Alert archive / Illinois / Freeze Warnings in 2011
Freeze Warning 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this freeze warning at Oct 28, 2011, 2:50 PM CDT for 10 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Oct 29, 2011, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2011, 2:50 PM CDT (19:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2011, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
164 WWUS73 KILX 281950 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 250 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... .CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR AREAS OF FROST AGAIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AS TEMPERATURES SETTLE INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S BY DAWN SATURDAY. A WIDESPREAD FREEZE IS EXPECTED NORTH OF LINCOLN. ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-290400- /O.NEW.KILX.FZ.W.0002.111029T0900Z-111029T1400Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 250 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURE...EXPECT LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S BY DAWN SATURDAY... WITH SOME SPOTS IN LOW LYING RURAL AREAS DIPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING COULD KILL PLANTS LEFT OUTSIDE OR NOT COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-290400- /O.NEW.KILX.FR.Y.0006.111029T0900Z-111029T1400Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 250 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURE...EXPECT LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 30S BY DAWN SATURDAY... WITH SOME SPOTS IN LOW LYING RURAL AREAS NORTH OF I-70 DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST WILL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AND SHELTERED AREAS AS WELL AS VALLEYS. PLANTS...CROPS AND VEGETATION SUSCEPTIBLE TO FROST DAMAGE COULD SUFFER IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ 07
3 follow-up statements
332 WWUS73 KILX 290420 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1120 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... .CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR AREAS OF FROST AGAIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AS TEMPERATURES SETTLE INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S BY DAWN SATURDAY. A WIDESPREAD FREEZE IS EXPECTED NORTH OF LINCOLN. ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-291000- /O.CON.KILX.FZ.W.0002.111029T0900Z-111029T1400Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 1120 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURE...EXPECT LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S BY DAWN SATURDAY... WITH SOME SPOTS IN LOW LYING RURAL AREAS DIPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING COULD KILL PLANTS LEFT OUTSIDE OR NOT COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-291000- /O.CON.KILX.FR.Y.0006.111029T0900Z-111029T1400Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 1120 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURE...EXPECT LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 30S BY DAWN SATURDAY... WITH SOME SPOTS IN LOW LYING RURAL AREAS NORTH OF I-70 DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST WILL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AND SHELTERED AREAS AS WELL AS VALLEYS. PLANTS...CROPS AND VEGETATION SUSCEPTIBLE TO FROST DAMAGE COULD SUFFER IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ SHIMON
650 WWUS73 KILX 290752 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 252 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS EARLY THIS MORNING... .CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR AREAS OF FROST ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS EARLY THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES SETTLE INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S. A WIDESPREAD FREEZE IS EXPECTED NORTH OF LINCOLN. ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-291400- /O.CON.KILX.FZ.W.0002.111029T0900Z-111029T1400Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 252 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...EXPECT LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S BY DAWN...WITH SOME SPOTS IN LOW LYING RURAL AREAS DIPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING COULD KILL PLANTS LEFT OUTSIDE OR NOT COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-291400- /O.CON.KILX.FR.Y.0006.111029T0900Z-111029T1400Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 252 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...EXPECT LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 30S BY DAWN. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING. PLANTS...CROPS...AND VEGETATION SUSCEPTIBLE TO FROST DAMAGE COULD SUFFER IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ BARNES
296 WWUS73 KILX 291405 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 905 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-291515- /O.EXP.KILX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111029T1400Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 905 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE FREEZE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT WITH TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE FREEZING INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S BY 9 AM. $$ ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-291515- /O.EXP.KILX.FR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111029T1400Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 905 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S BY 9 AM. $$ 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2:50 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 19 more | 18 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Illinois, 2011Every freeze warning in 2011
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.