Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Lincoln, IL

000 
WWUS53 KILX 081717
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1217 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

ILC021-115-081745-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090308T1745Z/
CHRISTIAN-MACON-
1217 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN MACON AND NORTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES...

AT 1212 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
STONINGTON...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF TAYLORVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
  HARRISTOWN...
  BOODY...
  ELWIN...
  MACON...
  MOUNT ZION...
  HERVEY CITY...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 127 AND 139.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3958 8926 3972 8937 3994 8903 3975 8884
      3966 8903
TIME...MOT...LOC 1717Z 231DEG 58KT 3973 8918

$$

SHIMON

000 
WWUS53 KILX 081727
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1227 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

ILC021-115-081738-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090308T1745Z/
CHRISTIAN-MACON-
1228 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MACON AND
NORTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

AT 1227 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...
THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3958 8926 3972 8937 3994 8903 3975 8884
      3966 8903
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 231DEG 58KT 3984 8900

$$

SHIMON

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1007 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 955 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
INCOMING STORMS WILL KEEP THIS DISCUSSION RATHER SHORT. TEMPS
WARMING IN THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST QUICKLY AND HAVE UPDATED THE
GRIDS ACCORDINGLY. HAVE INCREASED THE WINDS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE
INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT OF THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW AND THE
MIXING DOWN POTENTIAL IN THE WARM SECTOR OF THE EAST AND
SOUTHEAST. ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY TO COVER THE MOST BLUSTERY
AREA ROUGHLY EAST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. ISSUING ANOTHER ROUND OF ZONES MOMENTARILY UPDATED FOR
HEADLINES.

HJS
&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED 700 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009...FOR THE 12Z TAFS

STRONG STORMS WILL HIGHLIGHT THE SHORT TERM...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
50 KTS. LIFR AND EVEN SOME VLIFR CIGS MAY ACCOMPANY SOME STORMS
THIS MORNING. IFR VIS WILL BE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIER STORMS...WITH
LIFR PSBL. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH PIA BY 11 AM...SPI
TO BMI BY 1 PM... AND CMI AND DEC BY 3 PM.

THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS WILL INCREASE...WITH GUSTS IN
THE 20-30KT RANGE. CIGS WILL CLIMB BEHIND THE FRONT LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME FOG FORMATION MAY DEVELOP BY
MONDAY MORNING.

SHIMON
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 145 AM CST SUN MAR 8 2009

FRONTAL BOUNDARY MEANDERING ACROSS THE AREA AGAIN OVERNIGHT...WITH
1 AM POSITION ROUGHLY ALONG I-72. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
BEEN NUMEROUS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE CWA...AND CONTINUE
TO STREAM NORTHEAST OVER THE SAME AREAS OUT OF NORTHERN MISSOURI.
88D RADAR WIND PROFILE FROM LINCOLN AND ST LOUIS SHOWING 40-55
KNOT LOW LEVEL JET INCREASING SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY. MAIN SURFACE
LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOUNDARY WAS ANALYZED IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

PASSAGE OF STORM SYSTEM TODAY...WITH ASSOCIATED SEVERE WEATHER AND
HEAVY RAIN THREATS...IS THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR TODAYS FORECAST.
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT ALSO
A CONCERN.

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

MUCH OF THE MORNING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ELEVATED AND
NORTH OF THE FRONT...WHICH WILL LIFT NORTH AGAIN THIS MORNING.
MODELS DIFFERING IN THE SPEED OF THIS LOW PASSAGE -- RANGING FROM
A LOCATION NEAR MACOMB TO JUST EAST OF LASALLE AT 18Z -- WITH THE
GFS BEING THE FASTER OF THE MODELS. WENT WITH A BLEND OF THE NAM
AND THE GFS WITH THE SPEED...RESULTING IN THE TRAILING COLD FRONT
ENTERING THE WESTERN CWA AROUND MIDDAY AND BEING OUT OF THE STATE
BY AROUND 5 PM. WHILE SOME OF THE EARLY MORNING STORMS MAY PRODUCE
LARGE HAIL...A SHORT WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY IS EXPECTED LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT AS WELL...DESPITE CAPES BEING ONLY ABOUT 500 J/KG.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH
THE STORMS DURING THIS PERIOD. MUCH OF THE CWA FROM I-55 EASTWARD
WILL BE IN THE WARM SECTOR LONG ENOUGH TO GET TEMPERATURES INTO
THE MID TO UPPER 60S BEFORE THE FRONT ARRIVES...ESPECIALLY
CONSIDERING LOWER 60S ALREADY EXIST SOUTH OF A TAYLORVILLE TO
PARIS LINE.

HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXPECTED TO DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY OVERNIGHT...BEFORE PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO SURGE
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE AREA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. THINK THE GFS
IS BRINGING IN THE RAIN TOO FAST AND AM SIDING TOWARD THE NAM
DURING THIS TIME...KEEPING MONDAY FORECAST DRY AND SPREADING THE
RAIN IN DURING THE EVENING. GFS ALSO SEEMS TO BE SUFFERING FROM
SOME CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK AND AM ONLY GOING WITH ABOUT HALF OF ITS
RAIN TOTALS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

LOW PRESSURE EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF KANSAS ON TUESDAY.
ALL MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT WITH TRACK OF LOW REACHING
WESTERN WISCONSIN BY TUESDAY EVENING...WITH THE NAM JUST A BIT
SLOWER WITH THE ATTENDANT COLD FRONT SWINGING THROUGH THE CWA.
WITH NEARLY ALL OF THE CWA SPENDING SIGNIFICANT TIME IN THE WARM
SECTOR...SIDED MORE WITH THE WARMER MOS GUIDANCE IN MOST AREAS.

AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST INTO CANADA...IT IS EXPECTED TO
SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHEN...RESULTING IN RATHER BREEZY CONDITIONS
CONTINUING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

NO CHANGES MADE TO LATTER PART OF FORECAST. MAIN STORM TRACKS
EXPECTED TO BE ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN
UNITED STATES...WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN BETWEEN. TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED TO BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL DURING THIS TIME.

GEELHART

&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ILZ029>031-037-038-
041>046-048-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ILZ027>031-
036>038.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
948 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

ILZ027-028-036-091200-
FULTON-KNOX-STARK-
948 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM TODAY...

A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF PEORIA AND BLOOMINGTON THIS
MORNING...THEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST ACROSS THE
STATE LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. MOST OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS IS IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS...MAINLY SOUTHEAST
OF A LINE FROM MACOMB TO PEORIA TO PONTIAC. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL
BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3 PM. AN
ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING MAY DEVELOP TODAY AS WELL. TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS WEEKEND MAY REACH 2 INCHES. THE RAIN
FALLING ON PARTIALLY FROZEN GROUND WILL PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF
AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM PASSES BY TO THE NORTHWEST
OF ILLINOIS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 2 PM TODAY.

ILZ029>031-037-038-091200-
MARSHALL-MCLEAN-PEORIA-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD-
948 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM TODAY...

A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF PEORIA AND BLOOMINGTON THIS
MORNING...THEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST ACROSS THE
STATE LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. A SLIGHT RISK FOR
SEVERE STORMS HAS BEEN DEFINED FOR AREAS NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD
TO CHAMPAIGN...AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM MACOMB TO PEORIA TO
PONTIAC. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS...BETWEEN 10 AM AND 3 PM. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.

STRONG SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING.

HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING MAY DEVELOP TODAY AS WELL. TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS WEEKEND MAY REACH 2 INCHES. THE RAIN
FALLING ON PARTIALLY FROZEN GROUND WILL PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF
AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM PASSES BY TO THE NORTHWEST
OF ILLINOIS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 2 PM TODAY.

ILZ041-091200-
MASON-
948 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF PEORIA AND BLOOMINGTON THIS
MORNING...THEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST ACROSS THE
STATE LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. A SLIGHT RISK FOR
SEVERE STORMS HAS BEEN DEFINED FOR AREAS NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD
TO CHAMPAIGN...AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM MACOMB TO PEORIA TO
PONTIAC. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS...BETWEEN 10 AM AND 3 PM. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.

STRONG SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM PASSES BY TO THE NORTHWEST
OF ILLINOIS.

FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND HAVANA AND POINTS DOWNSTREAM FOR THE NEXT
WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3 PM TODAY.

