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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2010, 3:36 PM CDT for Fulton County, Knox County, Illinois. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2010, 3:36 PM CDT (20:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2010, 4:02 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 12:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -560 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1673 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
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 18, 2:52 PM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 2:52 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 331 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 ILZ027>031-037-038-191100- KNOX-MARSHALL-MCLEAN-PEORIA-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 331 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS EVENING... AS A SQUALL LINE ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS. SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS...WITH LARGE HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE WILL BE A DAILY CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THIS BOUNDARY...WITH THE BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS COMING ALONG EITHER LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY. SUMMER LIKE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES DURING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY INTO EARLY EVENING... PRIMARILY BETWEEN NOW AND 7 PM. ILZ036-040-041-047-049-050-191100- CASS-FULTON-MASON-MORGAN-SCHUYLER-SCOTT- 331 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS EVENING... AS A SQUALL LINE ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS. WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS...WITH LARGE HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE. THE BEST SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES WILL BE A BIT FURTHER NORTH. FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER DOWNSTREAM FROM HAVANA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE WILL BE A DAILY CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THIS BOUNDARY...WITH THE BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS COMING ALONG EITHER LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY. SUMMER LIKE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES DURING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED INTO THIS EVENING...PRIMARILY BETWEEN NOW AND 7 PM. ILZ042-043-048-051>053-061-191100- CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-LOGAN-MACON-MENARD-SANGAMON-SHELBY- 331 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS EVENING... AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY BECOMES STATIONARY OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. WIND DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS...AS WELL AS VERY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE WILL BE A DAILY CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THIS BOUNDARY...WITH THE BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS COMING ALONG EITHER LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY. SUMMER LIKE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES DURING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED INTO THIS EVENING...PRIMARILY BETWEEN NOW AND 7 PM. ILZ044>046-054>057-191100- CHAMPAIGN-COLES-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MOULTRIE-PIATT-VERMILION- 331 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS EVENING... AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY BECOMES STATIONARY OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. WIND DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS...AS WELL AS VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE SANGAMON RIVER...ESPECIALLY NEAR MONTICELLO...MINOR FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE WILL BE A DAILY CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THIS BOUNDARY...WITH THE BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS COMING ALONG EITHER LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY. SUMMER LIKE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES DURING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED INTO THIS EVENING...PRIMARILY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM. ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-191100- CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 331 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. ANY RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS MOST LIKELY TO BE NORTH OF I-70. EXTENSIVE FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG MUCH OF THE WABASH RIVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MINOR FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LITTLE WABASH AND EMBARRAS RIVERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER ILLINOIS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...AS LONG AS THE FRONT REMAINS IN THE AREA. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER BEYOND SATURDAY IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. SUMMER LIKE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES DURING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. BAK
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 5:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Piatt | 64 min |
| Jun 18, 5:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Piatt | 37 min |
| Jun 18, 6:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Piatt | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 11:57 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ILX | Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox, Peoria, Stark | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 2:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Knox | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Marshall, Peoria | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 3:44 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ILX | Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Woodford | 44 min |
| Jun 18, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign | 59 min |
| Jun 18, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 66 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.