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Wind Advisory 3, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Feb 26, 2024, 2:02 PM CST for Randolph County, Illinois; 7 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Feb 27, 2024, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2024, 2:02 PM CST (20:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2024, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2024, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
Counties Randolph County, IL, Crawford County, MO, Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Washington County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 300 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2548 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
592 WWUS73 KLSX 262002 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service St Louis MO 202 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 ILZ079-MOZ072>075-084-085-099-271115- /O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0003.240227T1800Z-240228T0000Z/ Randolph IL-Crawford MO-Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Iron MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO- Including the cities of Farmington, Sparta, and Chester 202 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...In Illinois, Randolph IL County. In Missouri, Crawford MO, Washington MO, Iron MO, Madison MO, Reynolds MO, Saint Francois MO, and Sainte Genevieve MO Counties. * WHEN...From noon to 6 PM CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Small tree limbs could be blown down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Gosselin
3 follow-up statements
595 WWUS73 KLSX 270903 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service St Louis MO 303 AM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ILZ079-MOZ072>075-084-085-099-280000- /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0003.240227T1800Z-240228T0000Z/ Randolph IL-Crawford MO-Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Iron MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO- Including the cities of Sparta, Chester, and Farmington 303 AM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Illinois, Randolph IL County. In Missouri, Crawford MO, Washington MO, Iron MO, Madison MO, Reynolds MO, Saint Francois MO, and Sainte Genevieve MO Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Small tree limbs could be blown down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Kimble
312 WWUS73 KLSX 272117 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service St Louis MO 317 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ILZ079-MOZ072>075-084-085-099-280000- /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-240228T0000Z/ Randolph IL-Crawford MO-Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Iron MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO- Including the cities of Farmington, Sparta, and Chester 317 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...In Illinois, Randolph IL County. In Missouri, Crawford MO, Washington MO, Iron MO, Madison MO, Reynolds MO, Saint Francois MO, and Sainte Genevieve MO Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Small tree limbs could be blown down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Gosselin
662 WWUS73 KLSX 280019 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service St Louis MO 619 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ILZ079-MOZ072>075-084-085-099-280130- /O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-240228T0000Z/ Randolph IL-Crawford MO-Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Iron MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO- Including the cities of Chester, Sparta, and Farmington 619 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Wind gusts have diminished to around 30 mph. However, they will remain gusty through the overnight hours as a cold front moves through. Southwest winds will veer to the northwest behind the front. $$ Byrd
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 12:23 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 31 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.