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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 12, 20107 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2010, 5:43 PM CDT for 7 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 62 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 12, 2010, 5:43 PM CDT (22:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2010, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clark County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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 12, 5:45 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGTeutopolis, ILPOWER LINE DOWN IN TOWN...SWOP REPORT.

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 2 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 12, 12:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 12, 1:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 129 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 12:00Z on 2010-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2783 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 12:00Z on 2010-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2783 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
549 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

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

784 
WUUS53 KILX 122243
SVRILX
ILC023-029-033-035-045-049-079-122345-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0072.100612T2243Z-100612T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
543 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHERN EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  EASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT.

* AT 540 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM COOKS MILL TO 6 MILES EAST OF NEOGA TO 6 MILES NORTH OF BIBLE
  GROVE...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MATTOON...TOLEDO...CHARLESTON...NEWTON...ROBINSON...MARSHALL...
  PARIS...COOKS MILL...WHEELER...LERNA...JANESVILLE...JEWETT...
  HUMBOLDT...BOGOTA...GREENUP...HIDALGO...HAZEL DELL...CASEY...RARDIN
  AND STE. MARIE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 174 AND 199.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 98 AND 154.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER 
HOUR...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.

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO 
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS 
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. 
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE 
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3892 8754 3892 8858 3926 8846 3961 8847
      3965 8753 3935 8754 3934 8759 3931 8762
      3926 8760 3925 8758 3921 8758 3914 8766
      3912 8766 3906 8758 3900 8758 3896 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 267DEG 44KT 3956 8842 3930 8830
          3896 8839
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN

$$

AUTEN
3 follow-up statements
671 
WWUS53 KILX 122307
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
607 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

ILC023-029-033-035-045-049-079-122345-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-100612T2345Z/
COLES IL-JASPER IL-CRAWFORD IL-EFFINGHAM IL-CUMBERLAND IL-CLARK IL-
EDGAR IL-
607 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
EDGAR...CLARK...EASTERN CUMBERLAND...SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM...
CRAWFORD...JASPER AND EASTERN COLES COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

AT 603 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ASHMORE TO CASEY TO BOGOTA...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NEWTON...MARSHALL...PARIS...ROBINSON...MARTINSVILLE...
  CLARKSVILLE...WILLOW HILL...STE. MARIE...ANNAPOLIS...OLIVER...
  OBLONG...EATON...WEST UNION...DENNISON...VERMILION...HUTSONVILLE...
  NEW HEBRON...PALESTINE...SAM PARR STATE PARK AND YALE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 107 AND 154.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...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.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3892 8754 3892 8853 3935 8821 3961 8826
      3965 8753 3935 8754 3934 8759 3931 8762
      3926 8760 3925 8758 3921 8758 3914 8766
      3912 8766 3906 8758 3900 8758 3896 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 267DEG 44KT 3958 8797 3931 8792
          3895 8825
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

AUTEN
748 
WWUS53 KILX 122324
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
624 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

ILC029-049-122333-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-100612T2345Z/
COLES IL-EFFINGHAM IL-
624 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM AND
EASTERN COLES COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3892 8754 3892 8832 3937 8798 3963 8790
      3965 8753 3935 8754 3934 8759 3931 8762
      3926 8760 3925 8758 3921 8758 3914 8766
      3912 8766 3906 8758 3900 8758 3896 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 267DEG 44KT 3959 8771 3932 8769
          3895 8809

$$

ILC023-033-035-045-079-122345-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-100612T2345Z/
JASPER IL-CRAWFORD IL-CUMBERLAND IL-CLARK IL-EDGAR IL-
624 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
EDGAR...CLARK...SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND...CRAWFORD AND JASPER
COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

AT 621 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM PARIS TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF MARSHALL TO NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MARSHALL...PARIS...ROBINSON...WILLOW HILL...OLIVER...ANNAPOLIS...
  STE. MARIE...DENNISON...VERMILION...OBLONG...WEST UNION...EATON...
  HUTSONVILLE...NEW HEBRON...PALESTINE...WEST YORK...STOY...YORK...
  TRIMBLE AND CRAWFORD COUNTY AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER 
HOUR...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.

