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Frost Advisory 3, NWS St. Louis, MO

November 9, 201612 counties in Missouri; 6 counties in Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this frost advisory at Nov 9, 2016, 3:27 AM CST for 12 counties in Missouri; 6 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Nov 10, 2016, 2:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 9, 2016, 3:27 AM CST (09:27 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 10, 2016, 2:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 10, 2016, 9:00 AM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO

Counties Clinton County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Washington County, IL, Cole County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Madison County, MO, Osage County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Washington County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:25 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 280 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2016-11-09Temperature 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2016-11-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 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
1418 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

699 
WWUS73 KLSX 090927
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
327 AM CST WED NOV 9 2016

...FROST LIKELY TONIGHT...

.CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP INTO THE
LOW 30S TONIGHT...RESULTING IN FROST DEVELOPMENT.

ILZ069-070-074-079-101-102-MOZ048-049-059-062-065-072>075-084-085-
099-092130-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FR.Y.0003.161110T0800Z-161110T1500Z/
CLINTON IL-COLE MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-IRON MO-
JEFFERSON MO-MADISON MO-MARION IL-MONROE IL-OSAGE MO-RANDOLPH IL-
REYNOLDS MO-SAINT CLAIR IL-SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-
WASHINGTON IL-WASHINGTON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...CAHOKIA...CENTRALIA...
CHESTER...FARMINGTON...JEFFERSON CITY...SALEM...SPARTA...
SULLIVAN...UNION...WASHINGTON
327 AM CST WED NOV 9 2016

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAINT LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND TREES MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED. THOSE
WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD PROTECT
TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS
SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

KD
4 follow-up statements
437 
WWUS73 KLSX 092124
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
324 PM CST WED NOV 9 2016

...FROST LIKELY TONIGHT...

.CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP INTO
THE LOW 30S TONIGHT...RESULTING IN FROST DEVELOPMENT.

ILZ069-070-074-079-101-102-MOZ048-049-059-062-065-072>075-084-085-
099-101500-
/O.CON.KLSX.FR.Y.0003.161110T0800Z-161110T1500Z/
CLINTON IL-COLE MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-IRON MO-
JEFFERSON MO-MADISON MO-MARION IL-MONROE IL-OSAGE MO-RANDOLPH IL-
REYNOLDS MO-SAINT CLAIR IL-SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-
WASHINGTON IL-WASHINGTON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...CAHOKIA...CENTRALIA...
CHESTER...FARMINGTON...JEFFERSON CITY...SALEM...SPARTA...
SULLIVAN...UNION...WASHINGTON
324 PM CST WED NOV 9 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND TREES MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED. THOSE
WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD PROTECT
TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS
SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

CARNEY
850 
WWUS73 KLSX 092129 CCA
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
329 PM CST WED NOV 9 2016

...FROST LIKELY TONIGHT...

.CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP INTO
THE LOW TO MID 30S TONIGHT...RESULTING IN FROST DEVELOPMENT.

ILZ069-070-074-079-101-102-MOZ048-049-059-062-065-072>075-084-085-
099-100930-
/O.COR.KLSX.FR.Y.0003.161110T0800Z-161110T1500Z/
CLINTON IL-COLE MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-IRON MO-
JEFFERSON MO-MADISON MO-MARION IL-MONROE IL-OSAGE MO-RANDOLPH IL-
REYNOLDS MO-SAINT CLAIR IL-SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-
WASHINGTON IL-WASHINGTON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...CAHOKIA...CENTRALIA...
CHESTER...FARMINGTON...JEFFERSON CITY...SALEM...SPARTA...
SULLIVAN...UNION...WASHINGTON
329 PM CST WED NOV 9 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND TREES MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED. THOSE
WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD PROTECT
TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS
SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

CARNEY
189 
WWUS73 KLSX 100920
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
320 AM CST THU NOV 10 2016

...FROST LIKELY THIS MORNING...

.CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP INTO
THE LOW TO MID 30S THIS MORNING...RESULTING IN FROST DEVELOPMENT.

ILZ069-070-074-079-101-102-MOZ048-049-059-062-065-072>075-084-085-
099-101500-
/O.CON.KLSX.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161110T1500Z/
CLINTON IL-COLE MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-IRON MO-
JEFFERSON MO-MADISON MO-MARION IL-MONROE IL-OSAGE MO-RANDOLPH IL-
REYNOLDS MO-SAINT CLAIR IL-SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-
WASHINGTON IL-WASHINGTON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...CAHOKIA...CENTRALIA...
CHESTER...FARMINGTON...JEFFERSON CITY...SALEM...SPARTA...
SULLIVAN...UNION...WASHINGTON
320 AM CST THU NOV 10 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND TREES MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED. THOSE
WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD PROTECT
TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS
SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

KD
397 
WWUS73 KLSX 101451
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
851 AM CST THU NOV 10 2016

ILZ069-070-074-079-101-102-MOZ048-049-059-062-065-072>075-084-085-
099-101600-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161110T1500Z/
CLINTON IL-COLE MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-IRON MO-
JEFFERSON MO-MADISON MO-MARION IL-MONROE IL-OSAGE MO-RANDOLPH IL-
REYNOLDS MO-SAINT CLAIR IL-SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-
WASHINGTON IL-WASHINGTON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...CAHOKIA...CENTRALIA...
CHESTER...FARMINGTON...JEFFERSON CITY...SALEM...SPARTA...
SULLIVAN...UNION...WASHINGTON
851 AM CST THU NOV 10 2016

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN INTO THE 40S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AND
THE FROST ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

TES

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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.