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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Jan 28, 2008, 9:29 PM CST for 25 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Jan 29, 2008, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2008, 9:29 PM CST (03:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2008, 2:53 AM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
All 25 counties
Cass County, IL, 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, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Richland County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Vermilion County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:33 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 1716 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 756 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 765 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KILX 290329 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 929 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-290930- /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0003.080129T1800Z-080130T0600Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 929 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AFTER A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. 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. $$ AUTEN
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KILX 290907 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 307 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-291700- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0003.080129T1800Z-080130T0600Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 307 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BRINGING IN MUCH COLDER AIR. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. AS THE STORM SYSTEM PASSES OFF TO OUR NORTH AND EAST LATE TONIGHT...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ SMITH
000 WWUS73 KILX 291530 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 930 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 .A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER NORTHWEST ILLINOIS AT MIDDLE MORNING WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST...REACHING INTERSTATE 55 BY MIDDAY... AND MOVING SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 70 BY 4 PM. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-291930- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0003.080129T1800Z-080130T0600Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 930 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OF OVER 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ BARKER
000 WWUS73 KILX 291849 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1249 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 .A STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST...MOVING SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 70 BY 4 PM. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-292200- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 1249 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OF OVER 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS73 KILX 292106 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 306 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS ILLINOIS WILL BRING HAZARDOUS WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. BRISK CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO. ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-300300- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 306 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH THE EVENING A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OF OVER 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ BARKER
000 WWUS73 KILX 300254 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 854 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO. ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-301030- /O.EXT.KILX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 854 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 AM. SOME GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OF OVER 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ SHIMON
000 WWUS73 KILX 300853 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 253 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-301000- /O.CAN.KILX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 253 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED THE HIGH WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO MOVE RAPIDLY AWAY FROM CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. AS A RESULT...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. $$ SMITH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 9:28 PM CST | Blowing Snow Advisory | ILX | Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Mason, Peoria and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon | 34 min |
| Jan 29, 1:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Menard | 31 min |
| Jan 29, 1:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 47 min |
| Jan 29, 2:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean, Macon, Piatt | 43 min |
| Jan 29, 2:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 23 min |
| Jan 29, 3:00 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Mason, Peoria and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 26 min |
| Jan 29, 4:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence | 35 min |
| Jan 29, 4:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Lawrence, Richland | 31 min |
| Jan 29, 4:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford | 25 min |
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.