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF 
THIS STORM. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY 
INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...INTENSE AND 
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING 
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH 
TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3892 8754 3892 8832 3937 8798 3963 8790
      3965 8753 3935 8754 3934 8759 3931 8762
      3926 8760 3925 8758 3921 8758 3914 8766
      3912 8766 3906 8758 3900 8758 3896 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 267DEG 44KT 3959 8771 3932 8769
          3895 8809
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN

$$

AUTEN
652 
WWUS53 KILX 122347
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
647 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

ILC023-033-035-045-079-122357-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-100612T2345Z/
JASPER IL-CRAWFORD IL-CUMBERLAND IL-CLARK IL-EDGAR IL-
647 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN EDGAR...CLARK...
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND...CRAWFORD AND JASPER COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA AND WEAKENED.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 7 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3892 8754 3892 8832 3937 8798 3963 8790
      3965 8753 3935 8754 3934 8759 3931 8762
      3926 8760 3925 8758 3921 8758 3914 8766
      3912 8766 3906 8758 3900 8758 3896 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 267DEG 44KT 3958 8769 3931 8767
          3894 8808

$$

AUTEN

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 12, 4:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 4:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
412 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 412 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

COMPLEX SITUATION EVOLVED OVER THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON. MCS MOVED
OUT OF IOWA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...MOVING INTO JUICY UNCAPPED AIR
WITH CAPE VALUES OVER 3500 J/KG IN SOME AREAS. THUNDERSTORMS
RAPIDLY INCREASED AHEAD OF THE ORIGINAL LINE OF MCS STORMS AND THE
LINE CURRENTLY IS GENERALLY BETWEEN I-55 AND I-57. EARLIER HAD TO
ISSUE A HEAT ADVISORY FOR AREAS SOUTH OF I-70 AS WIDESPREAD VALUES
OVER 100F HAD DEVELOPED BY EARLY AFTERNOON. AREAS FURTHER NORTH IN
CENTRAL ILLINOIS DID GET NEAR 100F HEAT INDEX AT TIMES BEFORE THE
INCREASED CLOUDS ARRIVED.

THUNDERSTORM THREATS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS CONSTITUTE THE MAIN
FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR THIS PACKAGE...ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED HEAVY
RAIN POTENTIAL.

SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

18Z SURFACE CHART WAS COMPLICATED BY THE MCS...BUT THE MAIN COLD
FRONT GENERALLY EXTENDED FROM EASTERN MICHIGAN THROUGH CENTRAL
IOWA...THEN SOUTHWEST INTO KANSAS. GENERAL CONSENSUS AMONG THE
MODELS WOULD BE TO BRING IT INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS SOMETIME ON
SUNDAY...MOST LIKELY REACHING I-72 DURING THE EVENING.

MOST OF THE RAIN ACTIVITY ACROSS THE CWA TONIGHT SHOULD BE IN THE
EVENING. HOWEVER...MAY BEGIN TO SEE RENEWED MCS ACTIVITY MOVE IN
LATE. REDEVELOPMENT ON SUNDAY MAY HINGE ON WHERE ANY RESIDUAL
BOUNDARIES SET UP...AS WELL AS HOW WELL THE ATMOSPHERE CAN
DESTABILIZE WITH ANY CLOUD COVER AROUND. WENT WITH 50 PERCENT POPS
OVER MOST OF THE AREA SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

PASSAGE OF THE FRONT SHOULD SLOW DOWN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY...AS ANOTHER WAVE DEVELOPS SOUTHWEST OF HERE AND MOVES
NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES. WILL NEED TO KEEP THUNDER CHANCES
GOING MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS MORE MUDDLED
DURING THIS PERIOD...BUT IF ANY OCCURRED...THE SOUTHERN CWA WOULD
BE MORE LIKELY AS IT REMAINS SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY. LINGERING RAIN
SHOULD FINALLY END TUESDAY NIGHT...AS THE FRONT FULLY PUSHES
THROUGH THE CWA.

LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD AGAIN ACROSS THE REGION AFTER
MIDWEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 90 LIKELY AGAIN THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. NEXT SHORTWAVE IS SLATED TO ARRIVE SOMETIME ON
FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT IN THE SPEED OF
THIS...WITH THE ECMWF THE FASTER SOLUTION. CURRENTLY WILL ONLY GO
WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL SOME
AGREEMENT BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE.

GEELHART

&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED 1245 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

TIMING A STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE LINE OF CONVECTION ON
LEADING EDGE OF MCS OVER SW IA...NW MO AND MOVING INTO WESTERN IL
MOVING EAST TO PIA BY 20Z...I-55 AT BMI AND SPI BY 21Z...DEC BY
22Z AND CMI BY 23Z AND LAST 2-3 HOURS. HAVE IFR TO MFR VISIBILITIES
AND CEILINGS POSSIBLE WITH WSW WINDS 15 TO 20 KTS AND GUSTS OF 30
TO 40 KTS AND POTENTIALLY STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON WITH PASSAGE OF
DEVELOPING SQUALL LINE. QUIETER WX CONDITIONS EXPECTED AFTER
SUNSET TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. HAVE MVFR VISIBILITIES FROM
LIGHT FOG/HAZE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
SCATTERED CONVECTION TO DEVELOP AGAIN IN TROPICAL AIR MASS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AFTER 18Z/1 PM SUNDAY.

HUETTL

&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ILZ066>068-071>073.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 3:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
321 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

ILZ036-040-041-047-049-050-131200-
CASS-FULTON-MASON-MORGAN-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-
321 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS
TONIGHT...WITH SOME OF THE STORMS BEING SEVERE AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN
CONCERN...ALONG WITH LOCALLY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT
INTENSE LIGHTNING.

THE ILLINOIS RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD FROM HAVANA
DOWNSTREAM...FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SIMILAR THREAT FOR SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
WILL EXIST FROM SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS ON
SUNDAY MAY ALSO BE SEVERE. HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE. THE SEVERE THREAT FOR MONDAY AND
TUESDAY IS MORE UNCERTAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS EVENING...AND MAY BE
NEEDED AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

ILZ027>031-037-038-042>046-048-051>057-061-131200-
CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-COLES-DE WITT-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-KNOX-LOGAN-MACON-
MARSHALL-MCLEAN-MENARD-MOULTRIE-PEORIA-PIATT-SANGAMON-SHELBY-
STARK-TAZEWELL-VERMILION-WOODFORD-
321 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER THE AREA
INTO THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT...ALONG
WITH LOCALLY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT INTENSE LIGHTNING.
SOME HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SIMILAR THREAT FOR SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
WILL EXIST FROM SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS ON
SUNDAY MAY ALSO BE SEVERE. HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE. THE SEVERE THREAT FOR MONDAY
AND TUESDAY IS MORE UNCERTAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED THIS EVENING...AND MAY BE
NEEDED AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

ILZ066>068-071>073-131200-
CLAY-CRAWFORD-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND-
321 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN.
HOWEVER...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE ALSO
LIKELY.

HEAT INDEX VALUES IN EXCESS OF 100 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED INTO
EARLY EVENING...BUT THESE WILL RAPIDLY FALL WHEN THE STORMS ARRIVE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SIMILAR THREAT FOR SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
WILL EXIST FROM SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS ON
SUNDAY MAY ALSO BE SEVERE. HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE. THE SEVERE THREAT FOR MONDAY
AND TUESDAY IS MORE UNCERTAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS EVENING...AND MAY BE NEEDED
AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

ILZ062-063-131200-
CLARK-CUMBERLAND-
321 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR AREAS ALONG I-70.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN.
HOWEVER...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE ALSO
LIKELY.

