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Wind Chill Advisory 8, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 20, 2008, 2:30 AM CST for 27 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 20, 2008, 3:07 PM CST. It was in force for 42 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2008, 2:30 AM CST (08:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2008, 3:07 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2008, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
All 27 counties
Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Coles County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Knox 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, 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), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:27 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 551 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KILX 200830 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 230 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BITTERLY COLD AIR HEADED FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS ILLINOIS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WITH WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO DANGEROUSLY COLD LEVELS. ILZ027>031-036>038-201300- /O.NEW.KILX.WC.Y.0008.081221T1200Z-081222T1200Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL 230 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ON SUNDAY WILL COMBINE WITH AIR TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. WHILE THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT...AIR TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO WILL KEEP THESE WIND CHILLS IN PLACE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ GEELHART
13 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KILX 201306 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 706 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BITTERLY COLD AIR HEADED FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS ILLINOIS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WITH WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO DANGEROUSLY COLD LEVELS. ILZ027>031-036>038-201815- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.081221T1200Z-081222T1200Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL 706 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ON SUNDAY WILL COMBINE WITH AIR TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. WHILE THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT...AIR TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO WILL KEEP THESE WIND CHILLS IN PLACE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ AUTEN
000 WWUS43 KILX 201735 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1135 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BITTERLY COLD AIR HEADED FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS ILLINOIS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WITH WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO DANGEROUSLY COLD LEVELS. ILZ027>031-036>038-202200- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.081221T1200Z-081222T1200Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL 1135 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ON SUNDAY WILL COMBINE WITH AIR TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. WHILE THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT...AIR TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO WILL KEEP THESE WIND CHILLS IN PLACE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ BARNES
000 WWUS43 KILX 202107 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 307 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BITTERLY COLD AIR HEADED FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS ILLINOIS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WITH WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO DANGEROUSLY COLD LEVELS. ILZ040>048-210300- /O.EXB.KILX.WC.Y.0008.081221T0900Z-081222T1500Z/ SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE 307 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ON SUNDAY WILL COMBINE WITH AIR TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. WHILE THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT...AIR TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO WILL KEEP THESE WIND CHILLS IN PLACE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ ILZ027>031-036>038-210300- /O.EXT.KILX.WC.Y.0008.081221T0900Z-081222T1500Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL 307 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ON SUNDAY WILL COMBINE WITH AIR TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. WHILE THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT...AIR TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO WILL KEEP THESE WIND CHILLS IN PLACE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ BARNES
000 WWUS43 KILX 210221 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 821 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BITTER COLD AIR HAS ARRIVED IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... ILZ027>031-036>038-040>048-210600- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.081221T0900Z-081222T1500Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE 821 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR WIND CHILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS NOW PASSING THROUGH THE MIDWEST...BRINGING A BITTERLY COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS INTO ILLINOIS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL COMBINE WITH THE PLUNGING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS. WIND CHILLS IN THE NEGATIVE TEENS ARE ALREADY COMMON OVER EASTERN IOWA...AND THIS AIRMASS WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL ILLINOIS AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF -15 TO -25 DEGREES TO LAST THROUGHOUT SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ CHURCHILL
000 WWUS43 KILX 210541 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1141 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>048-211000- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.081221T0900Z-081222T1500Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE 1141 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR WIND CHILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES FROM ZERO TO 5 ABOVE...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. LITTLE OR NO TEMPERATURE RISE IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AND THE WINDS WILL STAY STRONG...SO THE FRIGID WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ CHURCHILL
