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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 11, 2005Edgar County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2005, 5:33 PM CDT for Edgar County, Illinois. It was in force for 59 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 11, 2005, 5:33 PM CDT (22:33 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2005, 6:32 PM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Edgar County, IL

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 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 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 87 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2005-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1689 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2005-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 148 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1689 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1125 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KILX 112234
SVRILX
ILC045-112330-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0039.050511T2233Z-050511T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
533 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 530 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
   THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SCOTTLAND TO
  BORTON AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  REDMON
  PARIS
  VERMILION

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING...BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3949 8790 3958 8797 3976 8796 3981 8778
      3984 8771 3984 8768 3987 8761 3988 8754
      3949 8754

$$

BAK
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KILX 112250
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
550 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005

ILC045-112330-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-050511T2330Z/
EDGAR-
550 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR EDGAR
COUNTY...

AT 546 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL
SIZE HAIL.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
SCOTTLAND TO BROCTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CLINTON TO 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF PARIS...MOVING EAST AT
10 MPH.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
  KANSAS.
  REDMON.
  PARIS.
  VERMILION.

REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3949 8790 3958 8797 3976 8796 3981 8778
      3984 8771 3984 8768 3987 8761 3988 8754
      3949 8754

$$

BAK
000 
WWUS53 KILX 112314
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
613 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005

ILC045-112330-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-050511T2330Z/
EDGAR-
613 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
NORTHERN EDGAR COUNTY...

AT 612 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED CAPABLE 
OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A 
LINE EXTENDING FROM SCOTTLAND TO 5 MILES EAST OF BROCTON...OR ALONG 
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLINTON TO 10 MILES 
NORTHWEST OF PARIS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
  SCOTTLAND.
  EDGAR.

REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3964 8792 3963 8797 3977 8796 3981 8778
      3985 8772 3984 8768 3988 8762 3988 8756
      3965 8756

$$

BAK
000 
WWUS53 KILX 112332
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
632 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005

ILC045-112342-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-050511T2330Z/
EDGAR-
632 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN EDGAR COUNTY EXPIRED
AT 630 PM CDT...

AT 628 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS
THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3964 8792 3963 8797 3977 8796 3981 8778
      3985 8772 3984 8768 3988 8762 3988 8756
      3965 8756

$$

BAK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 11, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXEdgar52 min
May 11, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Macon25 min
May 11, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Shelby46 min
May 11, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXSangamon57 min
May 11, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDouglas, Moultrie, Piatt67 min
May 11, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan41 min
May 11, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon64 min
May 11, 6:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXEdgar3 hr
May 11, 6:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChristian, Macon3 hr
May 11, 6:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXMoultrie3 hr

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.