Alert archive / Illinois / Special Weather Statements in 2011
Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Apr 30, 2011, 10:44 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Illinois. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2011, 10:44 PM CDT (03:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2011, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
County Lawrence County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:47 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 1530 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 30, 9:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 9:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 3:01 PM CDT, 7 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 301 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-047-049-050-011115- CASS-FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-MASON-MORGAN-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-SCOTT- STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 301 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER SANGAMON RIVER BASIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ038-042-043-051>053-011115- CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-LOGAN-MACON-MCLEAN-SANGAMON- 301 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ048-011115- MENARD- 301 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ044>046-054>057-061-011115- CHAMPAIGN-COLES-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MOULTRIE-PIATT-SHELBY-VERMILION- 301 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE UPPER SANGAMON RIVER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ062-063-011115- CLARK-CUMBERLAND- 301 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE UPPER SANGAMON RIVER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ066>068-071>073-011115- CLAY-CRAWFORD-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 301 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR MANY LOCATIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS DUE TO RIVERS EXCEEDING FLOOD STAGE AND RESIDUAL STANDING WATER ON ROADS. THE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...BUT WATER ON ROADWAYS SHOULD RECEDE TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT BRINGING WITH IT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SEVERAL WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST TO OUR SOUTH BRINGING PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. ALTHOUGH THE CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE LOW...SOME HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. HJS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 10:44 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1044 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011
ILZ068-072-073-010430-
CRAWFORD-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND-
1044 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAWRENCE...SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD
AND SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...
AT 1038 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PARKERSBURG...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF
OLNEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLAREMONT...
SUMNER...
BRIDGEPORT...
LAWRENCEVILLE...
BIRDS...
RUSSELLVILLE...
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BERRYVILLE...HELENA...RED HILLS
STATE PARK...PETROLIA...PINKSTAFF AND LAWRENCEVILLE AIRPORT.
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 3857 8809 3859 8811 3890 8780 3890 8753
3886 8754 3885 8752 3882 8752 3879 8749
3874 8749 3868 8754 3866 8760 3857 8765
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 236DEG 40KT 3861 8799
GEELHARTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 3:00 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ILX | Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 47 hr |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Illinois, 2011Every special weather statement 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.