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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Springfield, MO

February 15, 201824 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this wind advisory at Feb 15, 2018, 9:32 AM CST for 24 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2018, 9:32 AM CST (15:32 UTC)
Expired
Feb 15, 2018, 3:00 PM CST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
All 27 counties

Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:34 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 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 75 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 12:00Z on 2018-02-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2018-02-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 633 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
1020 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
83 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
633 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
728 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

510 
WWUS73 KSGF 151532
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
932 AM CST Thu Feb 15 2018


KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>070-077>081-088>091-093>095-101>103-
152100-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WI.Y.0002.180215T1532Z-180215T2100Z/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon-
St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-
Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Newton-Lawrence-Christian-McDonald-
Barry-Stone-
Including the cities of Fort Scott, Pawnee Station, Chicopee, 
Lone Oak, Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Lowell, Riverton, Columbus, 
Neutral, Sherwin, Stippville, Warsaw, Whitakerville, Cole Camp, 
Crockerville, Mora, Edmonson, Lincoln, Versailles, Rocky Mount, 
Stover, Laurie, Aurora Springs, Eldon, Lake Ozark, Vichy, NEVADA,
Tiffin, Appleton City, Johnson City, Weaubleau, Hermitage, 
Quincy, Wheatland, Cross Timbers, Osage Beach, Camdenton, 
Decaturville, Roach, Village of Four Seasons, Fort Leonard Wood, 
Laquey, Waynesville, Kenoma, Lamar, Cedar Springs, 
El Dorado Springs, Filley, Arnica, Caplinger Mills, Stockton, 
Bolivar, Buffalo, Charity, Foose, March, Plad, Windyville, Olive,
Lynchburg, Lebanon, Joplin, Carthage, Greenfield, Lockwood, 
Meinert, Springfield, Marshfield, Northview, Seymour, 
Rogersville, Neosho, Aurora, Mount Vernon, Marionville, Nixa, 
Christian Center, Ozark, Selmore, Anderson, Noel, Goodman, 
South West City, Pineville, Rocky Comfort, Monett, Madry, 
Cassville, Kimberling City, Crane, Elsey, Indian Point, 
and Silver Dollar City
932 AM CST Thu Feb 15 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 3 PM CST this afternoon. 

* TIMING... Now through 3 pm Today.

* WINDS...Gusty southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 
  mph will develop across southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri.
 
* IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of at least 35 mph are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Burchfield
1 follow-up statement
107 
WWUS73 KSGF 152057
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
257 PM CST Thu Feb 15 2018


KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>070-077>081-088>091-093>095-101>103-
152200-
/O.EXP.KSGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180215T2100Z/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon-
St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-
Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Newton-Lawrence-Christian-McDonald-
Barry-Stone-
Including the cities of Fort Scott, Pawnee Station, Chicopee, 
Lone Oak, Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Lowell, Riverton, Columbus, 
Neutral, Sherwin, Stippville, Warsaw, Whitakerville, Cole Camp, 
Crockerville, Mora, Edmonson, Lincoln, Versailles, Rocky Mount, 
Stover, Laurie, Aurora Springs, Eldon, Lake Ozark, Vichy, NEVADA,
Tiffin, Appleton City, Johnson City, Weaubleau, Hermitage, 
Quincy, Wheatland, Cross Timbers, Osage Beach, Camdenton, 
Decaturville, Roach, Village of Four Seasons, Fort Leonard Wood, 
Laquey, Waynesville, Kenoma, Lamar, Cedar Springs, 
El Dorado Springs, Filley, Arnica, Caplinger Mills, Stockton, 
Bolivar, Buffalo, Charity, Foose, March, Plad, Windyville, Olive,
Lynchburg, Lebanon, Joplin, Carthage, Greenfield, Lockwood, 
Meinert, Springfield, Marshfield, Northview, Seymour, 
Rogersville, Neosho, Aurora, Mount Vernon, Marionville, Nixa, 
Christian Center, Ozark, Selmore, Anderson, Noel, Goodman, 
South West City, Pineville, Rocky Comfort, Monett, Madry, 
Cassville, Kimberling City, Crane, Elsey, Indian Point, 
and Silver Dollar City
257 PM CST Thu Feb 15 2018

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

While the strongest winds from earlier have subsided, gusty
southwest winds up to 40 mph will remain possible through early
evening.

$$

Burchfield

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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.