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Wind Advisory 5, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2016, 3:48 AM CDT for 10 counties in Illinois; Madison County, Sainte Genevieve County, Saint Francois County, Missouri. It took effect at Mar 22, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2016, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
Counties Bond County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Washington County, IL, Madison County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 215 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2106 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
957 WWUS73 KLSX 220848 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 348 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ILZ060-064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-MOZ074-075-085-230000- /O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0000Z/ BOND IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-MADISON IL-MADISON MO-MARION IL- MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY IL-RANDOLPH IL-SAINT CLAIR IL- SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-WASHINGTON IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTON...BELLEVILLE...CAHOKIA... CENTRALIA...CHESTER...EDWARDSVILLE...FARMINGTON...LITCHFIELD... SALEM...SPARTA...VANDALIA 348 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THESE WINDS CAN ALSO LIFT AND MOVE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MINOR TREE AND BUILDING DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS DIMINISH. && $$ TILLY
1 follow-up statement
557 WWUS73 KLSX 222349 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 649 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ILZ060-064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-MOZ074-075-085-230100- /O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/ BOND IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-MADISON IL-MADISON MO-MARION IL- MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY IL-RANDOLPH IL-SAINT CLAIR IL- SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-WASHINGTON IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTON...BELLEVILLE...CAHOKIA... CENTRALIA...CHESTER...EDWARDSVILLE...FARMINGTON...LITCHFIELD... SALEM...SPARTA...VANDALIA 649 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING...SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ 2%
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 3:47 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Pike | 15 hr |
Nearby
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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.