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Wind Advisory 6, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 1, 20169 counties in Missouri; 16 counties in Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Apr 1, 2016, 9:11 PM CDT for 9 counties in Missouri; 16 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Apr 2, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 1, 2016, 9:11 PM CDT (02:11 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 2, 2016, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
All 25 counties

Adams County, IL, Bond County, IL, Brown County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Pike County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Washington County, IL, City of Saint Louis, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Marion County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 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, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 192 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 2016-04-02Temperature 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 2016-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
935 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

510 
WWUS73 KLSX 020211
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
911 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016

ILZ058>060-064-065-070-095>097-021000-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0006.160402T1500Z-160402T2300Z/
ADAMS IL-BOND IL-BROWN IL-FAYETTE IL-GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-
MARION IL-MONTGOMERY IL-PIKE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTRALIA...LITCHFIELD...
MOUNT STERLING...PITTSFIELD...QUINCY...SALEM...VANDALIA
911 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CDT SATURDAY.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID
  MORNING AND PEAK IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH 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.

&&

$$

GLASS
3 follow-up statements
632 
WWUS73 KLSX 020837
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
337 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

ILZ058>060-064-065-070-095>097-022045-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FZ.W.0004.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0006.160402T1500Z-160402T2300Z/
ADAMS IL-BOND IL-BROWN IL-FAYETTE IL-GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-
MARION IL-MONTGOMERY IL-PIKE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTRALIA...LITCHFIELD...
MOUNT STERLING...PITTSFIELD...QUINCY...SALEM...VANDALIA
337 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY.

* TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE LOWER 30S.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH 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.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ILZ069-022045-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FZ.W.0004.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/
/O.EXA.KLSX.WI.Y.0006.160402T1500Z-160402T2300Z/
CLINTON IL-
337 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE LOWER 30S.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH 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.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ILZ074-098>102-MOZ019-027-035-036-052-061-063>065-022045-
/O.EXA.KLSX.WI.Y.0006.160402T1500Z-160402T2300Z/
CALHOUN IL-JEFFERSON MO-JERSEY IL-LEWIS MO-LINCOLN MO-MADISON IL-
MARION MO-MONROE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SAINT CHARLES MO-
SAINT CLAIR IL-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-WASHINGTON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTON...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...
CAHOKIA...EDWARDSVILLE...HANNIBAL...SAINT CHARLES...SAINT LOUIS
337 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID MORNING
  AND PEAK IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH 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.

&&

$$

BRITT
645 
WWUS73 KLSX 022101
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
401 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-095>097-031200-
/O.CON.KLSX.FZ.W.0004.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160402T2300Z/
ADAMS IL-BOND IL-BROWN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-GREENE IL-
MACOUPIN IL-MARION IL-MONTGOMERY IL-PIKE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTRALIA...LITCHFIELD...
MOUNT STERLING...PITTSFIELD...QUINCY...SALEM...VANDALIA
401 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
  WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER 30S.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH 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.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ILZ074-098>102-MOZ019-027-035-036-052-061-063>065-022300-
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160402T2300Z/
CALHOUN IL-JEFFERSON MO-JERSEY IL-LEWIS MO-LINCOLN MO-MADISON IL-
MARION MO-MONROE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SAINT CHARLES MO-
SAINT CLAIR IL-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-WASHINGTON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTON...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...
CAHOKIA...EDWARDSVILLE...HANNIBAL...SAINT CHARLES...SAINT LOUIS
401 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

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

* TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH 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
900 
WWUS73 KLSX 022301
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
601 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-095>097-031115-
/O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160402T2300Z/
/O.CON.KLSX.FZ.W.0004.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/
ADAMS IL-BOND IL-BROWN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-GREENE IL-
MACOUPIN IL-MARION IL-MONTGOMERY IL-PIKE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTRALIA...LITCHFIELD...
MOUNT STERLING...PITTSFIELD...QUINCY...SALEM...VANDALIA
601 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH AND WILL CONTINUE TO
  DIMINISH AT A MORE RAPID PACE EARLY THIS EVENING AROUND SUNSET.
  TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR A FEW HOURS
  LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 DEGREES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ILZ074-098>102-MOZ019-027-035-036-052-061-063>065-030015-
/O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160402T2300Z/
CALHOUN IL-JEFFERSON MO-JERSEY IL-LEWIS MO-LINCOLN MO-MADISON IL-
MARION MO-MONROE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SAINT CHARLES MO-
SAINT CLAIR IL-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-WASHINGTON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTON...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...
CAHOKIA...EDWARDSVILLE...HANNIBAL...SAINT CHARLES...SAINT LOUIS
601 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AT A
MORE RAPID PACE EARLY THIS EVENING AROUND SUNSET.

$$

TES

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 11:17 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLSXCrawford, Dent, Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve and 2 more7 hr
Apr 2, 3:37 AM CDTFreeze WarningLSXAdams, Bond, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Greene and 4 more28 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.