ILZ040-047-049-050-091200-
CASS-MORGAN-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-
948 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF PEORIA AND BLOOMINGTON THIS
MORNING...THEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST ACROSS THE
STATE LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. A SLIGHT RISK FOR
SEVERE STORMS HAS BEEN DEFINED FOR AREAS NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD
TO CHAMPAIGN...AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM MACOMB TO PEORIA TO
PONTIAC. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS...BETWEEN 10 AM AND 3 PM. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM PASSES BY TO THE NORTHWEST
OF ILLINOIS.

FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND HAVANA AND POINTS DOWNSTREAM FOR THE NEXT
WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3 PM TODAY.

ILZ042-043-048-091200-
DE WITT-LOGAN-MENARD-
948 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF PEORIA AND BLOOMINGTON EARLY THIS
MORNING...THEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST ACROSS THE
STATE LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. A SLIGHT RISK FOR
SEVERE STORMS HAS BEEN DEFINED FOR AREAS NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD
TO CHAMPAIGN...AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM MACOMB TO PEORIA TO
PONTIAC. A MODERATE RISK AREA HAS BEEN DEFINED FOR AREAS SOUTHEAST
OF SPRINGFIELD TO CHAMPAIGN. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS...BETWEEN 10 AM AND 3 PM. AN ISOLATED TORNADO
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

STRONG SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM PASSES BY TO THE NORTHWEST
OF ILLINOIS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 10 AM AND 3 PM TODAY.

ILZ044>046-051>057-061-062-066-067-071>073-091200-
CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-CLAY-COLES-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-
JASPER-LAWRENCE-MACON-MOULTRIE-PIATT-RICHLAND-SANGAMON-SHELBY-
VERMILION-
948 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HAS BEEN UPGRADED
TO A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS AROUND MID DAY AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST
ACROSS THE STATE LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE MAIN
HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4
PM. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

STRONG SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM PASSES BY TO THE NORTHWEST
OF ILLINOIS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM TODAY.

ILZ063-068-091200-
CLARK-CRAWFORD-
948 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HAS BEEN UPGRADED
TO A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS AROUND MID DAY AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST
ACROSS THE STATE LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE MAIN
HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...BETWEEN 11 AM AND
5 PM. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

STRONG SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM PASSES BY TO THE NORTHWEST
OF ILLINOIS.

THE WABASH RIVER FROM TERRE HAUTE THROUGH HUTSONVILLE IS EXPECTED
TO GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 5 PM TODAY.

SHIMON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
700 AM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

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

0648 AM     HAIL             4 SW PEORIA             40.70N 89.66W
03/08/2009  E1.00 INCH       PEORIA             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BRIEF QUARTER SIZED HAIL WITH ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 55
            TO 60 MPH BY TRAINED SPOTTER.

&&

BOUSLEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
733 AM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

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

0728 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W BENSON              40.85N 89.14W
03/08/2009                   WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT OF POWER LINES DOWN SOUTH OF INTERSECTION OF ROUTE
            116 AND ROUTE 117 NEAR BENSON.

&&

BOUSLEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
735 AM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

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

0728 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W BENSON              40.85N 89.14W
03/08/2009                   WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ADDITIONAL REPORT OF POWER LINE POLES DOWN JUST SOUTH OF
            THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 116 AND ROUTE 117.

&&

BOUSLEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1150 AM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

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

1141 AM     TORNADO          1 N LOAMI               39.69N 89.85W
03/08/2009                   SANGAMON           IL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            PUBLIC REPORT OF A TORNADO AT INTERSECTION OF LOAMI ROAD
            AND MASON ROAD VERIFIED BY NEW BERLIN FIRE DEPARTMENT.

&&

BOUSLEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1151 AM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

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

1147 AM     TORNADO          CURRAN                  39.74N 89.77W
03/08/2009                   SANGAMON           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TORNADO REPORTED NEAR CURRAN BY SHERIFFS OFFICE RELAYED
            BY DISTRICT 9.

&&

BOUSLEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1157 AM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

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

1148 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW JEROME             39.76N 89.69W
03/08/2009                   SANGAMON           IL   MESONET

            ESTIMATED 70 MPH WIND CAUSING A 5 FOOT SECTION OF A BRICK
            WALL APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET THICK TO BE TOPPLED AT AN
            APARTMENT COMPLEX.

&&

BOUSLEY