Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2012, 1:33 PM CDT for Coles County, Moultrie County, Illinois. It was in force for 42 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
- Mar 23, 2012, 1:33 PM CDT (18:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2012, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Coles County, IL, Moultrie County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 11:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 808 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
292
WUUS53 KILX 231833
SVRILX
ILC029-139-231915-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0018.120323T1833Z-120323T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
133 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 215 PM CDT.
* AT 130 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR LAKE MATTOON...ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MATTOON...MOVING
NORTH AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MATTOON...COOKS MILL...HUMBOLDT...PARADISE...GAYS AND COLES.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 181 AND 201.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3937 8839 3937 8847 3945 8847 3945 8852
3965 8850 3965 8824 3965 8822
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 192DEG 20KT 3941 8845
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.75IN
$$
GEELHART4 follow-up statements
082 WWUS53 KILX 231842 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 142 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ILC029-139-231915- /O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120323T1915Z/ MOULTRIE IL-COLES IL- 142 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN COLES AND SOUTHEASTERN MOULTRIE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CDT... AT 140 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MATTOON...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MATTOON...COOKS MILL...HUMBOLDT AND COLES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 193 AND 201. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3945 8834 3945 8852 3965 8850 3965 8822 TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 192DEG 20KT 3946 8844 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN $$ GEELHART
981 WWUS53 KILX 231854 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 154 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ILC139-231904- /O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120323T1915Z/ MOULTRIE IL- 154 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MOULTRIE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 7 PM. REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE SEVERE WEATHER. LAT...LON 3947 8833 3948 8846 3965 8845 3965 8822 TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 200DEG 25KT 3955 8836 $$ ILC029-231915- /O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120323T1915Z/ COLES IL- 154 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN COLES COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM CDT... AT 149 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF MATTOON...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COOKS MILL AND HUMBOLDT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 191 AND 201. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3947 8833 3948 8846 3965 8845 3965 8822 TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 200DEG 25KT 3955 8836 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ GEELHART
663 WWUS53 KILX 231902 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 202 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ILC029-231915- /O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120323T1915Z/ COLES IL- 202 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN COLES COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM CDT... AT 158 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COOKS MILL...OR 5 MILES NORTH OF MATTOON... MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HUMBOLDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3953 8833 3954 8844 3965 8845 3965 8826 TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 185DEG 27KT 3959 8837 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ GEELHART
474 WWUS53 KILX 231915 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 215 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ILC029-231925- /O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120323T1915Z/ COLES IL- 215 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN COLES COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM. LAT...LON 3953 8833 3954 8844 3965 8845 3965 8826 TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 185DEG 27KT 3959 8837 $$ GEELHART
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Shelby | 29 min |
| Mar 23, 2:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay | 27 min |
| Mar 23, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas | 35 min |
| Mar 23, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lawrence, Richland | 31 min |
| Mar 23, 2:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 30 min |
| Mar 23, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 37 min |
| Mar 23, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 22 min |
| Mar 23, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 46 min |
| Mar 23, 2:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay | 24 min |
| Mar 23, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Edgar | 34 min |
| Mar 23, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 17 min |
| Mar 23, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 38 min |
| Mar 23, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 25 min |
| Mar 23, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar | 31 min |
| Mar 23, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 26 min |
| Mar 23, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Marshall, Woodford | 34 min |
| Mar 23, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 29 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.