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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Kansas City, MO

March 6, 201612 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this wind advisory at Mar 6, 2016, 3:37 AM CST for 12 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 6, 2016, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2016, 3:37 AM CST (09:37 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2016, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 6, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO

Counties Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Cass County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Henry County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Ray County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 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

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 101 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2016-03-06Temperature 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2016-03-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2751 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

724 
WWUS73 KEAX 060937
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
337 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016


KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020-021-028>030-037-038-043>045-053-054-
061745-
/O.NEW.KEAX.WI.Y.0004.160306T1700Z-160307T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-
CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY...
LEAVENWORTH...KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...
ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...
LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...
INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BUTLER...RICH HILL...
CLINTON
337 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND AND DRIVING
  CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
511 
WWUS73 KEAX 061646
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1046 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016


KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020-021-028>030-037-038-043>045-053-054-
070000-
/O.CON.KEAX.WI.Y.0004.160306T1700Z-160307T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-
CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY...
LEAVENWORTH...KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...
ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...
LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...
INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BUTLER...RICH HILL...
CLINTON
1046 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND AND DRIVING
  CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
023 
WWUS73 KEAX 062041
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
241 PM CST SUN MAR 6 2016


KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020-021-028>030-037-038-043>045-053-054-
070000-
/O.CON.KEAX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160307T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-
CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY...
LEAVENWORTH...KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...
ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...
LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...
INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BUTLER...RICH HILL...
CLINTON
241 PM CST SUN MAR 6 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND AND 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH- 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 3:38 AM CSTRed Flag WarningEAXBates, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Henry and 6 more14 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Missouri, 2016Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2016Every wind advisory in 2016

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.