Alert archive / Missouri / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2018, 3:32 AM CST for 25 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 18, 2018, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2018, 3:32 AM CST (09:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2018, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
All 32 counties
Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Andrew County, MO, Atchison County, MO, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Henry County, MO, Holt County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Platte County, MO, Ray County, MO, Worth County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 77 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
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 2661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
265 WWUS73 KEAX 180932 NPWEAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 332 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...Windy in Kansas and Missouri Today... .Strong gusty winds will develop across the region later this morning, lasting into the afternoon, due to a tightening pressure gradient and mixing ahead of a cold front that will sag into northwest Missouri early Monday morning. Likeliest time for the strongest winds will be during the late morning through mid- afternoon hours as mixing is maximized. KSZ025-102-MOZ001>005-011-012-020-181745- /O.NEW.KEAX.WI.Y.0002.180218T1500Z-180219T0000Z/ Atchison KS-Doniphan-Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison- Holt-Andrew-Buchanan- Including the cities of Atchison, Wathena, Elwood, Troy, Highland, Tarkio, Rockport, Fairfax, Maryville, Grant City, Albany, Stanberry, King City, Bethany, Mound City, Oregon, Maitland, Forest City, Craig, Savannah, Country Club Villa, St. Joseph Airport, and St. Joseph 332 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * TIMING...Late this morning through the afternoon. * WINDS...South winds between 25 to 35 MPH with gusts to 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will make driving difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles on east-west oriented roads like Interstate 70 or Highways 36 or 50. Additionally, the wind will make any fires that start very difficult to control. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
597 WWUS73 KEAX 181242 NPWEAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 642 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...Windy in Kansas and Western Missouri Today... .Strong gusty winds will develop across the region later this morning, lasting into the afternoon, due to a tightening pressure gradient and mixing ahead of a cold front that will sag into northwest Missouri early Monday morning. Likeliest time for the strongest winds will be during the late morning through mid- afternoon hours as mixing is maximized. KSZ057-103>105-MOZ006-013-014-021-022-028>030-037-182045- /O.EXA.KEAX.WI.Y.0002.180218T1500Z-180219T0000Z/ Miami-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-Mercer-De Kalb-Daviess- Clinton-Caldwell-Platte-Clay-Ray-Jackson- Including the cities of Paola, Osawatomie, Louisburg, Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Lansing, Kansas City Kansas, Overland Park, Stanley, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Princeton, Mercer, Maysville, Stewartsville, Osborn, Union Star, Clarksdale, Gallatin, Jamesport, Cameron, Plattsburg, Lathrop, Hamilton, Braymer, Polo, Breckenridge, Parkville, Platte City, Riverside, Weatherby Lake, Weston, Gladstone, Liberty, Excelsior Springs, Richmond, Lawson, Kansas City, and Independence 642 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...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...Late this morning through the afternoon. * WINDS...South winds between 25 to 35 MPH with gusts to 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will make driving difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles on east-west oriented roads like Interstate 70 or Highways 36 or 50. Additionally, the wind will make any fires that start very difficult to control. 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. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>005-011-012-020-182045- /O.CON.KEAX.WI.Y.0002.180218T1500Z-180219T0000Z/ Atchison KS-Doniphan-Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison- Holt-Andrew-Buchanan- Including the cities of Atchison, Wathena, Elwood, Troy, Highland, Tarkio, Rockport, Fairfax, Maryville, Grant City, Albany, Stanberry, King City, Bethany, Mound City, Oregon, Maitland, Forest City, Craig, Savannah, Country Club Villa, St. Joseph Airport, and St. Joseph 642 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Late this morning through the afternoon. * WINDS...South winds between 25 to 35 MPH with gusts to 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will make driving difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles on east-west oriented roads like Interstate 70 or Highways 36 or 50. Additionally, the wind will make any fires that start very difficult to control. 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. && $$
824 WWUS73 KEAX 181638 NPWEAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 1038 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...Windy in Kansas and West-Central Missouri Today... .Strong gusty winds have begun to develop across the region this morning, and is expected to last into the afternoon This is due to a tightening pressure gradient and mixing ahead of a cold front that will sag into northwest Missouri Monday morning. Likeliest time for the strongest winds will be during the late morning through mid-afternoon hours as mixing is maximized. KSZ060-MOZ015-023-031-038-043-044-053-054-190000- /O.EXA.KEAX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180219T0000Z/ Linn KS-Grundy-Livingston-Carroll-Lafayette-Cass-Johnson MO-Bates- Henry- Including the cities of Pleasanton, La Cygne, Mound City, Trenton, Chillicothe, Carrollton, Odessa, Higginsville, Lexington, Concordia, Belton, Raymore, Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill, Warrensburg, Butler, Adrian, Rich Hill, Clinton, and Windsor 1038 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. * TIMING...Late this morning through the afternoon. * WINDS...South winds between 25 to 35 MPH with gusts to 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will make driving difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles on east-west oriented roads like Interstate 70 and Highways 36 and 50. Additionally, the wind will make any fires that start very difficult to control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of at least 30 mph are expected with gusts to 45 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ KSZ025-057-102>105-MOZ001>006-011>014-020>022-028>030-037-190000- /O.CON.KEAX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180219T0000Z/ Atchison KS-Miami-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS- Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Holt-Andrew- De Kalb-Daviess-Buchanan-Clinton-Caldwell-Platte-Clay-Ray-Jackson- Including the cities of Atchison, Paola, Osawatomie, Louisburg, Wathena, Elwood, Troy, Highland, Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Lansing, Kansas City Kansas, Overland Park, Stanley, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Tarkio, Rockport, Fairfax, Maryville, Grant City, Albany, Stanberry, King City, Bethany, Princeton, Mercer, Mound City, Oregon, Maitland, Forest City, Craig, Savannah, Country Club Villa, Maysville, Stewartsville, Osborn, Union Star, Clarksdale, Gallatin, Jamesport, St. Joseph Airport, St. Joseph, Cameron, Plattsburg, Lathrop, Hamilton, Braymer, Polo, Breckenridge, Parkville, Platte City, Riverside, Weatherby Lake, Weston, Gladstone, Liberty, Excelsior Springs, Richmond, Lawson, Kansas City, and Independence 1038 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Late this morning through the afternoon. * WINDS...South winds between 25 to 35 MPH with gusts to 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will make driving difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles on east-west oriented roads like Interstate 70 and Highways 36 and 50. Additionally, the wind will make any fires that start very difficult to control. 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. && $$
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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.