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Wind Advisory 5, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 10, 202114 counties in Missouri; 10 counties in Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Apr 10, 2021, 10:09 AM CDT for 14 counties in Missouri; 10 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Apr 10, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2021, 10:09 AM CDT (15:09 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 11, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
All 24 counties

Adams County, IL, Bond County, IL, Brown County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Pike County, IL, Audrain County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Marion County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery 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), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:10 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 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 219 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 2021-04-10Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 151 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
902 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

909 
WWUS73 KLSX 101509
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
1009 AM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

ILZ058>060-064-095>100-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-051-052-060-
061-063-064-110315-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.210410T1700Z-210411T0500Z/
Adams IL-Audrain MO-Bond IL-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Greene IL-
Jersey IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-Lincoln MO-Macoupin IL-Madison IL-
Marion MO-Monroe MO-Montgomery IL-Montgomery MO-Pike IL-Pike MO-
Ralls MO-Saint Charles MO-Saint Louis City MO-Saint Louis MO-
Shelby MO-Warren MO-
Including the cities of Alton, Bowling Green, Edwardsville, 
Hannibal, Litchfield, Mexico, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, Quincy,
Saint Charles, and Saint Louis
1009 AM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...West winds 20 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...Until midnight CDT tonight.

* 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
2 follow-up statements
073 
WWUS73 KLSX 101940
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
240 PM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

ILZ058>060-064-095>100-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-051-052-060-
061-063-064-110500-
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210411T0500Z/
Adams IL-Audrain MO-Bond IL-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Greene IL-
Jersey IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-Lincoln MO-Macoupin IL-Madison IL-
Marion MO-Monroe MO-Montgomery IL-Montgomery MO-Pike IL-Pike MO-
Ralls MO-Saint Charles MO-Saint Louis City MO-Saint Louis MO-
Shelby MO-Warren MO-
Including the cities of Alton, Bowling Green, Edwardsville, 
Hannibal, Litchfield, Mexico, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, Quincy,
Saint Charles, and Saint Louis
240 PM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...West winds 20 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...Until midnight CDT tonight.

* 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
902 
WWUS73 KLSX 110449
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
1149 PM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

ILZ058>060-064-095>100-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-051-052-060-
061-063-064-110600-
/O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210411T0500Z/
Adams IL-Audrain MO-Bond IL-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Greene IL-
Jersey IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-Lincoln MO-Macoupin IL-Madison IL-
Marion MO-Monroe MO-Montgomery IL-Montgomery MO-Pike IL-Pike MO-
Ralls MO-Saint Charles MO-Saint Louis City MO-Saint Louis MO-
Shelby MO-Warren MO-
Including the cities of Alton, Bowling Green, Edwardsville, 
Hannibal, Litchfield, Mexico, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, Quincy,
Saint Charles, and Saint Louis
1149 PM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

Winds have diminished and have fallen below wind advisory criteria.
Winds will remain elevated overnight, but will continue to gradually
fall. 

$$

BSH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 8:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCole64 hr
Apr 10, 2:26 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMonroe68 hr
Apr 10, 2:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis4 days
Apr 10, 2:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion62 hr
Apr 10, 2:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLincoln37 hr
Apr 9, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXRandolph, Saint Clair, Washington49 min
Apr 10, 2:26 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXBrown6 days

Nearby

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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.