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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS St. Louis, MO

February 11, 2021Adams County, Brown County, Pike County, Illinois; 14 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 11, 2021, 12:35 PM CST for Adams County, Brown County, Pike County, Illinois; 14 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Feb 12, 2021, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 11, 2021, 12:35 PM CST (18:35 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 12, 2021, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 12, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO

Counties Adams County, IL, Brown County, IL, Pike County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, Cole County, MO, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Osage County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Shelby County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:33 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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 270 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2021-02-11Temperature 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2021-02-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -36 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1406 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

218 
WWUS43 KLSX 111835
WSWLSX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
1235 PM CST Thu Feb 11 2021


ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>051-121245-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WC.Y.0002.210212T0600Z-210212T1800Z/
Adams IL-Audrain MO-Boone MO-Brown IL-Callaway MO-Cole MO-Knox MO-
Lewis MO-Marion MO-Moniteau MO-Monroe MO-Montgomery MO-Osage MO-
Pike IL-Pike MO-Ralls MO-Shelby MO-
Including the cities of Bowling Green, Columbia, Fulton, 
Hannibal, Jefferson City, Mexico, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, 
and Quincy
1235 PM CST Thu Feb 11 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 20 
  below zero.

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

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon CST Friday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if 
  precautions are not taken.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Advisory means that very cold air and strong winds
will combine to generate low wind chill values. This will result
in frost bite and lead to hypothermia if precautions are not
taken. If you must venture outdoors, make sure you wear a hat and
gloves, making sure all exposed skin is covered. 

&&

$$

Elmore
1 follow-up statement
097 
WWUS43 KLSX 121010
WSWLSX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
410 AM CST Fri Feb 12 2021

ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>051-122215-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WC.Y.0003.210213T0300Z-210213T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLSX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210212T1800Z/
Adams IL-Audrain MO-Boone MO-Brown IL-Callaway MO-Cole MO-Knox MO-
Lewis MO-Marion MO-Moniteau MO-Monroe MO-Montgomery MO-Osage MO-
Pike IL-Pike MO-Ralls MO-Shelby MO-
Including the cities of Bowling Green, Columbia, Fulton, 
Hannibal, Jefferson City, Mexico, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, 
and Quincy
410 AM CST Fri Feb 12 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 to 20 below zero are
  expected this morning and then again tonight into Saturday
  morning.

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

* WHEN...For the first Wind Chill Advisory, until noon CST 
  today. For the second Wind Chill Advisory, from 9 PM this 
  evening to noon CST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if 
  precautions are not taken.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Advisory means that very cold air and strong winds
will combine to generate low wind chill values. This will result
in frost bite and lead to hypothermia if precautions are not
taken. If you must venture outdoors, make sure you wear a hat and
gloves, making sure all exposed skin is covered. 

&&

$$

Glass

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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.