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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Lincoln, IL

December 27, 200822 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Dec 27, 2008, 3:47 AM CST for 22 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 27, 2008, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 27, 2008, 3:47 AM CST (09:47 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 27, 2008, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 27, 2008, 3:31 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
All 22 counties

Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, McLean County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Richland County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Vermilion County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:47 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 68 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 2008-12-27Temperature 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 2008-12-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 486 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
443 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
486 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
454 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KILX 270947
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
347 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST 
ILLINOIS...

.STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG
COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER
40 MPH WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD EAST OF I-55 DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH I-55 BY 9 PM...AND
RAPIDLY EXIT INTO INDIANA BY MIDNIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL ALSO BE VERY STRONG. AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF 25 TO 40 MPH
WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING.

ILZ027-036-271100-
/O.CAN.KILX.FG.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081227T1000Z/
KNOX-FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG
347 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY. 

THE DENSE FOG HAS DISSIPATED ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
THEREFORE THE REMAINDER OF THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR KNOX AND
FULTON COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

ILZ038-042>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-271400-
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0012.081227T1500Z-081228T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0013.081228T1500Z-081229T0600Z/
MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-
MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-
EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN...
CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...
DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...
FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
347 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS
AFTERNOON FOR AREAS EAST OF I-55. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES TOWARD MID
EVENING...WEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BECOME STRONG AS
WELL...REACHING WIND ADVISORY LEVELS AGAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

SHIMON
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KILX 271022
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
422 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS...

.STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG
COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER
40 MPH WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD EAST OF I-55 DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH I-55 BY 9 PM...AND
RAPIDLY EXIT INTO INDIANA BY MIDNIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL ALSO BE VERY STRONG. AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF 25 TO
40 MPH WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING.

ILZ038-042>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-271430-
/O.CAN.KILX.WI.Y.0013.081228T1500Z-081229T0600Z/
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0012.081227T1500Z-081228T0600Z/
MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-
MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-
EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN...
CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...
DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...
FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
422 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS
AFTERNOON FOR AREAS EAST OF I-55. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES TOWARD MID
EVENING...WEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BECOME STRONG AS
WELL...REACHING WIND ADVISORY LEVELS AGAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

SHIMON
000 
WWUS73 KILX 271257
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
657 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS...

.STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG
COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER
40 MPH WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD EAST OF I-55 DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH I-55 BY 6 PM...AND
RAPIDLY EXIT INTO INDIANA BY MIDNIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL ALSO BE VERY STRONG. AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF 25 TO
35 MPH WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING.

ILZ038-042>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-271800-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0012.081227T1500Z-081228T0600Z/
MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-
MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-
EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN...
CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...
DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...
FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
657 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS
AFTERNOON FOR AREAS EAST OF I-55. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES BY EARLY
THIS EVENING...WEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BECOME
STRONG...REACHING WIND ADVISORY LEVELS AGAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

SHIMON
000 
WWUS73 KILX 271718
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1118 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS...

ILZ038-042>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-272200-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081228T0600Z/
MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-
MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-
EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN...
CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...
DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...
FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
1118 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING FOR AREAS
EAST OF I-55. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.
AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES BY EARLY THIS EVENING...WEST WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BECOME STRONG...REACHING WIND ADVISORY
LEVELS AGAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KILX 272131
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
331 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...


ILZ038-042>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-272245-
/O.CAN.KILX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081228T0600Z/
MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-
MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-
EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN...
CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...
DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...
FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
331 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE GUSTY...BUT LESS THAN ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$
GOETSCH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Dec 27, 3:30 AM CST, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 3:30 AM CST, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
330 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 330 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELLED FOR FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES
AS VISIBILITIES HAVE GREATLY IMPROVED WITH WARM FRONT LIFTING
NORTH INTO NORTHERN IL EARLY THIS MORNING.

