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Wind Advisory 7, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this wind advisory at Dec 18, 2025, 1:56 AM CST for 29 counties in Missouri; 17 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 18, 2025, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2025, 1:56 AM CST (07:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2025, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2025, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 14 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 07:56 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 00:00Z, 7.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2360 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
200 WWUS73 KLSX 180756 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service St Louis MO 156 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ILZ095-096-MOZ018-019-026-027-034-182300- /O.NEW.KLSX.WI.Y.0007.251218T2100Z-251219T0600Z/ Adams IL-Brown IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO- Including the cities of Quincy, Mount Sterling, and Hannibal 156 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Illinois, Adams IL and Brown IL Counties. In Missouri, Knox MO, Lewis MO, Marion MO, Monroe MO, and Shelby MO Counties. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs and lawn decorations 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. && $$ Kimble
2 follow-up statements
433 WWUS73 KLSX 181558 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service St Louis MO 958 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-097>102-MOZ035-036-041-042- 047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-190600- /O.EXB.KLSX.WI.Y.0007.251218T1600Z-251219T0600Z/ Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL- Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph IL-Pike IL-Calhoun IL-Jersey IL- Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-Ralls MO-Pike MO-Boone MO- Audrain MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-Montgomery MO- Lincoln MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Saint Charles MO-Franklin MO- Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-Crawford MO- Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Iron MO- Madison MO-Reynolds MO- Including the cities of Bowling Green, Fulton, Vandalia, Saint Charles, Pittsfield, Sparta, Saint Louis, Jefferson City, Cahokia, Columbia, Centralia, Mexico, Belleville, Farmington, Sullivan, Edwardsville, Salem, Litchfield, Chester, Washington, Alton, and Union 958 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...West winds 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois and central, east central, northeast, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ ILZ095-096-MOZ018-019-026-027-034-190600- /O.EXT.KLSX.WI.Y.0007.251218T1600Z-251219T0600Z/ Adams IL-Brown IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO- Including the cities of Hannibal, Quincy, and Mount Sterling 958 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...West winds 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Illinois, Adams IL and Brown IL Counties. In Missouri, Knox MO, Lewis MO, Marion MO, Monroe MO, and Shelby MO Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * 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. && $$ Elmore
775 WWUS73 KLSX 190616 NPWLSX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service St Louis MO 1216 AM CST Fri Dec 19 2025 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-190730- /O.EXP.KLSX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-251219T0600Z/ Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL- Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph IL-Adams IL-Brown IL-Pike IL- Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-Knox MO- Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Pike MO-Boone MO- Audrain MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-Montgomery MO- Lincoln MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Saint Charles MO-Franklin MO- Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-Crawford MO- Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Iron MO- Madison MO-Reynolds MO- Including the cities of Washington, Hannibal, Vandalia, Columbia, Jefferson City, Union, Salem, Saint Louis, Belleville, Saint Charles, Alton, Cahokia, Pittsfield, Edwardsville, Bowling Green, Chester, Fulton, Quincy, Centralia, Sullivan, Mount Sterling, Mexico, Litchfield, Farmington, and Sparta 1216 AM CST Fri Dec 19 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... While wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph continue to be observed, wind speeds have weakened enough to allow the Wind Advisory to expire. $$ 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 10:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery | 13 min |
| Dec 18, 10:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 35 min |
| Dec 18, 10:12 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 48 min |
| Dec 18, 10:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles, Warren | 29 min |
| Dec 18, 10:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey | 55 min |
| Dec 18, 11:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 62 min |
| Dec 18, 11:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 46 min |
Nearby
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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.