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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 19, 20094 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2009, 10:18 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 57 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2009, 10:18 PM CDT (03:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2009, 11:15 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Clay County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Richland County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:18 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 19, 10:35 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 W Ingaham, IL1 POWER POLE DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 17 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 132 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 2009-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 440 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2009-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 305 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
440 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-144 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1136 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
305 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
327 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
8.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KILX 200318
SVRILX
ILC025-049-079-159-200415-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0110.090620T0318Z-090620T0415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1018 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
  NORTHERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT.

* AT 1018 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF IOLA...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTH OF EFFINGHAM...AND WAS
  MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BIBLE GROVE...
  SAILOR SPRINGS...
  DIETERICH...
  INGAHAM...
  WHEELER...
  BOGOTA...
  NEWTON...
  WEST LIBERTY...

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THIS WARNING INCLUDE...CLAREMONT...DUNDAS...
HIDALGO...OLNEY...STE. MARIE AND WILLOW HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3914 8837 3918 8796 3870 8795 3879 8864
      3895 8865
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 265DEG 31KT 3890 8856

$$

GOETSCH
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KILX 200333
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1033 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

ILC025-049-079-159-200415-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-090620T0415Z/
RICHLAND IL-CLAY IL-JASPER IL-EFFINGHAM IL-
1033 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM...JASPER...NORTHEASTERN CLAY AND NORTHERN
RICHLAND COUNTIES...

AT 1032 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR NEWTON LAKE...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
BOGOTA...WAKEFIELD...NEWTON...SAM PARR STATE PARK...WEST LIBERTY...
DUNDAS...STE. MARIE...WILLOW HILL AND HUNT CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 8842 3898 8843 3915 8825 3918 8796
      3870 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 265DEG 37KT 3892 8835

$$

GOETSCH
000 
WWUS53 KILX 200352
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1052 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

ILC025-049-200402-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-090620T0415Z/
CLAY IL-EFFINGHAM IL-
1052 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM AND
NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3879 8821 3897 8826 3912 8796 3891 8795
      3888 8796 3886 8795 3876 8796
TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 265DEG 37KT 3888 8809

$$

ILC079-159-200415-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-090620T0415Z/
RICHLAND IL-JASPER IL-
1052 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JASPER AND NORTHERN RICHLAND COUNTIES...

AT 1051 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR WEST LIBERTY...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT
45 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...STE.
MARIE AND WILLOW HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3879 8821 3897 8826 3912 8796 3891 8795
      3888 8796 3886 8795 3876 8796
TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 265DEG 37KT 3888 8809

$$

GOETSCH
000 
WWUS53 KILX 200409
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1109 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

ILC079-159-200416-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-090620T0415Z/
RICHLAND IL-JASPER IL-
1109 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN JASPER AND NORTHERN
RICHLAND COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1115 PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.

IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS 
MOVING OVER THE AREA. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE 
STORMS. 

LAT...LON 3879 8821 3897 8826 3912 8796 3891 8795
      3888 8796 3886 8795 3876 8796
TIME...MOT...LOC 0406Z 265DEG 37KT 3889 8790

$$

GOETSCH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 19, 8:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 8:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
859 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 859 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

STORMS REMAIN VERY ACTIVE WELL AHEAD OF THE SYNOPTIC SURFACE COLD
FRONT...WHICH IS EXTENDING FROM SW TO NE ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER
VALLEY. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IN SOUTHEAST IL WILL CONTINUE TO
TAP RELATIVELY UNDISTURBED AIR WITH THE HIGHEST REMAINING
INSTABILITY IN OUR CWA. THE NEXT LINE OF STORMS EXTENDING FROM
SPRINGFIELD TO BLOOMINGTON ARE STRONG AS WELL...BUT ARE DRAWING IN
AIR THAT IS WELL WORKED OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS STORMS AND COLD
POOLS. ADDITIONAL DOWNBURST WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF
THE MORE INTENSE UPDRAFTS. ONE STRONGER STORM APPEARS HEADED FOR
PIATT...S CHAMPAIGN...S VERMILION... WITH ANOTHER STRONG CELL IN
N SANGAMON HEADED FOR DECATUR AND CHARLESTON/MATTOON.

WILL KEEP LIKELY POPS THROUGH MIDNIGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ONGOING
STORMS. WILL KEEP HIGH CHANCE IN THE SE THE REST OF THE NIGHT AS
THE SYNOPTIC COLD FRONT REACHES OUR SE COUNTIES TOWARD 12Z.