HEAT INDEX VALUES IN EXCESS OF 100 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED INTO
EARLY EVENING...BUT THESE WILL RAPIDLY FALL WHEN THE STORMS ARRIVE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SIMILAR THREAT FOR SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
WILL EXIST FROM SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS ON
SUNDAY MAY ALSO BE SEVERE. HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE. THE SEVERE THREAT FOR MONDAY
AND TUESDAY IS MORE UNCERTAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS EVENING...AND MAY BE NEEDED
AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

GEELHART

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:10 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
510 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

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

1255 PM     TSTM WND GST     ABINGDON                40.80N 90.40W
06/12/2010  E52.00 MPH       KNOX               IL   MESONET

            TIME ESTIMATED...SWOP REPORT

0150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KICKAPOO                40.80N 89.75W
06/12/2010                   PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2 FOOT TREE BLOWN DOWN...BROKE AT GROUND LEVEL...TIME
            ESTIMATED

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHILLICOTHE             40.92N 89.50W
06/12/2010                   PEORIA             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER LINES AND BRANCHES DOWN IN TOWN.

0200 PM     TSTM WND GST     CHILLICOTHE             40.92N 89.50W
06/12/2010  E50.00 MPH       PEORIA             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TIME ESTIMATED WIND GUST.

0202 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BARTONVILLE             40.64N 89.66W
06/12/2010                   PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            3 TO 4 FOOT TREE DOWN ON SMITHVILLE NEAR THE PEORIA
            AIRPORT

0202 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSW PEORIA            40.68N 89.65W
06/12/2010                   PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR PEORIA AIRPORT AND
            SIDING AND SHINGLES OFF SEVERAL HOUSES EAST OF AIRPORT.

0210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S METAMORA            40.78N 89.36W
06/12/2010                   WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER POLES DOWN AT 900E AND 1200N...TIME ESTIMATED

0220 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LINCOLN                 40.15N 89.37W
06/12/2010  M0.89 INCH       LOGAN              IL   MESONET

            RAINFALL IN THE PAST 20 MINUTES...COCORAHS REPORT

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LA ROSE                 40.98N 89.23W
06/12/2010                   MARSHALL           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN LA ROSE...TIME ESTIMATED AND
            RELAYED BY NWS LOT.

0225 PM     HEAVY RAIN       HOPEWELL                40.98N 89.46W
06/12/2010  M0.55 INCH       MARSHALL           IL   MESONET

            RAINFALL AMOUNT IN 15 MINUTES...SWOP REPORT.

0230 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 E LINCOLN             40.15N 89.35W
06/12/2010  M0.82 INCH       LOGAN              IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            RAINFALL SINCE 2 PM...30 MINUTES DURATION AT WEATHER
            SERVICE OFFICE.

0239 PM     HAIL             DECATUR                 39.85N 88.93W
06/12/2010  E1.00 INCH       MACON              IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            HAIL SIZE NEAR ROUTE 51 AND INTERSTATE 72.

0311 PM     TSTM WND GST     WINCHESTER              39.63N 90.46W
06/12/2010  E50.00 MPH       SCOTT              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED WIND GUST NEAR WINCHESTER.

0320 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SE LINCOLN            40.14N 89.35W
06/12/2010  M1.55 INCH       LOGAN              IL   MESONET

            RAINFALL IN 1 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES...COCORAHS

0330 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LINCOLN                 40.15N 89.37W
06/12/2010  M2.05 INCH       LOGAN              IL   MESONET

            RAINFALL IN 90 MINUTES...COCORAHS

0337 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 S LINCOLN             40.11N 89.37W
06/12/2010                   LOGAN              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            1 FOOT OF STANDING WATER OVER IL ROUTE 121...ROAD
            IMPASSABLE

0340 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SW TAYLORVILLE        39.50N 89.29W
06/12/2010  M0.52 INCH       CHRISTIAN          IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            RAIN FELL IN 20 MINUTES

0349 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 E LINCOLN             40.15N 89.29W
06/12/2010                   LOGAN              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            1 FOOT OF FLOWING WATER OVER ILLINOIS ROUTE 10 NEAR 1700
            E

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S NIANTIC             39.83N 89.17W
06/12/2010                   MACON              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2 MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED DUE TO STRONG WINDS.

0400 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LINCOLN                 40.15N 89.37W
06/12/2010  M2.15 INCH       LOGAN              IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            RAIN AMOUNT AT NWS OFFICE SINCE 2PM.