00Z SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THIS WEEKEND AS
A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS EASTWARD ACROSS ILLINOIS DURING THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...EXITING EAST INTO INDIANA BY MIDNIGHT.
FORECAST CONCERN IS FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND WIND ADVISORY TODAY
ALONG WITH NEAR RECORD HIGHS TODAY. QUIETER WX IN STORE FROM
SUNDAY THROUGH WED WITH ZONAL UPPER LEVEL FLOW...WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES BUT STILL A BIT ABOVE NORMAL.

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

A 999 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MN HAS A COLD FRONT OVER
CENTRAL IA INTO NW MO...SE KS AND CENTRAL OK WHERE 1000 MB LOW
PRESSURE. MODELS SWEEP STRONG COLD FRONT EAST ACROSS IL THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAINS STILL LIKELY TODAY WITH
THE HEAVIEST RAIN AXIS FROM I-55 WEST TO ALONG THE IL RIVER WHERE
1.75 TO 2.50 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES
AHEAD OF COLD FRONT ARE AROUND 1.50 INCHES...EXTREMELY HIGH FOR
LATE DEC. SPC ISSUED TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IL NW OF
I-70 AND FROM CHAMPAIGN WESTWARD UNTIL 9 AM. THUNDERSTORMS RACING
NE NEAR 60 MPH WITH 60 KT SW LOW LEVEL JET. THUNDERSTORMS WITH
HEAVY RAINS NW OF A RUSHVILLE TO BLOOMINGTON LINE. CONVECTION
SHOULD OVERSPREAD REST OF CENTRAL IL DURING THIS MORNING AND MAY
NOT GET INTO SE IL BY THE WABASH RIVER UNTIL LATER TODAY. DECIDED
TO REMOVE SE COUNTIES OUT OF FLASH FLOOD WATCH THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING SINCE THEY ARE EXPECTING LESS RAINFALL OF 1 INCH
OR LESS AND NO SNOW/ICE MELT THERE. STRONG WIND FIELDS TODAY AHEAD
OF COLD FRONT AND BEHIND COLD FRONT THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY FROM
I-55 EAST WHERE WIND ADVISORY ISSUED. WINDY OVER THE IL RIVER
VALLEY BUT APPEARS BELOW WIND ADVSIORY CRITERIA AT THIS TIME WITH
IS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR
STRONGER. SPC PUSHED SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON
SW OF CWA. BUT WITH SUCH STRONG WIND FIELDS...STILL COULD BE A FEW
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH HIGH WINDS EAST OF I-55. BUMPED UP
HIGHS TODAY INTO THE 60S... RANGING FROM 60F NW OF THE IL RIVER TO
LOWER 70S NEAR THE WABASH RIVER. NEAR RECORD HIGHS TODAY WHICH ARE
64F AT PEORIA AND LINCOLN WHILE 66F AND SPRINGFIELD.

STRONG COLD FRONT ACCELERATES EAST OF IL BY MIDNIGHT WITH RAIN
DIMINISHING QUICKLY BEHIND IT FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THIS EVENING.
JUST SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN/SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH NO SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY EAST
OF I-55 AS SOUTH WINDS TURN WEST BEHIND STRONG COLD FRONT. DRY
SLOT WORKS NE INTO CENTRAL/SE IL OVERNIGHT WITH DECREASING CLOUDS.

A PIECE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES BREAKS OFF AND MOVES
INTO AR/TN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S/LOWER 40S CENTRAL IL AND MID 40S SE IL. HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE EASTERN STATES MON AND KEEPS MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES AGAIN AND A BIT MILDER HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S.

LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW ZONAL UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER
THE MIDWEST DURING MID WEEK WITH DRY WEATHER THROUGH THU. COLD
FRONT PASSES THROUGH IL DRY ON TUE WITH SOME COOLING BEHIND THE
FRONT TUE NIGHT AND WED WITH TEMPERATURES GETTING CLOSER TO
NORMAL. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO IL THU NIGHT INTO FRI AND
APPEARS TO HAVE A BIT MORE MOISTURE TO WORK WITH TO BRING A CHANCE
OF LIGHT SNOW. 00Z GFS BECOMES MUCH STRONGER WITH LOW PRESSURE
EJECTING INTO IL BY SUNSET FRI BUT 00Z ECMWF HAS THIS LOW PRESSURE
PASSING NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES. SO BIG DIFFERENCES HERE WITH
THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND TENDED TO LEAN TOWARD THE ECMWF
SOLUTION. LOOKS LIKE SOME COOLING AGAIN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BY
WEEKS END.

