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Wind Advisory 1, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 10, 202122 counties in Missouri; 16 counties in Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Mar 10, 2021, 3:11 AM CST for 22 counties in Missouri; 16 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Mar 10, 2021, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2021, 3:11 AM CST (09:11 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 10, 2021, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 10, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
All 38 counties

Adams County, IL, 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, Washington County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Cole County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Marion County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Osage County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Shelby County, MO, Warren County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:10 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 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 230 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 00:00Z on 2021-03-10Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1769 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
319 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

237 
WWUS73 KLSX 100911
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
311 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

ILZ058>060-065-095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-102115-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.210310T1700Z-210311T0000Z/
Adams IL-Audrain MO-Boone MO-Brown IL-Fayette IL-Greene IL-
Knox MO-Lewis MO-Macoupin IL-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Montgomery IL-
Pike IL-Pike MO-Ralls MO-Shelby MO-
Including the cities of Bowling Green, Columbia, Hannibal, 
Litchfield, Mexico, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, Quincy, 
and Vandalia
311 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central and northeast Missouri, as well as west
  central and southwestern Illinois.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

Byrd
2 follow-up statements
078 
WWUS73 KLSX 101856
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
1256 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

ILZ064-069-070-074-098>102-MOZ047>052-059>065-110000-
/O.EXA.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210311T0000Z/
Bond IL-Calhoun IL-Callaway MO-Clinton IL-Cole MO-Franklin MO-
Gasconade MO-Jefferson MO-Jersey IL-Lincoln MO-Madison IL-
Marion IL-Moniteau MO-Monroe IL-Montgomery MO-Osage MO-
Saint Charles MO-Saint Clair-Saint Louis City MO-Saint Louis MO-
Warren MO-Washington IL-
Including the cities of Alton, Belleville, Cahokia, Centralia, 
Edwardsville, Fulton, Jefferson City, Saint Charles, Saint Louis,
Salem, Sullivan, Union, and Washington
1256 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

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

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

ILZ058>060-065-095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-110000-
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210311T0000Z/
Adams IL-Audrain MO-Boone MO-Brown IL-Fayette IL-Greene IL-
Knox MO-Lewis MO-Macoupin IL-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Montgomery IL-
Pike IL-Pike MO-Ralls MO-Shelby MO-
Including the cities of Bowling Green, Columbia, Hannibal, 
Litchfield, Mexico, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, Quincy, 
and Vandalia
1256 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

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

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

TES
334 
WWUS73 KLSX 110005
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
605 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-
041-042-047>052-059>065-110115-
/O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210311T0000Z/
Adams IL-Audrain MO-Bond IL-Boone MO-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-
Callaway MO-Clinton IL-Cole MO-Fayette IL-Franklin MO-
Gasconade MO-Greene IL-Jefferson MO-Jersey IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-
Lincoln MO-Macoupin IL-Madison IL-Marion IL-Marion MO-Moniteau MO-
Monroe IL-Monroe MO-Montgomery IL-Montgomery MO-Osage MO-Pike IL-
Pike MO-Ralls MO-Saint Charles MO-Saint Clair-Saint Louis City MO-
Saint Louis MO-Shelby MO-Warren MO-Washington IL-
Including the cities of Alton, Belleville, Bowling Green, 
Cahokia, Centralia, Columbia, Edwardsville, Fulton, Hannibal, 
Jefferson City, Litchfield, Mexico, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, 
Quincy, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Salem, Sullivan, Union, 
Vandalia, and Washington
605 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

The wind advisory has been allowed to expire as the strong and
gusty winds will gradually weaken 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.