0400 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 W LINCOLN             40.15N 89.42W
06/12/2010                   LOGAN              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            1 FOOT OF STANDING WATER OVER IL ROUTE 10

0430 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SE LINCOLN            40.14N 89.35W
06/12/2010  M2.52 INCH       LOGAN              IL   MESONET

            TOTAL RAINFALL IN THE PAST 2.5 HOURS...COCORAHS REPORT.

0450 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NORMAL                  40.52N 89.00W
06/12/2010                   MCLEAN             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STREET FLOODING IN NORMAL AT THE CORNER OF MAPLE AND
            LINCOLN STREETS...AS WELL AS AT THE CORNER OF FELL AND
            WILLOW

0452 PM     FLOOD            NEW HOLLAND             40.18N 89.58W
06/12/2010                   LOGAN              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STANDING WATER ON RT 136 WEST OF I-55 AND RT 10 AT NEW
            HOLLAND

0455 PM     FLOOD            DECATUR                 39.85N 88.93W
06/12/2010                   MACON              IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SEVERAL CARS FLOODED ON I-72 AND RT 121

&&

TG
Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:13 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
513 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

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

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S NIANTIC             39.83N 89.17W
06/12/2010                   MACON              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CAMPER AND BARN DAMAGED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...SOME TREES
            DOWN AS WELL.

&&

TG
Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:14 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
514 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

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

1255 PM     TSTM WND GST     ABINGDON                40.80N 90.40W
06/12/2010  E52.00 MPH       KNOX               IL   MESONET

            TIME ESTIMATED...SWOP REPORT

0150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KICKAPOO                40.80N 89.75W
06/12/2010                   PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2 FOOT TREE BLOWN DOWN...BROKE AT GROUND LEVEL...TIME
            ESTIMATED

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHILLICOTHE             40.92N 89.50W
06/12/2010                   PEORIA             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER LINES AND BRANCHES DOWN IN TOWN.

0200 PM     TSTM WND GST     CHILLICOTHE             40.92N 89.50W
06/12/2010  E50.00 MPH       PEORIA             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TIME ESTIMATED WIND GUST.

0202 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BARTONVILLE             40.64N 89.66W
06/12/2010                   PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            3 TO 4 FOOT TREE DOWN ON SMITHVILLE NEAR THE PEORIA
            AIRPORT

0202 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSW PEORIA            40.68N 89.65W
06/12/2010                   PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR PEORIA AIRPORT AND
            SIDING AND SHINGLES OFF SEVERAL HOUSES EAST OF AIRPORT.

0210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S METAMORA            40.78N 89.36W
06/12/2010                   WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER POLES DOWN AT 900E AND 1200N...TIME ESTIMATED

0220 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LINCOLN                 40.15N 89.37W
06/12/2010  M0.89 INCH       LOGAN              IL   MESONET

            RAINFALL IN THE PAST 20 MINUTES...COCORAHS REPORT

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LA ROSE                 40.98N 89.23W
06/12/2010                   MARSHALL           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN LA ROSE...TIME ESTIMATED AND
            RELAYED BY NWS LOT.

0225 PM     HEAVY RAIN       HOPEWELL                40.98N 89.46W
06/12/2010  M0.55 INCH       MARSHALL           IL   MESONET

            RAINFALL AMOUNT IN 15 MINUTES...SWOP REPORT.

0230 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 E LINCOLN             40.15N 89.35W
06/12/2010  M0.82 INCH       LOGAN              IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            RAINFALL SINCE 2 PM...30 MINUTES DURATION AT WEATHER
            SERVICE OFFICE.

0239 PM     HAIL             DECATUR                 39.85N 88.93W
06/12/2010  E1.00 INCH       MACON              IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            HAIL SIZE NEAR ROUTE 51 AND INTERSTATE 72.

0311 PM     TSTM WND GST     WINCHESTER              39.63N 90.46W
06/12/2010  E50.00 MPH       SCOTT              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED WIND GUST NEAR WINCHESTER.