000 WWUS43 KILX 210856 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 256 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD AIR TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TONIGHT... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY. BECAUSE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN RATHER STRONG...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT. DANGEROUS READINGS OF 25 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER WILL BE NOTED AT TIMES...PRIMARILY IN AREAS NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF PEORIA. ILZ027-028-030-211300- /O.UPG.KILX.WC.Y.0008.081221T0900Z-081222T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WC.W.0001.081221T0900Z-081222T1500Z/ KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG 256 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY. WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO REACH ZERO...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FREQUENTLY BE COLDER THAN 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WILL KEEP THE WIND CHILLS AT SIMILAR READINGS TO TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ ILZ049>053-211300- /O.EXA.KILX.WC.Y.0008.081221T0900Z-081222T1500Z/ SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 256 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY. WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ ILZ029-031-036>038-040>048-211300- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.081221T0900Z-081222T1500Z/ PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE 256 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY. WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ GEELHART
000 WWUS43 KILX 211233 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 633 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD AIR TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TONIGHT... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY. BECAUSE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN RATHER STRONG...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT. DANGEROUS READINGS OF 25 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER WILL BE NOTED AT TIMES...PRIMARILY IN AREAS NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF PEORIA. ILZ027-028-030-211700- /O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG 633 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY. WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO REACH ZERO...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FREQUENTLY BE COLDER THAN 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WILL KEEP THE WIND CHILLS AT SIMILAR READINGS TO TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ ILZ054>057-061-211700- /O.EXA.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 633 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY. WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ ILZ029-031-036>038-040>053-211700- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 633 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY. WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. IN AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 136...ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ AUTEN
000 WWUS43 KILX 211629 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1029 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT...PRODUCING WIND CHILL VALUES WELL BELOW ZERO. DANGEROUS READINGS OF 25 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER WILL BE NOTED AT TIMES...PRIMARILY IN AREAS NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF PEORIA. ILZ027-028-030-212200- /O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG 1029 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY. WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO REACH ZERO...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FREQUENTLY BE COLDER THAN 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WILL KEEP THE WIND CHILLS AT SIMILAR READINGS TO TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ ILZ029-031-036>038-040>057-061-212200- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... SHELBYVILLE 1029 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY. WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. IN AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 136...ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ BARNES
000 WWUS43 KILX 212134 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 334 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS TONIGHT. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS ON THE ORDER OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH OF A GALESBURG TO HENRY LINE. ILZ027-028-030-220300- /O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG 334 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY BEGINNING TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. DESPITE THE SUBSIDING WINDS...ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ ILZ029-031-036>038-040>057-061-220300- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... SHELBYVILLE 334 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY BEGINNING TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. DESPITE THE SUBSIDING WINDS...ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. IN AREAS NORTH OF I-72...ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ BARNES
000 WWUS43 KILX 220252 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 852 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ILZ027-028-030-220700- /O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG 852 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR WIND CHILL REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO A RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WHEN COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ ILZ029-031-036>038-040>057-061-220700- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... SHELBYVILLE 852 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR WIND CHILL REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO A RANGE FROM 2 DEGREES ABOVE TO 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WHEN COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ CHURCHILL
000 WWUS43 KILX 220655 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1255 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ILZ027-028-030-221100- /O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG 1255 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO A RANGE OF 5 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WHEN COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ ILZ029-031-036>038-040>057-061-221100- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... SHELBYVILLE 1255 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO A RANGE OF 2 DEGREES ABOVE TO 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WHEN COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ AUTEN
