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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Springfield, MO

December 18, 2020Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas; Barton County, Jasper County, Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this wind advisory at Dec 18, 2020, 9:50 AM CST for Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas; Barton County, Jasper County, Vernon County, Missouri. It took effect at Dec 18, 2020, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 18, 2020, 9:50 AM CST (15:50 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 18, 2020, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 18, 2020, 5:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO

Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:52 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, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 98 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 2020-12-18Temperature 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2020-12-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1882 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

041 
WWUS73 KSGF 181550
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
950 AM CST Fri Dec 18 2020

KSZ073-097-101-182000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WI.Y.0009.201218T1600Z-201218T2000Z/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-
Including the cities of Fort Scott, Pawnee Station, Chicopee, 
Lone Oak, Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Lowell, Riverton, Columbus, 
Neutral, Sherwin, and Stippville
950 AM CST Fri Dec 18 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Bourbon, Crawford and Cherokee Counties.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM CST this afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
620 
WWUS73 KSGF 181937
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
137 PM CST Fri Dec 18 2020

MOZ066-077-088-182300-
/O.EXB.KSGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-201218T2300Z/
Vernon-Barton-Jasper-
Including the cities of Nevada, Kenoma, Lamar, Joplin, 
and Carthage
137 PM CST Fri Dec 18 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Vernon, Barton and Jasper Counties.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM CST this afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$

KSZ073-097-101-182300-
/O.EXT.KSGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-201218T2300Z/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-
Including the cities of Fort Scott, Pawnee Station, Chicopee, 
Lone Oak, Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Lowell, Riverton, Columbus, 
Neutral, Sherwin, and Stippville
137 PM CST Fri Dec 18 2020

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Bourbon, Crawford and Cherokee Counties.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM CST this afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$

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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.