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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 10, 2011Douglas County, Macon County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Jun 10, 2011, 9:16 PM CDT for Douglas County, Macon County, Illinois. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 10, 2011, 9:16 PM CDT (02:16 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2011, 10:15 PM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL

Counties Douglas County, IL, Macon County, IL

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 10, 8:47 PM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 8:47 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 3:22 PM CDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 10, 8:31 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 10, 8:38 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
838 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

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

0655 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W BROOKLYN            40.23N 90.84W
06/10/2011                   SCHUYLER           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE LARGE TREE UPROOTED AND SEVERAL PINE TREES SNAPPED
            OFF

&&

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Special weather statement, Jun 10, 8:38 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
838 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

ILZ036-040-110245-
FULTON-SCHUYLER-
838 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SCHUYLER AND SOUTHWESTERN FULTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

AT 836 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLAYTON...OR 18 MILES WEST OF RUSHVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BROOKLYN...
  RUSHVILLE...
  LITTLETON...
  VERMONT...

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...HUNTSVILLE...CAMDEN...RAY AND
TABLE GROVE.

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 4027 9088 4029 9083 4028 9046 4038 9045
      4040 9035 4011 9039 4002 9063 4005 9068
      4007 9068 4008 9071 4010 9071 4010 9089
      4011 9092 4023 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 231DEG 25KT 4007 9088

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Local storm report, Jun 10, 9:04 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 10, 9:14 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
914 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

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

0135 PM     HAIL             MASON                   38.95N 88.63W
06/10/2011  M0.75 INCH       EFFINGHAM          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0257 PM     HAIL             2 E BIRDS               38.84N 87.63W
06/10/2011  M0.88 INCH       LAWRENCE           IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            PEA TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL

0330 PM     HAIL             1 N EDGEWOOD            38.94N 88.66W
06/10/2011  E0.75 INCH       EFFINGHAM          IL   MESONET

0332 PM     HAIL             EDGEWOOD                38.92N 88.66W
06/10/2011  E0.88 INCH       EFFINGHAM          IL   PUBLIC

            NICKEL-SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND

0440 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N OSKALOOSA           38.76N 88.65W
06/10/2011                   CLAY               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROADS FLOODED

0440 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 S IOLA                38.81N 88.63W
06/10/2011                   CLAY               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND FIELDS FLOODED

0623 PM     HAIL             WINCHESTER              39.63N 90.46W
06/10/2011  M1.25 INCH       SCOTT              IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            HAIL HAPPENED WITH WINDS UP TO 55 MILES PER HOUR

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WINCHESTER              39.63N 90.46W
06/10/2011                   SCOTT              IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            TREES AND LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN AND NINE LARGE POWER
            POLES SNAPPED...NO POWER IN WINCHESTER

0642 PM     HAIL             1 W LYNNVILLE           39.69N 90.37W
06/10/2011  M1.00 INCH       MORGAN             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0655 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W BROOKLYN            40.23N 90.84W
06/10/2011                   SCHUYLER           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE LARGE TREE UPROOTED AND SEVERAL PINE TREES SNAPPED
            OFF

0659 PM     HAIL             4 W BROOKLYN            40.23N 90.84W
06/10/2011  E1.75 INCH       SCHUYLER           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0813 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PETERSBURG              40.01N 89.85W
06/10/2011                   MENARD             IL   MESONET

            20-FOOT ORNAMENTAL TREE SNAPPED 3 FEET ABOVE
            GROUND...LARGE MAPLE TREE LOST A 4-INCH DIAMATER BRANCH
            OVER ROUTE 97

0815 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N PETERSBURG          40.03N 89.85W
06/10/2011  M0.86 INCH       MENARD             IL   COCORAHS

            RAIN RECEIVED IN 20 MINUTES

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Special weather statement, Jun 10, 9:16 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
916 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

ILZ044-045-053>056-110315-
CHAMPAIGN-COLES-DOUGLAS-MACON-MOULTRIE-PIATT-
916 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DOUGLAS...NORTHEASTERN COLES...
NORTHERN MOULTRIE...SOUTHEASTERN MACON...SOUTHERN CHAMPAIGN AND
SOUTHERN PIATT COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT...

AT 913 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MOUNT ZION...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
DECATUR...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CERRO GORDO...
  LOVINGTON...
  HAMMOND...
  BEMENT...
  ARTHUR...
  ATWOOD...

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...HERVEY CITY...DECATUR AIRPORT...
OAKLEY...LAKE CITY...LA PLACE AND GARRETT.

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 4011 8804 3965 8798 3966 8897 3985 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 256DEG 32KT 3977 8883

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 10, 7:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Cass, Fulton, Mason, Schuyler	45 min
Jun 10, 7:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Cass, Fulton, Mason, Morgan, Schuyler, Scott	6 hr
Jun 10, 8:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Schuyler	67 min
Jun 10, 9:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Champaign	66 min
Jun 10, 9:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Macon, Moultrie, Piatt	4 hr
Jun 10, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion	48 min
Jun 10, 10:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Schuyler	67 min
Jun 10, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland	52 min
Jun 11, 12:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Clay, Effingham	6 hr
Jun 11, 12:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland	68 min
Jun 11, 1:18 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Cumberland, Jasper, Richland	6 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.