SOME CLEARING IN THE NW CWA BY MORNING MAY ALLOW FOR LIGHT
FOG...BUT WILL NOT HIT THAT TOO HARD WITH THE UPDATE. TEMPS APPEAR
ON TRACK.

UPDATED GRIDS AND ZONES WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY. ANOTHER UPDATE
WILL COME OUT WHEN THE WATCH EXPIRES AT 10 PM...IF ANOTHER IS NOT
ISSUED.

SHIMON
&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED 629 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

FOCUS ON TAF FORECASTS IS PRIMARILY THE FIRST FEW HOURS. SQUALL
LINE EXTENDING FROM KBMI TO NEAR KBLV AT THE START OF THE TAF
PERIOD...AND WILL AFFECT KCMI INITIALLY. SECOND WEAKER LINE
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST AND WILL CROSS THE TAF SITES OVER THE
FIRST FEW HOURS OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS GUSTING TO 35-40
KNOTS WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE STORMS. VFR CONDITIONS LARGELY
EXPECTED AFTER 06Z...EXCEPT FOR SOME MINOR VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS
TO AROUND 5 MILES AT TIMES THROUGH SUNRISE.

GEELHART
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 300 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...
WILL KEEP THE HEAT INDEX GOING AS IS UNTIL 7 PM AS HEAT INDEX VALUES
ARE HOVERING AROUND THE 100 DEGREE MARK AND WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW
MORE HOURS.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON AS
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 70S HAVE
RESULTED IN ERODING THE CAPPING INVERSION CENTERED AT ABOUT 850 MB.
RESIDUAL BOUNDARIES FROM STORMS THIS MORNING HAVE BECOME ILL-DEFINED
AS OF LATE...HOWEVER SATELLITE IMAGERY STILL SHOWS AN ARC OF DEEPER
CUMULUS/CBS FROM GALESBURG TO SPRINGFIELD TO PARIS. THESE STORMS
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE DOWNBURST WINDS AND POSSIBLY HAIL
THIS EVENING.

THE MORE CONCENTRATED SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL BE LATER THIS EVENING
AND TOWARD 06Z AS A WELL-DEFINED SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH EASTERN
KANSAS/NEBRASKA PUSHES TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. UPSCALE GROWTH
IN THE STORMS BETWEEN DES MOINES AND KANSAS CITY IS LIKELY WITH THE
MAIN SEVERE WEATHER MODE LIKELY BEING A BOW ECHO WITH DAMAGING
WINDS. LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE
AS WELL.

BY 06Z...THE MAIN COLD FRONT SHOULD BE JUST MOVING INTO GALESBURG...
HOWEVER THE THUNDERSTORM CLUSTER BY THEN SHOULD BE RACING INTO
INDIANA. SOME SECONDARY DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN WITH THE
MAIN FRONT...SO WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS GOING AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE
NORTHWEST HALF. SOME LINGERING STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
SOUTHEAST SATURDAY MORNING.

THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL OUT JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA...AND
MODELS INDICATE THAT THE BOUNDARY WILL RETREAT NORTHWARD SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. WILL INCLUDE SOME SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR THAT
TIMEFRAME...THEN THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD IN AND REDUCE POPS BELOW
MENTIONABLE VALUES.

LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
UPPER RIDGE WILL BE ANCHORED OVER THE ARKLATEX REGION INTO THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...WITH THE MAIN JET EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES INTO CANADA NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES. HOT AND HUMID
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SURFACE FEATURES.
MOISTURE WILL BE RICH BUT MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE VERY
WARM WHICH WILL PROVIDE AN EXTENSIVE CAP OVER MUCH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. ISOLATED CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT
ANYWHERE...BUT THE LOW CHANCE/LOW AERIAL COVERAGE PRECLUDES ANY
MENTION THIS FAR IN ADVANCE.

BY FRIDAY...THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE IN LOOSE AGREEMENT THAT AN UPPER
TROUGH WILL TOP THE RIDGE AND MOVE ACROSS CANADA AND EXTEND
SOUTHWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES. WILL PUT IN SOME SLIGHT CHANCE POPS
OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA IN THE VICINITY OF
THE ACCOMPANYING SURFACE FRONT.

