Alert archive / Missouri / Freeze Warnings in 2018

Freeze Warning 2, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 4, 2018Iron County, Madison County, Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this freeze warning at Apr 4, 2018, 3:28 AM CDT for Iron County, Madison County, Reynolds County, Missouri. It took effect at Apr 5, 2018, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2018, 3:28 AM CDT (08:28 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2018, 12:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2018, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO

Counties Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:25 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 284 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 2018-04-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2018-04-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -198 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
733 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-198 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

093 
WWUS73 KLSX 040828
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
328 AM CDT Wed Apr 4 2018

MOZ084-085-099-042130-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FZ.W.0002.180405T0600Z-180405T1300Z/
/O.CON.KLSX.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180404T1500Z/
Iron MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
328 AM CDT Wed Apr 4 2018

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Saint Louis has issued a Freeze
Warning, which is in effect from 1 AM to 8 AM CDT Thursday.

* TIMING...The temperature will fall into the upper 20s early this
  morning. Another round of sub freezing temperatures is expected
  overnight tonight.

* TEMPERATURES...In the upper 20s both early this morning and
  overnight.

* IMPACTS...The cold conditions may damage or kill vegetation 
  and crops sensitive to an early Spring hard freeze if 
  precautions are not taken.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

Glass
4 follow-up statements
483 
WWUS73 KLSX 041522
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
1022 AM CDT Wed Apr 4 2018


MOZ084-085-099-050330-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180404T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLSX.FZ.W.0002.180405T0600Z-180405T1300Z/
Iron MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
1022 AM CDT Wed Apr 4 2018

...FREEZE WARNING HAS FOR THIS MORNING HAS EXPIRED BUT 
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...The temperature will fall back into the upper 20s
  late tonight.

* TEMPERATURES...In the upper 20s.

* IMPACTS...The cold conditions may damage or kill vegetation 
  and crops sensitive to an early Spring hard freeze if 
  precautions are not taken.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

Gosselin
705 
WWUS73 KLSX 042025
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
325 PM CDT Wed Apr 4 2018

...Freeze Warning Tonight...

.Freeze Warning tonight.

MOZ084-085-099-050830-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FZ.W.0002.180405T0500Z-180405T1300Z/
Iron MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
325 PM CDT Wed Apr 4 2018

...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...The temperatures will fall back into the upper 20s 
  late tonight.

* TEMPERATURES...In the upper 20s.

* IMPACTS...The cold conditions may damage or kill vegetation and
  crops sensitive to an early spring hard freeze if precautions 
  are not taken.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

KD
721 
WWUS73 KLSX 050944
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
444 AM CDT Thu Apr 5 2018

MOZ084-085-099-051300-
/O.CON.KLSX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180405T1300Z/
Iron MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
444 AM CDT Thu Apr 5 2018

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...Sub freezing temperatures will continue through early
  morning. 

* TEMPERATURES...In the middle to upper 20s.

* IMPACTS...The cold conditions may damage or kill vegetation 
  and crops sensitive to an early spring hard freeze if 
  precautions are not taken. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$
369 
WWUS73 KLSX 051305
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
805 AM CDT Thu Apr 5 2018

MOZ084-085-099-051415-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180405T1300Z/
Iron MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
805 AM CDT Thu Apr 5 2018

...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

Temperatures have begun to warm and will be in the lower 40s by
1000 am.

$$

Glass

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.