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Wind Advisory 7, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 3, 202316 counties in Illinois; 22 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2023, 2:28 PM CDT for 16 counties in Illinois; 22 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Apr 4, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2023, 2:28 PM CDT (19:28 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
12 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 19:33 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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 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 12:00Z on 2023-04-03Temperature 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 2023-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1271 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

746 
WWUS73 KLSX 031928
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
228 PM CDT Mon Apr 3 2023

MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-041-042-047>050-041330-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0007.230405T0000Z-230405T1200Z/
Knox MO-Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Boone MO-
Audrain MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-
Including the cities of Hannibal, Jefferson City, Columbia,
Fulton, and Mexico
228 PM CDT Mon Apr 3 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

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

* WHERE...Portions of central and northeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From 7 PM Tuesday to 7 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

MRB
4 follow-up statements
043 
WWUS73 KLSX 041123
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
623 AM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023

MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-041-042-047>050-050230-
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0007.230405T0000Z-230405T1200Z/
Knox MO-Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Boone MO-
Audrain MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-
Including the cities of Columbia, Jefferson City, Hannibal,
Fulton, and Mexico
623 AM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023

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

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central and northeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Carney
112 
WWUS73 KLSX 041946
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
246 PM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023

MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-041-042-047>050-051100-
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0007.230405T0000Z-230405T1200Z/
Knox MO-Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Boone MO-
Audrain MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-
Including the cities of Fulton, Mexico, Jefferson City, Hannibal,
and Columbia
246 PM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023

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

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

* WHERE...Portions of central and northeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Gosselin
618 
WWUS73 KLSX 050210
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
910 PM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-095>102-MOZ036-051-052-059>065-051200-
/O.EXA.KLSX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-230405T1200Z/
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-
Marion IL-Washington IL-Adams IL-Brown IL-Pike IL-Calhoun IL-
Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-Pike MO-Montgomery
MO-Lincoln MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Saint Charles MO-Franklin MO-
Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-
Including the cities of Alton, Edwardsville, Cahokia, Pittsfield,
Salem, Vandalia, Sullivan, Bowling Green, Union, Centralia,
Washington, Belleville, Saint Louis, Litchfield, Mount Sterling,
Quincy, and Saint Charles
910 PM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-041-042-047>050-051200-
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-230405T1200Z/
Knox MO-Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Boone MO-
Audrain MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-
Including the cities of Columbia, Hannibal, Mexico, Fulton, and
Jefferson City
910 PM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central and northeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Britt
068 
WWUS73 KLSX 051147
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
647 AM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-
041-042-047>052-059>065-051300-
/O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-230405T1200Z/
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-
Marion IL-Washington IL-Adams IL-Brown IL-Pike IL-Calhoun IL-
Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-
Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Pike MO-Boone MO-Audrain
MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-Montgomery MO-Lincoln
MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Saint Charles MO-Franklin MO-Saint
Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-
Including the cities of Washington, Sullivan, Fulton, Saint
Charles, Hannibal, Pittsfield, Alton, Salem, Saint Louis,
Belleville, Columbia, Edwardsville, Vandalia, Litchfield, Mount
Sterling, Centralia, Union, Jefferson City, Mexico, Cahokia,
Bowling Green, and Quincy
647 AM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

Winds have diminished below advisory levels, therefore the advisory 
will be allowed to expire.

$$

Jaja

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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.