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Areal Flood Advisory 2, NWS Lincoln, IL

April 9, 2011Christian County, Effingham County, Shelby County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this areal flood advisory at Apr 9, 2011, 7:01 AM CDT for Christian County, Effingham County, Shelby County, Illinois. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 9, 2011, 7:01 AM CDT (12:01 UTC)
Expired: Apr 9, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Christian County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Shelby County, IL

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood advisory went out at Apr 9, 6:48 AM CDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 6:48 AM CDT, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 6:05 AM CDT, 56 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 3:29 AM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
329 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

ILZ047-049-050-090930-
CASS-MORGAN-SCOTT-
329 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MORGAN...NORTHERN SCOTT
AND SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTIES UNTIL 430 AM CDT...

AT 328 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NAPLES...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WINCHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EXETER...
  BLUFFS...
  MEREDOSIA...
  CHAPIN...
  JACKSONVILLE...
  LITERBERRY...

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...OXVILLE...RIGGSTON...MERRITT...
LYNNVILLE...CONCORD AND SOUTH JACKSONVILLE.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION
CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

LAT...LON 3981 9060 3982 9058 3984 9058 3986 9058
      3988 9000 3966 8999 3963 9062 3967 9064
TIME...MOT...LOC 0830Z 258DEG 27KT 3972 9060

AUTEN

Local storm report, Apr 9, 5:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
505 AM CDT SAT APR 09 2011

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

0504 AM     HAIL             STONINGTON              39.64N 89.19W
04/09/2011  E0.88 INCH       CHRISTIAN          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND.

&&

AJ

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 5:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
505 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

ILZ052-053-061-091045-
CHRISTIAN-MACON-SHELBY-
505 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CHRISTIAN...NORTHERN
SHELBY AND SOUTHERN MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM CDT...

AT 504 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR STONINGTON...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF
TAYLORVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BLUE MOUND...
  MOWEAQUA...
  MACON...
  MOUNT ZION...

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION
CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

LAT...LON 3982 8876 3973 8882 3963 8882 3959 8920
      3972 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 1005Z 252DEG 24KT 3966 8914

AUTEN

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 5:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
526 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

ILZ053-054-061-091115-
MACON-MOULTRIE-SHELBY-
526 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MOULTRIE...NORTHERN SHELBY AND
SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 615 AM CDT...

AT 523 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF WESTERVELT...OR 11 MILES NORTH
OF SHELBYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BETHANY...
  SULLIVAN...
  LOVINGTON...
  ALLENVILLE...

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...KIRKSVILLE AND CADWELL.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION
CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

LAT...LON 3979 8848 3948 8847 3947 8887 3963 8896
TIME...MOT...LOC 1027Z 245DEG 29KT 3958 8884

AUTEN

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 5:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 9, 3:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Morgan, Scott	61 min
Apr 9, 3:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Morgan, Scott	40 min
Apr 9, 3:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Sangamon	66 min
Apr 9, 4:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Christian, Macon, Sangamon	3 hr
Apr 9, 5:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Macon	40 min
Apr 9, 5:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Moultrie	49 min
Apr 9, 5:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian	65 min
Apr 9, 5:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Effingham	50 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.