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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Kansas City, MO

February 28, 201712 counties in Missouri; Linn County, Miami County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this wind advisory at Feb 28, 2017, 12:55 PM CST for 12 counties in Missouri; Linn County, Miami County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 28, 2017, 12:55 PM CST (18:55 UTC)
Expired
Feb 28, 2017, 5:21 PM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO

Counties Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Bates County, MO, Cass County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Henry County, MO, Howard County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Macon County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Saline County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 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 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 181 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 12:00Z on 2017-02-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 69 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2017-02-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 115 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
69 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-216 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1282 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.4

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The text

As transmitted.

828 
WWUS73 KEAX 281855
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1255 PM CST Tue Feb 28 2017

...Strong winds ahead of a cold front moving through tonight...

.A cold front in far northwest Missouri will continue to settle
southeast through the rest of the day. Ahead of the front winds
will be rather gusty with sustained speeds ranging above 30 mph
for periods of the afternoon in areas from east central Kansas 
into central and northeast Missouri. 

KSZ057-060-MOZ025-032-033-038>040-043>046-053-054-010000-
/O.NEW.KEAX.WI.Y.0002.170228T1855Z-170301T0000Z/
Miami-Linn KS-Macon-Chariton-Randolph-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-
Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-Cooper-Bates-Henry-
Including the cities of Paola, Osawatomie, Louisburg, Pleasanton,
La Cygne, Mound City, Macon, La Plata, Salisbury, Brunswick, 
Keytesville, Moberly, Odessa, Higginsville, Lexington, Concordia,
Marshall, Fayette, Glasgow, New Franklin, Belton, Raymore, 
Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill, Warrensburg, Sedalia, Boonville, 
Butler, Adrian, Rich Hill, Clinton, and Windsor
1255 PM CST Tue Feb 28 2017

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

The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has
issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM CST this
evening. 

* TIMING...Strong winds will prevail this afternoon till around 
  sunset. 

* WINDS...will prevail from the southwest at speeds of 25 to 35
  mph...gusting to 45 mph at times...in areas from east central
  Kansas into central and northeast Missouri.

* IMPACTS...Light objects may be moved by gusty winds. High
  profile vehicles may experience difficulty.


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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
509 
WWUS73 KEAX 282321
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
521 PM CST Tue Feb 28 2017


KSZ057-060-MOZ025-032-033-038>040-043>046-053-054-010030-
/O.CAN.KEAX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0000Z/
Miami-Linn KS-Macon-Chariton-Randolph-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-
Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-Cooper-Bates-Henry-
Including the cities of Paola, Osawatomie, Louisburg, Pleasanton,
La Cygne, Mound City, Macon, La Plata, Salisbury, Brunswick, 
Keytesville, Moberly, Odessa, Higginsville, Lexington, Concordia,
Marshall, Fayette, Glasgow, New Franklin, Belton, Raymore, 
Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill, Warrensburg, Sedalia, Boonville, 
Butler, Adrian, Rich Hill, Clinton, and Windsor
521 PM CST Tue Feb 28 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has
cancelled the Wind Advisory. 

Gusty winds have subsided below criteria thresholds and will 
continue to gradually weaken during the remainder of the evening 
and overnight period.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 3:36 AM CSTRed Flag WarningEAXBates, Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte12 hr
Feb 28, 5:39 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementEAXJackson, Lafayette, Ray51 min
Feb 28, 5:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJackson, Lafayette, Ray35 min

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.