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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Kansas City, MO

February 19, 2018Bates County, Henry County, Missouri; Linn County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this wind advisory at Feb 19, 2018, 1:16 AM CST for Bates County, Henry County, Missouri; Linn County, Kansas. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2018, 1:16 AM CST (07:16 UTC)
Expired
Feb 19, 2018, 10:11 AM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO

Counties Linn County, KS, Bates County, MO, Henry County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:22 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 139 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 00:00Z on 2018-02-19Temperature 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2018-02-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 298 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1250 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
298 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
357 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

894 
WWUS73 KEAX 190716
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
116 AM CST Mon Feb 19 2018

...Windy in Eastern Kansas and Western MO This Morning...

KSZ060-MOZ053-054-191800-
/O.NEW.KEAX.WI.Y.0003.180219T0716Z-180219T1800Z/
Linn KS-Bates-Henry-
Including the cities of Pleasanton, La Cygne, Mound City, Butler,
Adrian, Rich Hill, Clinton, and Windsor
116 AM CST Mon Feb 19 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has
issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until noon CST today. 

* TIMING...Early this morning until noon today.

* WINDS...Southwest winds between 25 and 30 MPH with gusts up to 
  45 MPH

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will make driving difficult, especially
  for high-profile vehicles.

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
005 
WWUS73 KEAX 191611
NPWEAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1011 AM CST Mon Feb 19 2018

KSZ060-MOZ053-054-191715-
/O.CAN.KEAX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-180219T1800Z/
Linn KS-Bates-Henry-
Including the cities of Pleasanton, La Cygne, Mound City, Butler,
Adrian, Rich Hill, Clinton, and Windsor
1011 AM CST Mon Feb 19 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Although gusty winds remain in the area, the winds have dropped 
below advisory criteria. The National Weather Service in Kansas 
City/Pleasant Hill has therefore cancelled the Wind Advisory. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 19, 3:53 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryEAXAdair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Carroll and 30 more44 hr

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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.