Alert archive / Illinois / Wind Advisories in 2019
Wind Advisory 1, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Jan 8, 2019, 3:36 AM CST for 11 counties in Illinois; 4 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Jan 8, 2019, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2019, 3:36 AM CST (09:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2019, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2019, 3:35 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
Counties Adams County, IL, Bond County, IL, Brown County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Greene County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Marion County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Pike County, IL, Washington County, IL, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO, Shelby County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1253 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
063 WWUS73 KLSX 080936 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Saint Louis MO 336 AM CST Tue Jan 8 2019 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-082230- /O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.190108T1200Z-190109T0000Z/ Adams IL-Bond IL-Brown IL-Clinton IL-Fayette IL-Greene IL-Knox MO- Lewis MO-Macoupin IL-Marion IL-Marion MO-Montgomery IL-Pike IL- Shelby MO-Washington IL- Including the cities of Centralia, Hannibal, Litchfield, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, Quincy, Salem, and Vandalia 336 AM CST Tue Jan 8 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Saint Louis has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. * WINDS...West to northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TIMING...Strong and gusty winds will develop around mid morning and continue into the afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. High profile vehicles traveling on north south roads will be subject to cross winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecast to be 30 to 39 mph or gusts will range between 45 and 57 mph. Winds of these magnitudes may cause minor property damage without extra precautions. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use caution until the winds diminish. && $$ Glass
1 follow-up statement
842 WWUS73 KLSX 082135 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Saint Louis MO 335 PM CST Tue Jan 8 2019 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-082245- /O.CAN.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-190109T0000Z/ Adams IL-Bond IL-Brown IL-Clinton IL-Fayette IL-Greene IL-Knox MO- Lewis MO-Macoupin IL-Marion IL-Marion MO-Montgomery IL-Pike IL- Shelby MO-Washington IL- Including the cities of Centralia, Hannibal, Litchfield, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, Quincy, Salem, and Vandalia 335 PM CST Tue Jan 8 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Saint Louis has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Winds are diminishing this afternoon, and gusts have already fallen below 35 mph in most locations. This diminishing trend should continue through the remainder of the afternoon...therefore the wind advisory is cancelled. $$ Carney
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 10:03 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LSX | Clinton | 41 days |
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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.