Alert archive / Missouri / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Kansas City, MO
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.
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 3:36 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte | 12 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 51 min |
| Feb 28, 5:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 35 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.