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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Springfield, MO

March 6, 20167 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this wind advisory at Mar 6, 2016, 3:31 AM CST for 7 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 6, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2016, 3:31 AM CST (09:31 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 6, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO

Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Dade County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Newton County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 84 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, Springfield, MO 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2016-03-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2797 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

683 
WWUS73 KSGF 060931
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
331 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016

...VERY WINDY TODAY OVER WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...

.SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE GUSTY TODAY OVER SOUTHEASTERN
KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED
BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. THE
HIGHEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR OVER SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.  

THESE WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE
ELEVATED TO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA
TODAY. OPEN BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. 

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-093-070000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WI.Y.0006.160306T1800Z-160307T0000Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-JASPER-
DADE-NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PAWNEE STATION...
CHICOPEE...LONE OAK...PITTSBURG...BAXTER SPRINGS...LOWELL...
RIVERTON...COLUMBUS...NEUTRAL...SHERWIN...STIPPVILLE...NEVADA...
TIFFIN...APPLETON CITY...JOHNSON CITY...KENOMA...LAMAR...
CEDAR SPRINGS...EL DORADO SPRINGS...FILLEY...ARNICA...
CAPLINGER MILLS...STOCKTON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...
LOCKWOOD...MEINERT...NEOSHO
331 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN
  MISSOURI...ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM NEOSHO TO OSCEOLA. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE SOUTH BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON
  EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 44. THESE WINDS
  WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE ELEVATED TO
  SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

BOXELL
2 follow-up statements
037 
WWUS73 KSGF 062043
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
243 PM CST SUN MAR 6 2016

...VERY WINDY TODAY OVER WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN
KANSAS...

.SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE GUSTY INTO THE EARLY EVENING OVER
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40
MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR OVER SOUTHEASTERN
KANSAS.

THESE WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE
ELEVATED TO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA
TODAY. OPEN BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-093-070000-
/O.CON.KSGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160307T0000Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-JASPER-
DADE-NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PAWNEE STATION...
CHICOPEE...LONE OAK...PITTSBURG...BAXTER SPRINGS...LOWELL...
RIVERTON...COLUMBUS...NEUTRAL...SHERWIN...STIPPVILLE...NEVADA...
TIFFIN...APPLETON CITY...JOHNSON CITY...KENOMA...LAMAR...
CEDAR SPRINGS...EL DORADO SPRINGS...FILLEY...ARNICA...
CAPLINGER MILLS...STOCKTON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...
LOCKWOOD...MEINERT...NEOSHO
243 PM CST SUN MAR 6 2016

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

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN
  MISSOURI...ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM NEOSHO TO OSCEOLA.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE SOUTH BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 44. THESE 
  WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE ELEVATED 
  TO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA TODAY. 

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.

&&

$$

LINDENBERG
510 
WWUS73 KSGF 062357
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
557 PM CST SUN MAR 6 2016

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-093-070100-
/O.EXP.KSGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160307T0000Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-JASPER-
DADE-NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PAWNEE STATION...
CHICOPEE...LONE OAK...PITTSBURG...BAXTER SPRINGS...LOWELL...
RIVERTON...COLUMBUS...NEUTRAL...SHERWIN...STIPPVILLE...NEVADA...
TIFFIN...APPLETON CITY...JOHNSON CITY...KENOMA...LAMAR...
CEDAR SPRINGS...EL DORADO SPRINGS...FILLEY...ARNICA...
CAPLINGER MILLS...STOCKTON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...
LOCKWOOD...MEINERT...NEOSHO
557 PM CST SUN MAR 6 2016

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

WIND SPEEDS ARE CURRENTLY BELOW AND WILL REMAIN BELOW WIND
ADVISORY LEVELS SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH
THE DAY ON MONDAY AS GUSTS ABOVE 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES.

$$

WISE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 3:17 AM CSTRed Flag WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Newton, St. Clair and 1 more15 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.