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Wind Advisory 2, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 18, 20218 counties in Illinois; 4 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Mar 18, 2021, 2:49 AM CDT for 8 counties in Illinois; 4 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Mar 18, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 18, 2021, 2:49 AM CDT (07:49 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 18, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 18, 2021, 6:37 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO

Counties Adams County, IL, Brown County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Pike County, IL, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO, Shelby County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:50 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 208 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 2021-03-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-03-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 503 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
441 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
503 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
446 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

438 
WWUS73 KLSX 180749
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
249 AM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

ILZ058>060-095>099-MOZ018-019-026-027-182000-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0002.210318T1200Z-210319T0000Z/
Adams IL-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Greene IL-Jersey IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-
Macoupin IL-Marion MO-Montgomery IL-Pike IL-Shelby MO-
Including the cities of Hannibal, Litchfield, Mount Sterling, 
Pittsfield, and Quincy
249 AM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Missouri as well as south-central
  and west-central Illinois.

* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$

Pfahler
3 follow-up statements
115 
WWUS73 KLSX 180753 CCA
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
253 AM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

ILZ058>060-095>099-MOZ018-019-026-027-182000-
/O.COR.KLSX.WI.Y.0002.210318T1200Z-210319T0000Z/
Adams IL-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Greene IL-Jersey IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-
Macoupin IL-Marion MO-Montgomery IL-Pike IL-Shelby MO-
Including the cities of Hannibal, Litchfield, Mount Sterling, 
Pittsfield, and Quincy
253 AM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Missouri as well as south-central
  and west-central Illinois.

* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$

Pfahler
033 
WWUS73 KLSX 181850
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
150 PM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

ILZ058>060-095>099-MOZ018-019-026-027-190000-
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210319T0000Z/
Adams IL-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Greene IL-Jersey IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-
Macoupin IL-Marion MO-Montgomery IL-Pike IL-Shelby MO-
Including the cities of Hannibal, Litchfield, Mount Sterling, 
Pittsfield, and Quincy
150 PM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

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

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

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$

Britt
141 
WWUS73 KLSX 182337
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
637 PM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

ILZ058>060-095>099-MOZ018-019-026-027-190045-
/O.CAN.KLSX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210319T0000Z/
Adams IL-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Greene IL-Jersey IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-
Macoupin IL-Marion MO-Montgomery IL-Pike IL-Shelby MO-
Including the cities of Hannibal, Litchfield, Mount Sterling, 
Pittsfield, and Quincy
637 PM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Gusty winds will continues to subside through this evening and
into the overnight hours. The threat for gusts prompting the 
advisory has ended. Therefore, the advisory has been cancelled.

$$

Maples

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 9:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXFayette5 days
Mar 17, 9:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPike4 days
Mar 17, 9:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPike66 hr
Mar 17, 9:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCalhoun4 days
Mar 17, 9:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXJackson, Randolph8 days
Mar 17, 9:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMadison21 days
Mar 17, 9:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Clair4 days
Mar 17, 9:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXJersey21 days
Mar 18, 6:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXBrown6 days
Mar 18, 11:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCalhoun3 days
Mar 18, 12:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPike34 hr
Mar 18, 3:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Jersey5 days
Mar 18, 3:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPike, Scott21 days
Mar 17, 8:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCole55 hr
Mar 17, 8:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXOsage14 hr
Mar 17, 8:54 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLincoln42 hr
Mar 17, 9:04 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCole, Osage72 hr
Mar 17, 9:29 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXReynolds41 hr
Mar 18, 9:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLincoln58 hr
Mar 18, 10:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles33 hr
Mar 18, 10:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Louis21 days
Mar 18, 4:11 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXJefferson42 hr

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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.