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Wind Advisory 4, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 24, 202417 counties in Illinois; 29 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Mar 24, 2024, 2:18 PM CDT for 17 counties in Illinois; 29 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Mar 25, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 24, 2024, 2:18 PM CDT (19:18 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 25, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 25, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
All 46 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, Randolph 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, Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Madison County, MO, Marion County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Osage County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Shelby County, MO, Warren County, MO, Washington County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 241 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 2024-03-24Temperature 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 2024-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 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
1414 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

277 
WWUS73 KLSX 241918
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
218 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-251030-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0004.240325T1200Z-240326T0000Z/
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-
Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph 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-Crawford MO-
Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Iron MO-
Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
Including the cities of Fulton, Bowling Green, Pittsfield,
Cahokia, Saint Charles, Alton, Columbia, Mount Sterling,
Edwardsville, Belleville, Jefferson City, Sparta, Centralia,
Union, Farmington, Chester, Saint Louis, Mexico, Quincy, Salem,
Washington, Sullivan, Litchfield, Vandalia, and Hannibal
218 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

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

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

* WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM CDT Monday.

* 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.

&&

$$

Byrd
3 follow-up statements
004 
WWUS73 KLSX 250705
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
205 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-251915-
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0004.240325T1200Z-240326T0000Z/
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-
Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph 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-Crawford MO-
Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Iron MO-
Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
Including the cities of Litchfield, Vandalia, Centralia, Salem, 
Chester, Sparta, Quincy, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, Alton, 
Edwardsville, Belleville, Cahokia, Hannibal, Bowling Green, 
Columbia, Mexico, Jefferson City, Fulton, Saint Charles, 
Washington, Union, Sullivan, Saint Louis, and Farmington
205 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

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

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

* WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM CDT Monday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

Maples
674 
WWUS73 KLSX 251936
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
236 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024

ILZ095>098-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>052-059-060-062-
072-252045-
/O.CAN.KLSX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-240326T0000Z/
Adams IL-Brown IL-Pike IL-Calhoun 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-Franklin MO-Crawford MO-
Including the cities of Bowling Green, Mexico, Fulton,
Pittsfield, Jefferson City, Quincy, Hannibal, Columbia, Mount
Sterling, Washington, Sullivan, and Union
236 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

$$

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-099>102-MOZ061-063>065-073>075-
084-085-099-260000-
/O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-240326T0000Z/
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-
Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint
Clair IL-Monroe IL-Saint Charles MO-Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis
City MO-Jefferson MO-Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte
Genevieve MO-Iron MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
Including the cities of Edwardsville, Saint Charles, Sparta,
Salem, Saint Louis, Farmington, Cahokia, Belleville, Chester,
Litchfield, Alton, Centralia, and Vandalia
236 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois and east 
  central and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

BSH
907 
WWUS73 KLSX 252358
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
658 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-099>102-MOZ061-063>065-073>075-
084-085-099-260100-
/O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-240326T0000Z/
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-
Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint
Clair IL-Monroe IL-Saint Charles MO-Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis
City MO-Jefferson MO-Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte
Genevieve MO-Iron MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
Including the cities of Cahokia, Belleville, Litchfield, Saint
Louis, Chester, Alton, Vandalia, Sparta, Salem, Farmington,
Edwardsville, Saint Charles, and Centralia
658 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

The threat has ended. Wind speeds have drastically reduced after the 
arrival of steady light to moderate rain.

$$

Gosselin

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 3:14 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Dent, Franklin and 3 more16 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.