0320 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SE LINCOLN            40.14N 89.35W
06/12/2010  M1.55 INCH       LOGAN              IL   MESONET

            RAINFALL IN 1 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES...COCORAHS

0330 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LINCOLN                 40.15N 89.37W
06/12/2010  M2.05 INCH       LOGAN              IL   MESONET

            RAINFALL IN 90 MINUTES...COCORAHS

0337 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 S LINCOLN             40.11N 89.37W
06/12/2010                   LOGAN              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            1 FOOT OF STANDING WATER OVER IL ROUTE 121...ROAD
            IMPASSABLE

0340 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SW TAYLORVILLE        39.50N 89.29W
06/12/2010  M0.52 INCH       CHRISTIAN          IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            RAIN FELL IN 20 MINUTES

0349 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 E LINCOLN             40.15N 89.29W
06/12/2010                   LOGAN              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            1 FOOT OF FLOWING WATER OVER ILLINOIS ROUTE 10 NEAR 1700
            E

0400 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 W LINCOLN             40.15N 89.42W
06/12/2010                   LOGAN              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            1 FOOT OF STANDING WATER OVER IL ROUTE 10

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S NIANTIC             39.83N 89.17W
06/12/2010                   MACON              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CAMPER AND BARN DAMAGED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...SOME TREES
            DOWN AS WELL.

0400 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LINCOLN                 40.15N 89.37W
06/12/2010  M2.15 INCH       LOGAN              IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            RAIN AMOUNT AT NWS OFFICE SINCE 2PM.

0430 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SE LINCOLN            40.14N 89.35W
06/12/2010  M2.52 INCH       LOGAN              IL   MESONET

            TOTAL RAINFALL IN THE PAST 2.5 HOURS...COCORAHS REPORT.

0450 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NORMAL                  40.52N 89.00W
06/12/2010                   MCLEAN             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STREET FLOODING IN NORMAL AT THE CORNER OF MAPLE AND
            LINCOLN STREETS...AS WELL AS AT THE CORNER OF FELL AND
            WILLOW

0452 PM     FLOOD            NEW HOLLAND             40.18N 89.58W
06/12/2010                   LOGAN              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STANDING WATER ON RT 136 WEST OF I-55 AND RT 10 AT NEW
            HOLLAND

0455 PM     FLOOD            DECATUR                 39.85N 88.93W
06/12/2010                   MACON              IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SEVERAL CARS FLOODED ON I-72 AND RT 121

&&

TG
Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:27 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
527 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

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

0447 PM     HEAVY RAIN       HENRY                   41.11N 89.36W
06/12/2010  M0.75 INCH       MARSHALL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            RAINFALL AMOUNT IN PAST 20 MINUTES.

&&

TG
Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:29 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
529 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

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

0330 PM     HEAVY RAIN       VIRGINIA                39.95N 90.21W
06/12/2010  M0.97 INCH       CASS               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            RAINFALL FROM 245 TO 330

&&

DPK
Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:41 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
541 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

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

0512 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARIS                   39.62N 87.69W
06/12/2010                   EDGAR              IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

&&

DPK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 12:18 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryILXClay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland6 hr
Jun 12, 1:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Knox, Peoria, Stark64 min
Jun 12, 1:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXFulton, Knox4 hr
Jun 12, 2:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMarshall, Peoria, Stark40 min
Jun 12, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Fulton, Mason, Menard, Schuyler56 min
Jun 12, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMacon, Piatt32 min
Jun 12, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Shelby25 min
Jun 12, 3:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXDeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Mason, Menard and 2 more6 hr
Jun 12, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Logan, Macon45 min
Jun 12, 3:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXCass, Fulton, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Schuyler3 hr
Jun 12, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon47 min
Jun 12, 4:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChristian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Piatt, Sangamon6 hr
Jun 12, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Shelby63 min
Jun 12, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Clay, Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Moultrie and 1 more53 min
Jun 12, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXEdgar45 min
Jun 12, 5:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXChampaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion5 hr
Jun 12, 5:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXClark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Effingham and 1 more5 hr
Jun 12, 6:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClark, Coles, Douglas, Edgar5 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.