07

&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED 1122 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTH ACRS THE FORECAST AREA LATE
THIS EVENING AND WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF PIA AND BMI AS OF
05Z. LIFR CIGS AND VSBYS BECOME MVFR CONDITIONS AFTR THE
WARM FROPA...WITH SOME VFR CONDITIONS NOTED ON THE SATELLITE
AND SFC OBS FURTHER SOUTH. BASED ON THE SATELLITE TRENDS OVR
THE PAST SVL HOURS WL KEEP THE LOWER CIGS ACRS THE NORTH CLOSER
TO THE WARM FRONT. CONVECTION FIRING UP TO OUR WEST ACRS MO WL
AFFECT MAINLY AREAS WEST OF I-55 OVERNIGHT BUT CANT RULE OUT
SCATTERED ACTIVITY FURTHER TO THE EAST IN THE STRONG WARM
ADVECTION ZONE. WIND PROFILERS CONTINUE TO INDICATE 50+ KT
WINDS JUST OFF THE DECK. WITH THE CONVECTION THREAT INCREASING
ACRS THE AREA...MAY SEE SOME OF THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS TRANSLATE
TO THE SURFACE AT TIMES WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER CELLS. TRYING
TO PINPOINT WHERE AND WHEN THAT IS GOING TO OCCUR IS TOUGH BUT
WL HIGHLIGHT THE CONVECTIVE THREAT FOR PIA AND SPI LATER TNT
AND PUSH THE THREAT FURTHER EAST DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. LOOKS
AS THOUGH FROPA WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTN AND EARLY EVE
HOURS WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AND CONVECTION POSSIBLE
JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. ALONG WITH THE CONVECTIVE THREAT...
GRADIENT WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KTS WL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE SOUTH JUST
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS THE FRONT SHIFTS TO
OUR EAST EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.

SMITH
&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR
ILZ038-042>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT FOR
ILZ038-042>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR ILZ027>031-036-037-
040-041-047-049-050.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON FOR ILZ038-042>044-048-051>054-061.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR ILZ045-046-055.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 3:48 PM CST, 11 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-271200-
FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-MASON-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-STARK-TAZEWELL-
WOODFORD-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS...AS WELL AS MOISTURE FROM SNOW AND
ICE MELT...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY
SNOW AND ICE ON THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST
OF THE WATER TO RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE
CLOGGED STREET DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING LATER TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH
VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ042-048-051>053-271200-
CHRISTIAN-LOGAN-MACON-MENARD-SANGAMON-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY
SNOW AND ICE ON THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST
OF THE WATER TO RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE
CLOGGED STREET DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 2 TO
3 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ047-049-050-271200-
CASS-MORGAN-SCOTT-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY
SNOW AND ICE ON THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST
OF THE WATER TO RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE
CLOGGED STREET DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING LATER TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH
VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ038-043-271200-
DE WITT-MCLEAN-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS...AS WELL AS MOISTURE FROM SNOW AND
ICE MELT...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY
SNOW AND ICE ON THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST
OF THE WATER TO RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE
CLOGGED STREET DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 2 TO
3 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ056-057-062-063-066>068-071>073-271200-
CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-
LAWRENCE-RICHLAND-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT AFTER 6 PM SATURDAY. THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE
MOST OF THE WATER TO RUNOFF. THE HEAVY RAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. RAINFALL
TOTALS AROUND 1 INCH EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. OVERNIGHT SATURDAY...THE
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ055-271200-
DOUGLAS-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY SNOW AND ICE ON
THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST OF THE WATER TO
RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE CLOGGED STREET
DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 1 TO
2 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. LATER SATURDAY
NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ054-061-271200-
MOULTRIE-SHELBY-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY SNOW AND ICE ON
THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST OF THE WATER TO
RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE CLOGGED STREET
DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 1 TO
2 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ045-046-271200-
CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS...AS WELL AS MOISTURE FROM SNOW AND
ICE MELT...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY SNOW AND ICE ON
THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST OF THE WATER TO
RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE CLOGGED STREET
DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 1 TO
2 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. LATER SATURDAY
NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ044-271200-
PIATT-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS...AS WELL AS MOISTURE FROM SNOW AND
ICE MELT...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY SNOW AND ICE ON
THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST OF THE WATER TO
RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE CLOGGED STREET
DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 1 TO
2 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. LATER SATURDAY
NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

