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Wind Advisory 13, 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 28, 2008, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 27, 2008, 3:47 AM CST (09:47 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 28, 2008, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 27, 2008, 4:22 AM CST
In force
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
1 follow-up statement
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

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 more12 hr
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

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.