000 WWUS43 KILX 221109 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 509 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ILZ027-028-030-221500- /O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG 509 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO A RANGE OF 5 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WHEN COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ ILZ029-031-036>038-040>057-061-221500- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... SHELBYVILLE 509 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO A RANGE OF 2 DEGREES ABOVE TO 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WHEN COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KILX 221500 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 900 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING AND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM... ILZ027-028-030-221600- /O.EXP.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG 900 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN 10 MPH THIS MORNING...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EASTWARD INTO THE AREA. AS A RESULT...WIND-CHILL VALUES HAVE WARMED ABOVE WARNING CRITERIA. DESPITE THE IMPROVING CONDITIONS...VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. $$ ILZ029-031-036>038-040>057-061-221600- /O.EXP.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/ PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... SHELBYVILLE 900 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN 10 MPH THIS MORNING...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EASTWARD INTO THE AREA. AS A RESULT...WIND-CHILL VALUES HAVE WARMED ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA. DESPITE THE IMPROVING CONDITIONS...VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. $$ BARNES
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 chill advisory went out at Dec 20, 2:22 AM CST, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 2:22 AM CST, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 222 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 220 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 LATEST SURFACE MAP SHOWED HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO THE CWA. HOWEVER...EXTENSIVE LOW CLOUDS WERE HELPING TO KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM DROPPING OFF QUICKLY. UPSTAIRS...140 KNOT JET FLOWING OVERHEAD AT THE 300 MB LEVEL. BITTERLY COLD AIRMASS FOUND ACROSS MONTANA AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...BEHIND INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH AND COLD FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS. MAIN FORECAST ISSUE IN THE SHORT TERM IS HOW THIS COLD AIR MASS WILL AFFECT OUR AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS NEAR OR ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS. IN THE LONGER TERM...PRECIPITATION CHANCES TUESDAY INTO CHRISTMAS EVE DAY ARE THE PRIMARY FOCUS. SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... HIGH PRESSURE TO GIVE WAY TO A STRONG COLD FRONT...MOVING IN FROM THE PLAINS LATER TODAY. CURRENTLY AM EXPECTING THE BULK OF THE ASSOCIATED SNOWFALL TO REMAIN JUST TO OUR NORTH...BUT HAVE 30-40 PERCENT POPS GOING ACROSS ROUGHLY THE NORTHERN THIRD OR SO OF THE CWA FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NOT EXPECTING MORE THAN A DUSTING IF THAT. MODELS IN AGREEMENT ABOUT PUSHING THE FRONT ITSELF ACROSS THE CWA BY LATE EVENING...AND INTENSIFYING THE PARENT LOW PRESSURE AS IT PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. WITH STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND IT...THE PRESSURE CONTRAST WILL RESULT IN BLUSTERY WEST WINDS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. THERE IS LESS AGREEMENT WITH HOW LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO GET...WITH GFS MOS KEEPING ITS WARMER BIAS GOING. UNDERCUT THE COLDER NAM MOS ACROSS THE NORTH BY A COUPLE DEGREES WHERE EXISTING SNOW/ICE COVER IS MORE SUBSTANTIAL...AND USED MORE OF A BLEND BETWEEN NAM/GFS MOS FURTHER SOUTH. THE RESULTING NUMBERS GIVE WIND CHILL READINGS COLDER THAN 15 BELOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA EVEN DURING THE DAY. ELECTED TO RAISE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT GENERALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 136. AREAS FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD I-72 WILL BE ON THE FENCE WITH THE CRITERIA OF 15 BELOW...AND WILL LEAVE THEM OUT AT THIS TIME. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY...AS CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... NEXT FOCUS IS ON STORM SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. EARLY NEXT WEEK. MAIN FRONTAL BOUNDARY PROGGED TO COME THROUGH ILLINOIS ON WEDNESDAY...BUT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SPREADING INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY. THERMAL PROFILES REMAIN TROUBLING REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER ROUND OF FREEZING RAIN/SNOW. AREAS NORTHWEST OF I-55 CURRENTLY LOOK TO BE MORE LIKELY TO SEE SNOW...WITH THE MIXTURE TO THE SOUTHEAST. HOWEVER...THIS IS STILL QUITE AWAYS OUT...AND CAN EASILY CHANGE BY THE TIME TUESDAY ROLLS AROUND. PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO CHRISTMAS EVE BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EVENING...WITH HIGH PRESSURE PROVIDING QUIET WEATHER FOR THE HOLIDAY. GEELHART && .AVIATION... ISSUED 1113 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...PROVIDING GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MOISTURE TRAPPED BELOW A LOW LEVEL INVERSION SHOULD KEEP CEILINGS LOCKED IN THE MVFR CATEGORY THROUGH THE 06Z TAF PERIOD...BUT A LITTLE VARIANCE IN HEIGHT IS LIKELY. AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT AT THE SURFACE. WHILE SOME LIGHT SNOW CAN NOT BE RULED OUT AROUND 00Z SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY AT KPIA AND KBMI...THE MOISTURE DEPTH IS RATHER SHALLOW AND PRECIPITATION COVERAGE SHOULD BE MINIMAL. SO...WILL LEAVE SNOW MENTION OUT OF THE TERMINALS AT THIS TIME. A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT WILL OCCUR DURING THE EVENING HOURS SATURDAY WITH FROPA...WITH WINDS BECOMING GUSTY OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST. BAK && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR ILZ027>031-036>038. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 3:14 PM CST, 11 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 314 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>053-201200- CASS-CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-FULTON-KNOX-LOGAN-MACON-MARSHALL- MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-PEORIA-PIATT-SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT- STARK-TAZEWELL-VERMILION-WOODFORD- 314 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WET AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL REFREEZE TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE 20S. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION...AS UNTREATED AND SECONDARY ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BRINGING LIGHT SNOWS TO THE REGION. GUSTY WINDS AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE 10 TO 20 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-201200- CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM- JASPER-LAWRENCE-MOULTRIE-RICHLAND-SHELBY- 314 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED SLICK SPOTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON AREA ROADS...AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BRINGING LIGHT SNOWS TO THE REGION. GUSTY WINDS AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE 10 TO 20 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. BARNES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 8:52 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 3 days |
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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.