The wind is returning. The National Weather Service recorded a 50 mph wind gust at St. Joseph, with 48mph gusts at Falls City, NE at 6pm.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 327 PM CST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING... .A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...CAUSING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO RACE INTO THE AREA. EXPECT THE WINDS TO PICK UP IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXPECT WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING...INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BY MID MORNING ON TUESDAY EXPECT THE WINDS TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN BACK TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH. ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS- ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER- HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN- CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL- CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO- PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...TROY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE... LANCASTER...DOWNING...MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON... GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY... KIRKSVILLE...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO... CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND... CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...KANSAS CITY... INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL... WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 327 PM CST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS ARE ALREADY STARTING TO PICK UP TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT A STEADY INCREASE IN WINDS THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DECREASE AROUND SUNRISE ON TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: CURRENTLY WINDS ARE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH... AND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AND OPEN TERRAIN WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN ALSO PICK UP TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS: COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE IN WITH THESE WINDS. EXPECT OVERNIGHT LOWS TO REACH THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN -5 AND -20 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.