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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Lincoln, IL

October 21, 200727 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Oct 21, 2007, 3:13 AM CDT for 27 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Oct 21, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 21, 2007, 3:13 AM CDT (08:13 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 21, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 21, 2007, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
All 27 counties

Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Coles County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Woodford County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:16 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 57 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 2007-10-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2007-10-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 346 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2574 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
346 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
335 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KILX 210813
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
313 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
AROUND MIDDAY AND WILL LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS
WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
CLOSER TO ILLINOIS.

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061-211300-
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0005.071021T1500Z-071021T2200Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-
MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...
MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE
313 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH LIKELY BY MIDDAY. THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED TODAY DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS...
AS WELL AS THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS.

$$

BAK/HARDIMAN
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KILX 211229
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
729 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED AROUND MIDDAY AND WILL LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE
LIKELY. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVES CLOSER TO ILLINOIS.

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061-211700-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.071021T1500Z-071021T2200Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-
MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...
MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE
729 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH LIKELY BY MIDDAY. THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED TODAY DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS...
AS WELL AS THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS.

$$

BAK/HARDIMAN
000 
WWUS73 KILX 211648
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1148 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED AROUND MIDDAY AND WILL LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE
LIKELY. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVES CLOSER TO ILLINOIS.

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061-212200-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071021T2200Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-
MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...
MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE
1148 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY...WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH LIKELY BY MIDDAY.
THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED TODAY DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS...
AS WELL AS THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KILX 212212
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
512 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007


ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061-212315-
/O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071021T2200Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-
MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...
MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE
512 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

SHIMON

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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.