BAK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 27, 2:34 AM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
234 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

0210 AM     HAIL             2 S MACKINAW            40.51N 89.36W
12/27/2008  E0.75 INCH       TAZEWELL           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED 0.5 TO 0.75 INCH HAIL...LASTED FOR 30 SECONDS

&&

DPK
Local storm report, Dec 27, 3:19 AM CST, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
319 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

0210 AM     HAIL             2 S MACKINAW            40.51N 89.36W
12/27/2008  E0.50 INCH       TAZEWELL           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED 0.5 INCH HAIL...LASTED FOR 30 SECONDS

&&

DPK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 6:11 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningILXFulton6 days
Dec 27, 3:47 AM CSTWind AdvisoryILXChampaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 16 more35 min
Dec 27, 3:52 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningILXSchuyler3 hr
Dec 27, 10:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Fulton, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Schuyler and 1 more65 min
Dec 27, 11:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Knox, Peoria, Stark56 min
Dec 27, 11:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott66 min
Dec 27, 11:51 AM CSTTornado WarningILXFulton, Peoria24 min
Dec 27, 12:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Fulton, Logan, McLean, Mason, Menard and 3 more58 min
Dec 27, 12:06 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford54 min
Dec 27, 12:12 PM CSTTornado WarningILXMarshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford48 min
Dec 27, 12:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Sangamon and 1 more60 min
Dec 27, 12:37 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt and 3 more38 min
Dec 27, 12:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Moultrie, Sangamon, Shelby66 min
Dec 27, 12:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt and 3 more34 min
Dec 27, 12:44 PM CSTTornado WarningILXDeWitt, Logan, Macon, Sangamon31 min
Dec 27, 12:53 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChristian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon37 min
Dec 27, 12:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXShelby63 min
Dec 27, 12:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMarshall, Woodford31 min
Dec 27, 1:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Macon, Moultrie and 3 more65 min
Dec 27, 1:12 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, McLean, Macon, Piatt33 min
Dec 27, 1:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Macon, Piatt44 min
Dec 27, 1:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt41 min
Dec 27, 1:20 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt40 min
Dec 27, 1:26 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningILXFulton3 hr
Dec 27, 1:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby25 min
Dec 27, 1:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes, Cumberland, Moultrie, Shelby60 min
Dec 27, 1:49 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell, Woodford22 hr
Dec 27, 2:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXVermilion41 min
Dec 27, 2:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Vermilion34 min
Dec 27, 2:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Moultrie, Shelby43 min
Dec 27, 2:51 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningILXStark3 hr
Dec 27, 3:11 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningILXSchuyler3 hr
Dec 27, 3:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Piatt and 1 more49 min
Dec 27, 3:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham45 min
Dec 27, 3:21 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMoultrie, Shelby24 min
Dec 27, 3:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXEdgar, Vermilion27 min
Dec 27, 4:28 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningILXFulton12 hr
Dec 27, 5:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay43 min
Dec 27, 5:22 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningILXChampaign, Vermilion11 hr
Dec 27, 5:44 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningILXStark6 hr
Dec 27, 5:55 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningILXStark6 hr

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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.