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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Lincoln, IL
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 6:11 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 6 days |
| Dec 27, 3:47 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 16 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:52 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Schuyler and 1 more | 65 min |
| Dec 27, 11:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Peoria, Stark | 56 min |
| Dec 27, 11:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott | 66 min |
| Dec 27, 11:51 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 24 min |
| Dec 27, 12:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Fulton, Logan, McLean, Mason, Menard and 3 more | 58 min |
| Dec 27, 12:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford | 54 min |
| Dec 27, 12:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | 48 min |
| Dec 27, 12:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Sangamon and 1 more | 60 min |
| Dec 27, 12:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt and 3 more | 38 min |
| Dec 27, 12:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Moultrie, Sangamon, Shelby | 66 min |
| Dec 27, 12:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt and 3 more | 34 min |
| Dec 27, 12:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 31 min |
| Dec 27, 12:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 37 min |
| Dec 27, 12:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Shelby | 63 min |
| Dec 27, 12:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Woodford | 31 min |
| Dec 27, 1:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Macon, Moultrie and 3 more | 65 min |
| Dec 27, 1:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Macon, Piatt | 33 min |
| Dec 27, 1:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Macon, Piatt | 44 min |
| Dec 27, 1:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt | 41 min |
| Dec 27, 1:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt | 40 min |
| Dec 27, 1:26 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby | 25 min |
| Dec 27, 1:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Moultrie, Shelby | 60 min |
| Dec 27, 1:49 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 22 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 41 min |
| Dec 27, 2:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Vermilion | 34 min |
| Dec 27, 2:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Moultrie, Shelby | 43 min |
| Dec 27, 2:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Stark | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:11 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Piatt and 1 more | 49 min |
| Dec 27, 3:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham | 45 min |
| Dec 27, 3:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Moultrie, Shelby | 24 min |
| Dec 27, 3:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 27 min |
| Dec 27, 4:28 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay | 43 min |
| Dec 27, 5:22 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 11 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:44 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Stark | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:55 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Stark | 6 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.