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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Lincoln, IL

July 8, 2001Clark County, Cumberland County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2001, 6:13 PM CDT for Clark County, Cumberland County, Illinois. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.

The facts

Issued: Jul 8, 2001, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2001, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Clark County, IL, Cumberland County, IL

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 8, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 119 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1832 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -166 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1274 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KILX 082315
SVRSPI

ILC023-035-082345-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
613 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 613 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS
  OF CLARK AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF NEWTON 
  TO 20 MILES NORTH OF ROBINSON. THE LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 
  MPH. 

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WEST UNION
  JEWETT
  HAZEL DELL

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DAMAGING HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. TAKE
SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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 3919 8761 3918 8832 3923 8833 3935 8762

FRIEDERS

NNNN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 8, 3:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 3:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
300 AM CDT SUN JUL 8 2001

ONGOING SVR WX CURRENTLY RIDING ALONG THE SFC BOUNDARY LOCATED
ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF CEN IL. HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS
LOCATED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THIS BOUNDARY WITH SFC DWPTS IN THE UPR
70S WITH CAPES OF 3000-4000 J/KG. SO SHORT TERM CONCERNS WILL BE
CONTINUED HEAT AND SHRA/TSRA CHCS TNGT INTO MON.

MODELS DOING A FAIRLY GOOD JOB WITH CONVECTION ACROSS CEN IL ATTM...
AS FAR AS QPF AND FRONTAL PLACEMENT IS CONCERNED.  PREFER THE AVN
THIS RUN...AS RUN TO RUN IT HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB...AND ITS QPF
LOOKS THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE.  AVN SHOWS BOUNDARY MAKING SLOW
PROGRESS ACROSS THE AREA TNGT WITH TSRA CHC AGAIN OVRNIGHT.  WILL
KEEP LIKELY POPS GOING IN MOST AREAS WITH LOTS OF CONVG/INSTABILITY
ALONG OR SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY. ANOTHER WK VORT MAX COMES THROUGH
AFTER 06Z.  CHC OF SHRA/TSRA WILL COOL DOWN TEMPS SLIGHTLY TNGT JUST
BELOW HEAT ADVIS CRITERIA. SO WILL END HEAT ADVIS THIS EVENING.
TEMPS WILL STILL BE ON THE WARM SIDE TNGT...WITH GUID STILL IN THE
LOWER 70S.  SO WILL KEEP THE MUGGY WORDING IN THE ZONES.

AVN VERY AGRESSIVE WITH MOVING THE BOUNDARY ACROSS CEN IL EARLY
MON.  BELIEVE MODELS MAY A BIT TOO AGREESIVE WITH THE FRONT MOVING
ACROSS CEN.  SO WILL KEEP POPS GOING IN THE MORNING HOURS IN THE NRN
GROUPS...AND LIKELY POPS MOST EVERYWHERE ELSE ALL DAY MON. WILL
START TO DRY THINGS OUT ON MON NGT AS FRONT ACTUALLY MAKES GOOD
PROGRESS SOUTH.  WIDESPREAD RAIN AND CLOUDS WILL BRING SOME RELIEF
FROM THE HEAT ON MONDAY AS SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO THE NRN
SECTIONS.  GUID NUMBERS ARE SIMILIAR AND WILL FOLLOW.

FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS SOUTH OF CEN IL ON TUES...WITH DRIER AIR OVHD.
AVN DOES SHOW SOME WK MOISTURE CONVG ACROSS ERN SECTIONS OF CEN IL
LATE TUES NGT.  BUT WILL LEAVE THIS DRY FOR NOW AS CHCS LOOK
MINIMAL.

FOR THE EXTENDED...WD LOOK DRY ATTM AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY STAYS WEST
OF IL WITH SFC RIDGING STILL AROUND.  NICE WAA AND MOISTURE RETURN
ON THU FOR WRN SECTIONS OF IL. THIS WILL OVERSPREAD ALL OF CEN IL ON
THU...WITH A WIDESPREAD SHRA/TSRA CHC.  WILL CONTINUE THE TREND OF
DRYING THINGS OUT AFTER THIS SYS MOVES THROUGH FOR FRI THROUGH
SUN.

