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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Lincoln, IL

July 2, 2006McLean County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2006, 8:26 PM CDT for McLean County, Illinois. It was in force for 64 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
Jul 2, 2006, 8:26 PM CDT (01:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2006, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County McLean County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 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 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 46 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 00:00Z on 2006-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1526 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2006-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 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
1526 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1837 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KILX 030126
SVRILX
ILC113-030230-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0252.060703T0126Z-060703T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
826 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT.

* AT 826 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF MCLEAN...OR
  ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF LINCOLN...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 20
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MCLEAN...
  HEYWORTH...
  DOWNS...
  LE ROY...

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING 
IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS 
ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR 
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER TREES OR PICNIC SHELTERS.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS COMMON IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

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 4045 8927 4028 8927 4028 8872 4046 8872

$$

AUTEN
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KILX 030156
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
856 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2006

ILC113-030230-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-060703T0230Z/
MCLEAN-
856 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2006

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN MCLEAN COUNTY...

AT 852 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF DOWNS...OR
ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
  HOLDER.
  LE ROY.
  ELLSWORTH.

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING 
IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS 
ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR 
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER TREES OR PICNIC SHELTERS.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS COMMON IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

LAT...LON 4045 8907 4028 8909 4028 8872 4046 8872

$$

AUTEN
000 
WWUS53 KILX 030223
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
923 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2006

ILC113-030233-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-060703T0230Z/
MCLEAN-
923 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2006

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MCLEAN COUNTY EXPIRES
AT 930 PM CDT...

AT 921 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS 
THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 4045 8907 4028 8909 4028 8872 4046 8872

$$

AUTEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Mason, Tazewell49 min
Jul 3, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMason44 min
Jul 3, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXTazewell49 min
Jul 3, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean50 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

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.