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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Jun 6, 2008, 7:46 AM CDT for 35 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2008, 7:46 AM CDT (12:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 5:47 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
All 35 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, Fulton County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Knox County, IL, Lawrence 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, Richland 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), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 751 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 991 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 387 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 407 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KILX 061246 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 746 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...WINDY DAY ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA WILL COMBINE WITH A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EASTERN TENNESSEE TO PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS COULD REACH 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-061700- /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0008.080606T1246Z-080606T2300Z/ 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-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 746 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH AT TIMES. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 40 MPH. 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. $$ CHURCHILL
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KILX 061614 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1114 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...WINDY DAY ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY... .UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC STATES TO PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS COULD REACH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS PEAKING FROM 40 TO 45 MPH. ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-062100- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080606T2300Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1114 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AT TIMES. WIND GUSTS WILL PEAK BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KH
000 WWUS73 KILX 062247 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 547 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 6 PM... ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-070000- /O.CAN.KILX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080606T2300Z/ 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-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 547 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 6 PM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN WILL ALLOW THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. WHILE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 10:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Logan | 24 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham, Moultrie, Shelby | 59 min |
| Jun 6, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Shelby | 42 min |
| Jun 6, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Edgar | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 4:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Shelby | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Jasper | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 21 min |
| Jun 6, 5:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper | 39 min |
| Jun 6, 5:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford, Jasper | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 6:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 29 min |
| Jun 6, 6:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford | 5 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.