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Wind Advisory 8, NWS St. Louis, MO

November 18, 202014 counties in Illinois; 19 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Nov 18, 2020, 2:35 PM CST for 14 counties in Illinois; 19 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Nov 19, 2020, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 18, 2020, 2:35 PM CST (20:35 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 19, 2020, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 19, 2020, 6:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
All 33 counties

Bond County, IL, Brown County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Pike County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Cole County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Osage County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Warren County, MO, Washington County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 235 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2020-11-18Temperature 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2020-11-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 207 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2250 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
383 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

046 
WWUS73 KLSX 182035
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
235 PM CST Wed Nov 18 2020

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-096>102-MOZ035-036-041-042-047>052-
059>065-072-073-190845-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0008.201119T1200Z-201120T0000Z/
Audrain MO-Bond IL-Boone MO-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Callaway MO-
Clinton IL-Cole MO-Crawford MO-Fayette IL-Franklin MO-
Gasconade MO-Greene IL-Jefferson MO-Jersey IL-Lincoln MO-
Macoupin IL-Madison IL-Marion IL-Moniteau MO-Monroe IL-
Montgomery IL-Montgomery MO-Osage MO-Pike IL-Pike MO-Ralls MO-
Saint Charles MO-Saint Clair IL-Saint Louis City MO-
Saint Louis MO-Warren MO-Washington MO-
Including the cities of Alton, Belleville, Bowling Green, 
Cahokia, Centralia, Columbia, Edwardsville, Fulton, 
Jefferson City, Litchfield, Mexico, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, 
Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Salem, Sullivan, Union, Vandalia, 
and Washington
235 PM CST Wed Nov 18 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central and northeast 
  Missouri and south central, southwest and west central 
  Illinois.

* WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Maples
3 follow-up statements
208 
WWUS73 KLSX 190927
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
327 AM CST Thu Nov 19 2020

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-096>102-MOZ035-036-041-042-047>052-
059>065-072-073-200000-
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0008.201119T1200Z-201120T0000Z/
Audrain MO-Bond IL-Boone MO-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Callaway MO-
Clinton IL-Cole MO-Crawford MO-Fayette IL-Franklin MO-
Gasconade MO-Greene IL-Jefferson MO-Jersey IL-Lincoln MO-
Macoupin IL-Madison IL-Marion IL-Moniteau MO-Monroe IL-
Montgomery IL-Montgomery MO-Osage MO-Pike IL-Pike MO-Ralls MO-
Saint Charles MO-Saint Clair IL-Saint Louis City MO-
Saint Louis MO-Warren MO-Washington MO-
Including the cities of Alton, Belleville, Bowling Green, 
Cahokia, Centralia, Columbia, Edwardsville, Fulton, 
Jefferson City, Litchfield, Mexico, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, 
Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Salem, Sullivan, Union, Vandalia, 
and Washington
327 AM CST Thu Nov 19 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central and northeast 
  Missouri and south central, southwest and west central 
  Illinois.

* WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Carney
320 
WWUS73 KLSX 192101
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
301 PM CST Thu Nov 19 2020

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-096>102-MOZ035-036-041-042-047>052-
059>065-072-073-200000-
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-201120T0000Z/
Audrain MO-Bond IL-Boone MO-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Callaway MO-
Clinton IL-Cole MO-Crawford MO-Fayette IL-Franklin MO-
Gasconade MO-Greene IL-Jefferson MO-Jersey IL-Lincoln MO-
Macoupin IL-Madison IL-Marion IL-Moniteau MO-Monroe IL-
Montgomery IL-Montgomery MO-Osage MO-Pike IL-Pike MO-Ralls MO-
Saint Charles MO-Saint Clair IL-Saint Louis City MO-
Saint Louis MO-Warren MO-Washington MO-
Including the cities of Alton, Belleville, Bowling Green, 
Cahokia, Centralia, Columbia, Edwardsville, Fulton, 
Jefferson City, Litchfield, Mexico, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, 
Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Salem, Sullivan, Union, Vandalia, 
and Washington
301 PM CST Thu Nov 19 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central and northeast 
  Missouri and south central, southwest and west central 
  Illinois.

* WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Glass
431 
WWUS73 KLSX 200008
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
608 PM CST Thu Nov 19 2020

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-096>102-MOZ035-036-041-042-047>052-
059>065-072-073-200115-
/O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-201120T0000Z/
Audrain MO-Bond IL-Boone MO-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Callaway MO-
Clinton IL-Cole MO-Crawford MO-Fayette IL-Franklin MO-
Gasconade MO-Greene IL-Jefferson MO-Jersey IL-Lincoln MO-
Macoupin IL-Madison IL-Marion IL-Moniteau MO-Monroe IL-
Montgomery IL-Montgomery MO-Osage MO-Pike IL-Pike MO-Ralls MO-
Saint Charles MO-Saint Clair IL-Saint Louis City MO-
Saint Louis MO-Warren MO-Washington MO-
Including the cities of Alton, Belleville, Bowling Green, 
Cahokia, Centralia, Columbia, Edwardsville, Fulton, 
Jefferson City, Litchfield, Mexico, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, 
Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Salem, Sullivan, Union, Vandalia, 
and Washington
608 PM CST Thu Nov 19 2020

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

The Wind Advisory has been allowed to expire as the winds have 
begun to gradually diminish early this evening.

$$

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.