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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 7, 201624 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this wind advisory at Apr 7, 2016, 3:37 AM CDT for 24 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 7, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 7, 2016, 3:37 AM CDT (08:37 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 7, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
All 31 counties

Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Andrew County, MO, Atchison County, MO, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Henry County, MO, Holt County, MO, Howard County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 118 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 2016-04-07Temperature 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 2016-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 113 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
2525 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
183 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

767 
WWUS73 KEAX 070837
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
337 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...



KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001-002-004-011>014-020>022-028>031-
037>040-043>046-053-054-071645-
/O.NEW.KEAX.WI.Y.0008.160407T1700Z-160408T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-
BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-JACKSON-
LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...OSAWATOMIE...
LOUISBURG...PLEASANTON...LA CYGNE...MOUND CITY...WATHENA...
ELWOOD...TROY...HIGHLAND...FORT LEAVENWORTH...LEAVENWORTH...
LANSING...KANSAS CITY KANSAS...OVERLAND PARK...STANLEY...OLATHE...
SHAWNEE...LENEXA...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...FAIRFAX...MARYVILLE...
ALBANY...STANBERRY...KING CITY...OREGON...MAITLAND...
FOREST CITY...CRAIG...SAVANNAH...COUNTRY CLUB VILLA...MAYSVILLE...
STEWARTSVILLE...OSBORN...UNION STAR...CLARKSDALE...GALLATIN...
JAMESPORT...ST. JOSEPH AIRPORT...ST. JOSEPH...CAMERON...
PLATTSBURG...LATHROP...HAMILTON...BRAYMER...POLO...BRECKENRIDGE...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...RIVERSIDE...WEATHERBY LAKE...WESTON...
GLADSTONE...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...LAWSON...
CARROLLTON...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...ODESSA...HIGGINSVILLE...
LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...GLASGOW...
NEW FRANKLIN...BELTON...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...
WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE...BUTLER...ADRIAN...RICH HILL...
CLINTON...WINDSOR
337 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
  BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND AND DRIVING MAY
  BE CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS A RESULT
  OF GUSTY WINDS. ADDITIONALLY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN A
  HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON AND OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
581 
WWUS73 KEAX 071337
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
837 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001-002-004-011>014-020>022-028>031-
037>040-043>046-053-054-080000-
/O.CON.KEAX.WI.Y.0008.160407T1700Z-160408T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-
BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-JACKSON-
LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...OSAWATOMIE...
LOUISBURG...PLEASANTON...LA CYGNE...MOUND CITY...WATHENA...
ELWOOD...TROY...HIGHLAND...FORT LEAVENWORTH...LEAVENWORTH...
LANSING...KANSAS CITY KANSAS...OVERLAND PARK...STANLEY...OLATHE...
SHAWNEE...LENEXA...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...FAIRFAX...MARYVILLE...
ALBANY...STANBERRY...KING CITY...OREGON...MAITLAND...
FOREST CITY...CRAIG...SAVANNAH...COUNTRY CLUB VILLA...MAYSVILLE...
STEWARTSVILLE...OSBORN...UNION STAR...CLARKSDALE...GALLATIN...
JAMESPORT...ST. JOSEPH AIRPORT...ST. JOSEPH...CAMERON...
PLATTSBURG...LATHROP...HAMILTON...BRAYMER...POLO...BRECKENRIDGE...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...RIVERSIDE...WEATHERBY LAKE...WESTON...
GLADSTONE...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...LAWSON...
CARROLLTON...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...ODESSA...HIGGINSVILLE...
LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...GLASGOW...
NEW FRANKLIN...BELTON...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...
WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE...BUTLER...ADRIAN...RICH HILL...
CLINTON...WINDSOR
837 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH 
  WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND AND 
  DRIVING MAY BE CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES...AS A RESULT OF GUSTY WINDS. ADDITIONALLY...THE 
  STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 3:29 AM CDTRed Flag WarningEAXAndrew, Bates, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Clinton and 8 more17 hr
Apr 7, 12:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXGrundy28 min
Apr 7, 12:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXGrundy24 min
Apr 7, 1:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLinn18 min
Apr 7, 2:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXRandolph18 min
Apr 7, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHoward34 min
Apr 7, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCooper28 min
Apr 7, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCooper23 min

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.