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Wind Advisory 3, NWS St. Louis, MO

February 26, 2024Randolph County, Illinois; 7 counties in Missouri

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.

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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2024-02-26Temperature 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 2024-02-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 12:23 PM CSTRed Flag WarningLSXCalhoun31 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.