the northern plains
towards the region Saturday night into Sunday. Moisture will again
be limited and only expecting light snow or flurries with little
additional accumulation.

A reinforcing shot of colder air will spread into the region Sunday
and Sunday night as highs remain in the 20s and lows drop into the
single digits.

Another system will approach the region Monday into Tuesday and
could bring additional chances for snow to the area. There are
differences between the medium range models leaving uncertainties
with the details of this system.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Wednesday Night)
Issued at 1055 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014

Back edge of precipitation pushing into far western Missouri late
this evening with north winds starting to gust up to up to 20 kts
at JLN. Will still see IFR conditions continuing for much of the
night but should see MVFR conditions develop by mid to late
morning at the TAF sites. Northerly winds should lose gustiness by
late morning to early afternoon.

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...Winter Weather Advisory for all of the Missouri Ozarks
through 6 AM...and areas along and north of Highway 60 through 9
AM.

Wind Chill Advisory for all of the Missouri Ozarks tonight and
Thursday morning.

KS...Winter Weather Advisory for extreme southeastern Kansas
through 6 AM.

Wind Chill Advisory for extreme southeastern Kansas tonight and
Thursday morning.

&&

SHORT TERM...Foster
LONG TERM...Wise
AVIATION...Lindenberg
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 8:39 PM CST, 7 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
839 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-060245-
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-
839 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  LIMITED EXCESSIVE COLD RISK.
  ELEVATED ICE ACCUMULATION RISK.
  LIMITED SNOW RISK.

DISCUSSION...

  AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE...AND OCCASIONAL BURSTS OF LIGHT TO
  MODERATE SNOW...CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH
  THE NIGHT TONIGHT. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE AND UP TO AN ADDITIONAL
  HALF INCH OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS ADDITIONAL WINTRY
  PRECIPITATION...WHILE LIGHT...WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES ON AREA ROADWAYS.

  WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE
  IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

  LOWS WILL DROP TO 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING IN THE TEENS
  BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL OCCUR NIGHTLY
  THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN OUTLOOK AREA MAY
  FALL BELOW ZERO ON A FEW OF THESE NIGHTS.

  ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS WEEKEND
  BRINGING THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW. HOWEVER THE TRACK
  AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)

BOXELL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 4, 10:25 PM CST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1025 PM CST TUE FEB 04 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1050 AM     SNOW             CASSVILLE               36.68N 93.87W
02/04/2014  E1.5 INCH        BARRY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SOME SLEET MIXED IN.

1055 AM     SNOW             BRANSON                 36.64N 93.22W
02/04/2014  E1.0 INCH        TANEY              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT AIRPORT.

1104 AM     SNOW             VERONA                  36.96N 93.80W
02/04/2014  M1.7 INCH        LAWRENCE           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

1200 PM     SNOW             3 NW SPRINGFIELD        37.23N 93.32W
02/04/2014  M1.1 INCH        GREENE             MO   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

1202 PM     SNOW             VERONA                  36.96N 93.80W
02/04/2014  M2.2 INCH        LAWRENCE           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

1210 PM     SNOW             BAKERSFIELD             36.52N 92.14W
02/04/2014  E2.5 INCH        OZARK              MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

1214 PM     SNOW             BUFFALO                 37.64N 93.09W
02/04/2014  E1.0 INCH        DALLAS             MO   911 CALL CENTER

0945 PM     SNOW             DIXON                   37.99N 92.09W
02/04/2014  M2.1 INCH        PULASKI            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

LINDENBERG

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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.