04

&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 3:10 PM CDT, 7 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
310 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

ILZ027-036-040-041-047-048-201200-
CASS-FULTON-KNOX-MASON-MENARD-SCHUYLER-
310 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A SQUALL LINE
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS FROM THE WEST THIS
EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE GREATEST THREAT. SOME LARGE
HAIL...ISOLATED TORNADOES...HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SOME MINOR RENEWED RISES WILL OCCUR ON THE ILLINOIS RIVER...AND
THE RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE
SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS WILL BE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

ILZ028>031-037-038-042>046-201200-
CHAMPAIGN-DE WITT-LOGAN-MARSHALL-MCLEAN-PEORIA-PIATT-STARK-
TAZEWELL-VERMILION-WOODFORD-
310 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A SQUALL LINE
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS FROM THE WEST THIS
EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE GREATEST THREAT. SOME LARGE
HAIL...ISOLATED TORNADOES...HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

ILZ049>053-201200-
CHRISTIAN-MACON-MORGAN-SANGAMON-SCOTT-
310 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WEST
CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A SQUALL LINE
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS FROM THE WEST THIS
EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE GREATEST THREAT. SOME LARGE
HAIL...ISOLATED TORNADOES...HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE NEAR 100 DEGREES INTO EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE ILLINOIS RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD FROM HAVANA AND DOWNSTREAM
THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

ILZ054>057-061-201200-
COLES-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MOULTRIE-SHELBY-
310 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A SQUALL LINE
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS FROM THE WEST THIS
EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE GREATEST THREAT. SOME LARGE
HAIL...ISOLATED TORNADOES...HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE NEAR 100 DEGREES THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING.

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-201200-
CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND-
310 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A SQUALL LINE IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS LATER THIS EVENING. DAMAGING
WINDS WILL BE THE GREATEST THREAT. SOME LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN
AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE NEAR 100 DEGREES INTO EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC AND CLIMATE
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LINCOLN. THIS ADDRESS IS ALL IN LOWER CASE.

GEELHART

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 19, 8:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
819 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0609 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE INDIANOLA          39.90N 87.70W
06/19/2009                   VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WHOLE BARN DESTROYED, TREES UPROOTED.

&&

AEJ
Local storm report, Jun 19, 8:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
830 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOWEAQUA                39.63N 89.02W
06/19/2009                   SHELBY             IL   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            MULTIPLE TREE LIMBS DOWN BLOCKING SOME ROADS. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

&&

AEJ
Local storm report, Jun 19, 8:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
843 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 PM     HEAVY RAIN       DANVILLE                40.53N 89.17W
06/19/2009  M2.08 INCH       MCLEAN             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STORM TOTAL.

&&

AEJ
Local storm report, Jun 19, 9:30 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
930 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N CISCO               40.03N 88.72W
06/19/2009                   PIATT              IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            2 MACHINE SHEDS DEMOLISHED

&&

AEJ
Local storm report, Jun 19, 9:33 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
933 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1008 AM     HAIL             PEORIA                  40.74N 89.61W
06/19/2009  E1.00 INCH       PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED BY PEORIA CITY EMA

1013 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N PEORIA              40.76N 89.61W
06/19/2009                   PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0256 PM     HAIL             4 SW PEORIA             40.70N 89.66W
06/19/2009  E1.75 INCH       PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            AT PEORIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. REPORTED BY PEORIA CITY
            EMA

0258 PM     HAIL             BELLEVUE                40.69N 89.67W
06/19/2009  E2.00 INCH       PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FROM PEORIA CITY EMA

0258 PM     TSTM WND GST     BELLEVUE                40.69N 89.67W
06/19/2009  E70.00 MPH       PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED BY PEORIA CITY EMA

0301 PM     HAIL             PEORIA                  40.74N 89.61W
06/19/2009  M0.88 INCH       PEORIA             IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0305 PM     HAIL             WASHINGTON              40.70N 89.44W
06/19/2009  M0.25 INCH       TAZEWELL           IL   MESONET

            SWOP REPORT.

0307 PM     HAIL             PEORIA                  40.74N 89.61W
06/19/2009  M1.00 INCH       PEORIA             IL   NWS EMPLOYEE

0308 PM     HEAVY RAIN       PEORIA                  40.74N 89.61W
06/19/2009  E1.00 INCH       PEORIA             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 1.00 INCH OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES AT NORTHWOODS
            MALL.

