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Wind Advisory 3, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Feb 12, 2019, 3:41 AM CST for 13 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Feb 12, 2019, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2019, 3:41 AM CST (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2019, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2019, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 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, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Pike County, IL, Washington County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 472 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 336 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 441 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
298 WWUS73 KLSX 120941 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Saint Louis MO 341 AM CST Tue Feb 12 2019 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-095>097-099-100-122200- /O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0003.190212T1800Z-190213T0000Z/ Adams IL-Bond IL-Brown IL-Clinton IL-Fayette IL-Greene IL- Jersey IL-Macoupin IL-Madison IL-Marion IL-Montgomery IL-Pike IL- Washington IL- Including the cities of Alton, Centralia, Edwardsville, Litchfield, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, Quincy, Salem, and Vandalia 341 AM CST Tue Feb 12 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Saint Louis has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this evening. * WINDS...West 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TIMING...This afternoon into early evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles traveling on north to south oriented roadways. These winds can also lift and move trash cans, lawn furniture, and other loose outdoor objects. 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. && $$ Glass
1 follow-up statement
680 WWUS73 KLSX 130010 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Saint Louis MO 610 PM CST Tue Feb 12 2019 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-095>097-099-100-130115- /O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-190213T0000Z/ Adams IL-Bond IL-Brown IL-Clinton IL-Fayette IL-Greene IL- Jersey IL-Macoupin IL-Madison IL-Marion IL-Montgomery IL-Pike IL- Washington IL- Including the cities of Alton, Centralia, Edwardsville, Litchfield, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, Quincy, Salem, and Vandalia 610 PM CST Tue Feb 12 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... The wind advisory has been allowed to expire as strong and gusty winds will begin to slowly diminish tonight. $$ GKS
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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.