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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 27, 2004Crawford County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2004, 2:38 AM CDT for Crawford County, Illinois. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 27, 2004, 2:38 AM CDT (07:38 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2004, 3:30 AM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Crawford County, IL

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 151 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1412 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

612 
WUUS53 KILX 270738
SVRILX
ILC033-270830-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
238 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 330 AM CDT

* AT 238 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OBLONG...OR ABOUT 12 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NEW HEBRON
  ROBINSON
  FLAT ROCK
  PALESTINE

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THIS WARNING INCLUDE...STOY AND HARDINVILLE.

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 3900 8795 3907 8759 3898 8759 3898 8755
          3886 8754 3886 8795

$$

BAK

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.

Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 11:05 AM CDT, 15 hours 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1105 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-262300-
CASS-CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-
DE WITT-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-FULTON-JASPER-KNOX-LAWRENCE-LOGAN-
MACON-MARSHALL-MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-MOULTRIE-PEORIA-PIATT-
RICHLAND-SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-SHELBY-STARK-TAZEWELL-VERMILION-
WOODFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...CHAMPAIGN...DANVILLE...
DECATUR...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...GALESBURG...HAVANA...JACKSONVILLE...
LAWRENCEVILLE...LINCOLN...MATTOON...PEORIA...SHELBYVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD AND TAYLORVILLE
1105 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING THROUGH
TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. THE PRIMARY THREAT
WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
OTHERWISE...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL
BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HOWEVER...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS ON THURSDAY AND ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP.

THE RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND
LAST THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
COULD REACH STRONG TO SEVERE LIMITS.

.SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70.

13

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 9:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
957 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 PM     FLASH FLOOD      OLNEY                   38.73N 88.09W
05/26/2004                   RICHLAND           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROUTE 130 IN OLNEY. SOME FLOODING OF STREETS
            IN OLNEY. REPORTED BY THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF.

0845 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 WSW OLNEY             38.71N 88.14W
05/26/2004                   RICHLAND           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROUTE 250. REPORTED BY RICHLAND COUNTY
            SHERIFF.

0900 PM     FLASH FLOOD      XENIA                   38.64N 88.64W
05/26/2004                   CLAY               IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED A FEW INCHES OF WATER OVER
            US ROUTE 50 NEAR TEH MARION COUNTY LINE.

0900 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SAILOR SPRINGS          38.76N 88.36W
05/26/2004                   CLAY               IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED 6 INCHES OF WATER OVER
            COUNTY ROADS.

0918 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SUMNER                  38.72N 87.86W
05/26/2004                   LAWRENCE           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTY ROAD 250 E HAD OVER 1 FOOT OF WATER OVER IT.
            REPORTED BY LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF.

&&

KELLY

Local storm report, May 26, 9:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED TYPO...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
957 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 PM     FLASH FLOOD      OLNEY                   38.73N 88.09W
05/26/2004                   RICHLAND           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROUTE 130 IN OLNEY. SOME FLOODING OF STREETS
            IN OLNEY. REPORTED BY THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF.

0845 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 WSW OLNEY             38.71N 88.14W
05/26/2004                   RICHLAND           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROUTE 250. REPORTED BY RICHLAND COUNTY
            SHERIFF.

0900 PM     FLASH FLOOD      XENIA                   38.64N 88.64W
05/26/2004                   CLAY               IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED A FEW INCHES OF WATER OVER
            US ROUTE 50 NEAR THE MARION COUNTY LINE.

0900 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SAILOR SPRINGS          38.76N 88.36W
05/26/2004                   CLAY               IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED 6 INCHES OF WATER OVER
            COUNTY ROADS.

0918 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SUMNER                  38.72N 87.86W
05/26/2004                   LAWRENCE           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTY ROAD 250 E HAD OVER 1 FOOT OF WATER OVER IT.
            REPORTED BY LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF.

&&

KELLY

Local storm report, May 26, 10:28 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1028 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0843 PM     FLASH FLOOD      FLORA                   38.67N 88.48W
05/26/2004                   CLAY               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLORA AND CLAY COUNTY ESDA REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN
            FLORA BETWEEN 843 PM AND 912 PM. SIX TO 8 INCHES OF WATER
            COVERED 2 BLOCKS OF SECOND STREET. NORTH STATE ROAD HAD 4
            INCHES OF WATER FROM LONGLEAF LANE TO HICKORY HILLS. SOME
            COUNTY ROADS OUTSIDE OF FLORA HAD FLOODING.

&&

HUETTL

Special weather statement, May 26, 11:19 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

ILZ040-042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-270445-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1119 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 300 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 300 EXPIRED AS OF 11 PM CDT AND IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT FOR ANY OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

BAK

Local storm report, May 26, 11:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1134 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0925 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SHUMWAY                 39.18N 88.65W
05/26/2004                   EFFINGHAM          IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROUTE 33 HAD WATER OVER THE ROAD. REPORTED BY EFFINGHAM
            COUNTY SHERIFF.

&&

KELLY

Local storm report, May 27, 12:06 AM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1206 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1155 PM     HAIL             MOWEAQUA                39.63N 89.02W
05/26/2004  1.25 INCH        SHELBY             IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY LOCAL POLICE VIA SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF.

&&

HUETTL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 8:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Clay, Lawrence, Richland	6 hr
May 26, 11:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Crawford, Effingham, Jasper	4 hr
May 27, 12:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Lawrence	46 min
May 27, 2:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Shelby	46 min
May 27, 3:01 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Jasper	4 hr
May 27, 4:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Crawford, Effingham, Jasper	6 hr
May 27, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Effingham, Jasper	58 min
May 27, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Crawford	24 min
May 27, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Shelby	57 min
May 27, 5:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Clark, Cumberland, Shelby	6 hr
May 27, 5:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Effingham, Jasper	57 min
May 27, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Crawford	53 min
May 27, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay, Richland	53 min
May 27, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Lawrence	59 min
May 27, 5:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Coles	6 hr
May 27, 6:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Clay, Lawrence, Richland	58 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.