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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Springfield, MO

April 26, 2021Barton County, Vernon County, Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this wind advisory at Apr 26, 2021, 8:43 AM CDT for Barton County, Vernon County, Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Apr 26, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2021, 8:43 AM CDT (13:43 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 26, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 26, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO

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

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:41 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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 106 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 2021-04-26Temperature 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 2021-04-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 549 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
1619 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
549 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
531 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

882 
WWUS73 KSGF 261343
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
843 AM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-262300-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WI.Y.0006.210426T1400Z-210426T2300Z/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-Barton-
Including the cities of Fort Scott, Pawnee Station, Chicopee, 
Lone Oak, Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Lowell, Riverton, Columbus, 
Neutral, Sherwin, Stippville, Nevada, Kenoma, and Lamar
843 AM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021

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

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

* WHERE...In Kansas, Bourbon, Crawford and Cherokee Counties. In 
  Missouri, Vernon and Barton Counties.

* WHEN...Until 6 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High profile vehicles should use caution
  when navigating west to east oriented roadways today.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Cramer
1 follow-up statement
968 
WWUS73 KSGF 262306
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
606 PM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-270015-
/O.EXP.KSGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210426T2300Z/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-Barton-
Including the cities of Fort Scott, Pawnee Station, Chicopee, 
Lone Oak, Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Lowell, Riverton, Columbus, 
Neutral, Sherwin, Stippville, Nevada, Kenoma, and Lamar
606 PM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Winds across the advisory area have diminished below advisory
criteria. A few wind gust may still reach 20 to 25 mph this
evening however. 

$$

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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.