0309 PM     HAIL             2 SW TREMONT            40.51N 89.52W
06/19/2009  M0.88 INCH       TAZEWELL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0312 PM     HAIL             TREMONT                 40.53N 89.49W
06/19/2009  M1.00 INCH       TAZEWELL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0320 PM     HAIL             2 N GERMANTOWN HILLS    40.80N 89.47W
06/19/2009  M0.25 INCH       WOODFORD           IL   MESONET

            SWOP REPORT.

0332 PM     HAIL             CLINTON                 40.15N 88.96W
06/19/2009  E0.25 INCH       DE WITT            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0337 PM     HAIL             CLINTON                 40.15N 88.96W
06/19/2009  M0.88 INCH       DE WITT            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0338 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N METAMORA            40.84N 89.36W
06/19/2009                   WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            3 MILES NORTH OF METAMORA ON MORRIS ROAD A 9 INCH
            DIAMETER TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD.

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHILLICOTHE             40.92N 89.50W
06/19/2009                   PEORIA             IL   MESONET

            BIG BRANCHES DOWN WITH ESTIMATED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40
            MPH. REPORTED BY HENRY SWOP.

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLINTON                 40.15N 88.96W
06/19/2009                   DE WITT            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PORTION OF MOTEL ROOF BLOWN OFF, 10 INCH TREE SNAPPED,
            POWER POLE BROKEN.

0410 PM     HAIL             FARMER CITY             40.24N 88.64W
06/19/2009  M1.00 INCH       DE WITT            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0421 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW MANSFIELD          40.19N 88.54W
06/19/2009                   PIATT              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN WITH DAMAGE TO A HOME.

0438 PM     HAIL             MAHOMET                 40.19N 88.40W
06/19/2009  M1.00 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0439 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RIGGSTON                39.68N 90.43W
06/19/2009                   SCOTT              IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0444 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E GALESVILLE          40.16N 88.52W
06/19/2009                   PIATT              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            10 TO 12 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHAMPAIGN               40.11N 88.26W
06/19/2009                   CHAMPAIGN          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT OF SIX STRUCTURES WITH ROOF DAMAGE. MULTIPLE TREES
            AND POWER LINES DOWN IN CITY.

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ABINGDON                40.80N 90.40W
06/19/2009                   KNOX               IL   MESONET

            LARGE LIMBS DOWN.

0452 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 WNW DELONG            40.83N 90.37W
06/19/2009  E70.00 MPH       KNOX               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0452 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N CHAMPAIGN           40.15N 88.27W
06/19/2009                   CHAMPAIGN          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULT TREES DOWN ON NORTH SIDE OF CHAMPAIGN.

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GALESBURG               40.95N 90.38W
06/19/2009                   KNOX               IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN GALESBURG AND KNOXVILLE AT MILE POST 50
            WITH TREES ACROSS THE INTERSTATE.

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEWISTOWN               40.40N 90.16W
06/19/2009                   FULTON             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SMALL TREES DOWN, POWER LINES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES IN
            CITY. PEA SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED.

0508 PM     HAIL             PHILO                   40.00N 88.16W
06/19/2009  M0.25 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0508 PM     HAIL             3 N CHAMPAIGN           40.16N 88.26W
06/19/2009  E0.75 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            1/2 TO 3/4 INCH HAIL.

0509 PM     TSTM WND GST     ELMORE                  40.97N 89.97W
06/19/2009  E70.00 MPH       PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     IPAVA                   40.35N 90.32W
06/19/2009                   FULTON             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GRAIN BIN BLOWN INTO CITY LIMITS

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FARMINGTON              40.72N 90.01W
06/19/2009                   FULTON             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GARAGE BLOWN OFF FOUNDATION DIME SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED.
            CORRECTED TO REMOVE GRAIN BIN.

0515 PM     HAIL             BLOOMINGTON             40.48N 88.97W
06/19/2009  M0.75 INCH       MCLEAN             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MARIETTA                40.50N 90.39W
06/19/2009                   FULTON             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PEORIA                  40.74N 89.61W
06/19/2009                   PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED OFF HALF WAY UP TREE NEAR
            FOREST HILL AND SHERIDAN ROAD.

0530 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 NW SPRINGFIELD        39.80N 89.67W
06/19/2009  E60.00 MPH       SANGAMON           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED JUST EAST OF CAPITAL AIRPORT

0533 PM     HAIL             FRANKLIN                39.62N 90.05W
06/19/2009  E0.88 INCH       MORGAN             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SPRINGFIELD             39.78N 89.64W
06/19/2009                   SANGAMON           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES IN SPRINGFIELD

0545 PM     HAIL             3 S OAKWOOD             40.07N 87.78W
06/19/2009  M0.88 INCH       VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0550 PM     TORNADO          3 SE FAIRMOUNT          40.02N 87.79W
06/19/2009                   VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN, LASTING 30 SECONDS.