SPI TB 073/089 065/085 067 22663
PIA EU 072/087 066/083 064 22631
DEC TB 073/089 065/085 067 22663
CMI TB 072/088 066/084 067 22663
MTO TB 076/089 067/085 067 22663
LWV TE 076/090 067/086 068 22563

.ILX...

KETCHAM

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 8, 4:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL
405 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2001

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

0350 PM    HOOPESTON                 IL   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/01   VERMILION                      ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 85
                                          MPH. NUMEROUS POWER LINES
                                          DOWN. MANY TRE-ES DOWN. ONE
                                          TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE.
                                          REPORTED BY THE HOOPESTON
                                          CITY ESDA.

KELLY

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

ILZ030-031-038-082130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
410 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2001

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR
MARSHALL...WOODFORD AND MCLEAN COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE
CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED SOUTHEAST OF THIS AREA.

KMH

Local storm report, Jul 8, 4:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL
411 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2001

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

0350 PM    HOOPESTON                 IL   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/01   VERMILION                      ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 85
                                          MPH. NUMEROUS POWER LINES
                                          DOWN. MANY TREES DOWN. ONE
                                          TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE.
                                          REPORTED BY THE HOOPESTON
                                          CITY ESDA.

0245 PM    4 S MINONK                IL   <WIND DAMAGE
07/08/01   WOODFORD                       CORNFIELD FLATTENED BY
                                          WIND. REPORTED BY COUNTY
                                          ESDA.

KELLY

Local storm report, Jul 8, 5:16 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL
516 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2001

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

0430 PM    LOVINGTON                 IL   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/01   MOULTRIE                       POWER LINES DOWN IN
                                          LOVINGTON. PUBLIC REPORT.

0420 PM    2 S HOOPESTON             IL   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/01   VERMILION                      TREES SNAPPED OFF 6 FEET
                                          OFF THE GROUND. POWER POLES
                                          DOWN. REPORTED BY ESDA.

0448 PM    5 W MATTOON               IL   TORNADO
07/08/01   COLES                          TORNADO...BRIEF TOUCHDOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY ESDA.

0450 PM    SULLIVAN                  IL   TORNADO
07/08/01   MOULTRIE                       BRIEF TOUCHDOWN SOUTHEAST
                                          OF SULLIVAN.

KELLY

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 5:32 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

ILZ043>046-053>055-082245-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
532 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2001

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR
DE WITT...MACON...PIATT...CHAMPAIGN...VERMILION...MOULTRIE
AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE CLUSTER OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED SOUTHEAST OF THIS AREA TOWARD I-70.

KMH

Local storm report, Jul 8, 5:50 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL
550 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2001

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

0514 PM    1 N SHELBYVILLE           IL   TORNADO
07/08/01   SHELBY                         WATERSPOUT OVER LAKE
                                          SHELBYVILLE. PUBLIC REPORT.

KELLY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 8, 1:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Knox	57 min
Jul 8, 1:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Stark	61 min
Jul 8, 2:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Marshall	59 min
Jul 8, 2:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Woodford	58 min
Jul 8, 2:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	McLean	56 min
Jul 8, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Vermilion	67 min
Jul 8, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Douglas, Moultrie	60 min
Jul 8, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Coles	64 min
Jul 8, 4:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Moultrie	43 min
Jul 8, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Edgar	54 min
Jul 8, 4:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Coles	63 min
Jul 8, 5:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Shelby	71 min
Jul 8, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Shelby	66 min
Jul 8, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clark	60 min
Jul 8, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Cumberland	55 min
Jul 8, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Jasper	75 min
Jul 8, 6:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Crawford	68 min

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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.