Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2012, 3:26 PM CDT for Clark County, Edgar County, Illinois. It was in force for 34 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2012, 3:26 PM CDT (20:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2012, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Clark County, IL, Edgar County, IL
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 3:45 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Paris, IL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 103 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.
161 WUUS53 KILX 232026 SVRILX ILC023-045-232100- /O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0024.120323T2026Z-120323T2100Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 326 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHERN EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 400 PM CDT. * AT 321 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLARKSVILLE...OR 6 MILES WEST OF MARSHALL... AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PARIS...OLIVER...BELL RIDGE AND EDGAR COUNTY AIRPORT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 138 AND 146. LAT...LON 3937 8769 3938 8793 3971 8783 3971 8752 TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 197DEG 27KT 3945 8778 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ GEELHART
3 follow-up statements
637 WWUS53 KILX 232039 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 339 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ILC023-232049- /O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120323T2100Z/ CLARK IL- 339 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM. LAT...LON 3950 8763 3952 8789 3971 8783 3971 8752 TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 208DEG 28KT 3956 8768 $$ ILC045-232100- /O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120323T2100Z/ EDGAR IL- 339 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN EDGAR COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 335 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OLIVER...OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF PARIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PARIS...VERMILION AND EDGAR COUNTY AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. && LAT...LON 3950 8763 3952 8789 3971 8783 3971 8752 TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 208DEG 28KT 3956 8768 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ GEELHART
139 WWUS53 KILX 232048 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 348 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ILC045-232100- /O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120323T2100Z/ EDGAR IL- 348 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EDGAR COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 345 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PARIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL IN PARIS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... EDGAR COUNTY AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN. && LAT...LON 3954 8761 3960 8781 3971 8783 3971 8752 TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 208DEG 28KT 3962 8764 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ GEELHART
099 WWUS53 KILX 232058 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 358 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ILC045-232108- /O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120323T2100Z/ EDGAR IL- 358 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL EDGAR COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST EDGAR COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM. LAT...LON 3954 8761 3960 8781 3971 8783 3971 8752 TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 208DEG 28KT 3969 8759 $$ 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, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Moultrie | 42 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, 3:28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.