Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Lincoln, IL

Issued

Jul 5, 2001, 12:00 AM CDT (05:00 UTC)

Expired

Jul 5, 2001, 12:30 AM CDT

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Lincoln, IL

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Christian County, IL, Shelby County, IL

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS53 KILX 050503
SVRSPI

ILC021-173-050530-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1200 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT

* AT MIDNIGHT CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 
  INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 MILES WEST OF
  SHELBYVILLE TO 15 MILES WEST OF PANA NEAR VANDERVILLE...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  PANA
  VANDERVILLE
  LAKEWOOD
  COWDEN
  STEWARDSON
  SHELBYVILLE
  CLARKSBURG

DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THIS DANGEROUS
STORM. GO TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES IF YOU ARE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR ANY STORM DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

LAT...LON 3951 8885 3948 8919 3946 8938 3932 8913
          3922= 8914 3923 8851

BYRD
NNNN

NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 4, 8:00 PM CDT, 4 hours earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
800 PM CDT WED JUL 4 2001

WILL BE UPDATING THE FORECAST SHORTLY TO TWEAK THE LOW TEMPS IN CENT
IL AND THE POPS FOR SE IL.

LATEST SFC ANALYSIS INDICATED A COLD FRONT FROM NW OH-NCENT IL-SRN
KS. ISOLATED SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED IN A COUPLE OF PLACES THIS
EVENING IN WCENT AND ERN IL JUST AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY. AM
EXPECTING THE FRONT TO SLOWLY SAG SOUTH TONIGHT...BUT WITH THE LOSS
OF HEATING AND THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT FORCING AM NOT EXPECTING MORE
THAN ISOLD SHOWERS OVERNIGHT...MAINLY IN SE IL. WILL CONTINUE WITH
DRY FCST...BUT CHANGE SKY COVER TO PARTLY CLOUDY FOR CENT IL. IN THE
SE WILL DROP THE 30 POP FOR EVE$NING AND JUST MENTION ISOLD SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. WILL ALSO TWEAK TEMPS UP A BIT IN CENT IL DUE TO SLOWER
MOVEMENT OF FRONT.

.ILX...NONE.

MILLER

In the hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL
1040 PM CDT WED JUL 4 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0958 PM    7 S PETERSBURG            IL   WIND DAMAGE
07/04/01   MENARD                         TREE DOWN OVER ROAD. FROM
                                          SHERIFF DEPT.

FISHER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL
1102 PM CDT WED JUL 4 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1035 PM    SPRINGFIELD               IL   WIND DAMAGE
07/04/01   SANGAMON                       TREES AND POWER LINES WERE
                                          REPORTED DOWN ON THE NORTH
                                          AND EAST SIDE OF
                                          SPRINGFIELD. FROM COUNTY
                                          SHERIFF.

FISHER

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2001Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2001

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.