0606 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     WESTVILLE               40.04N 87.64W
06/19/2009                   VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            VISIBLEFROM VERMILION COUNTY EOC

0609 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE INDIANOLA          39.90N 87.70W
06/19/2009                   VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WHOLE BARN DESTROYED, TREES UPROOTED.

0609 PM     TORNADO          WESTVILLE               40.04N 87.64W
06/19/2009                   VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED 1/2 MILE WEST OF WESTVILLE

0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N WESTVILLE           40.07N 87.64W
06/19/2009                   VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY. POWER
            OUTAGE REPORTED AT EOC.

0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N WESTVILLE           40.07N 87.64W
06/19/2009                   VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. POWER
            OUTAGE REPORTED AT EOC.

0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CATLIN                  40.07N 87.71W
06/19/2009                   VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            40 TRAIN CARS BLOWN OVER

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OAKWOOD                 40.11N 87.78W
06/19/2009                   VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE BLOWN ONTO PROPANE TANK, GAS IS LEAKING.

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S DANVILLE            40.07N 87.62W
06/19/2009                   VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HOUSE DAMAGE FROM FALLEN TREE, NUMEROUS POWER LINES AND
            TREES DOWN.

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N CISCO               40.03N 88.72W
06/19/2009                   PIATT              IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            2 MACHINE SHEDS DEMOLISHED

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOWEAQUA                39.63N 89.02W
06/19/2009                   SHELBY             IL   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            MULTIPLE TREE LIMBS DOWN BLOCKING SOME ROADS. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

0657 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GALESVILLE              40.16N 88.56W
06/19/2009                   PIATT              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            10 TO 12 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0705 PM     HEAVY RAIN       TAYLORVILLE             39.52N 89.26W
06/19/2009  M1.04 INCH       CHRISTIAN          IL   MESONET

            RAINFALL IN 1 HOUR. SWOP.

0712 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S TUSCOLA             39.75N 88.28W
06/19/2009                   DOUGLAS            IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN BETWEEN TUSCOLA AND ARCOLA.

0715 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 N MATTOON             39.49N 88.37W
06/19/2009                   COLES              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0716 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OGDEN                   40.12N 87.96W
06/19/2009  M1.52 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   MESONET

            STORM TOTAL. SWOP.

0725 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NW CHARLESTON         39.49N 88.19W
06/19/2009  E60.00 MPH       COLES              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0735 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 S DANVILLE            40.07N 87.62W
06/19/2009  M1.50 INCH       VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            RAINFALL IN THE LAST HOUR.

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SIDELL                  39.91N 87.82W
06/19/2009                   VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

0745 PM     LIGHTNING        CATLIN                  40.07N 87.71W
06/19/2009                   VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, AND CAUGHT ON FIRE.

0810 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 N HORD                38.90N 88.52W
06/19/2009  E65.00 MPH       CLAY               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0830 PM     HEAVY RAIN       DANVILLE                40.14N 87.62W
06/19/2009  M2.08 INCH       VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STORM TOTAL. CORRECTED COUNTY.

&&

AEJ
Local storm report, Jun 19, 9:56 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
956 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OAKWOOD                 40.11N 87.78W
06/19/2009                   VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED IN SOUTH OAKWOOD. 2 CAR
            GARAGE DESTROYED 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF OAKWOOD. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

&&

AEJ

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXVermilion43 min
Jun 19, 7:18 PM CDTTornado WarningILXDouglas24 min
Jun 19, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Coles, Douglas, Edgar40 min
Jun 19, 7:39 PM CDTTornado WarningILXEdgar17 min
Jun 19, 7:58 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClay, Effingham, Jasper47 min
Jun 19, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Edgar20 min
Jun 19, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCrawford, Jasper30 min
Jun 19, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCrawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland45 min
Jun 19, 11:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXClark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper and 3 more5 hr
Jun 20, 12:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXCrawford, Lawrence, Richland62 min
Jun 20, 12:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper4 hr
Jun 20, 12:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland54 min
Jun 20, 1:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXLawrence59 min
Jun 20, 9:33 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXLawrence6 days
Jun 20, 12:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXClay, Richland6 days
Jun 20, 6:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXClay, Effingham65 min

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