Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2012, 8:07 PM CDT for 6 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 53 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
- Jun 16, 2012, 8:07 PM CDT (01:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cass County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Logan County, IL, Mason County, IL, Menard County, IL, Tazewell County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 8:31 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | Tremont, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 1606 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1612 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
198
WUUS53 KILX 170107
SVRILX
ILC017-057-107-125-129-179-170200-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0076.120617T0107Z-120617T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
807 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
MASON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN MENARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT.
* AT 806 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM IPAVA TO VIRGINIA...AND MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAVANA...MASON CITY...LINCOLN...CHANDLERVILLE...BATH...KILBOURNE...
PETERSBURG...EASTON...GREENVIEW...MANITO...MIDDLETOWN...GREEN
VALLEY...SAN JOSE...SOUTH PEKIN...DELAVAN...EMDEN...HARTSBURG...
TREMONT...HOPEDALE AND ARMINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 4063 8937 4012 8926 3995 9017 4016 9021
4018 9020 4019 9021 4035 9024
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 249DEG 36KT 4032 9026 3996 9017
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
BAK2 follow-up statements
028 WWUS53 KILX 170146 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 846 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ILC017-057-170156- /O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-120617T0200Z/ CASS IL-FULTON IL- 846 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FULTON AND NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4003 8983 4046 8991 4063 8937 4012 8926 TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 249DEG 36KT 4046 8978 4010 8969 $$ ILC107-125-129-179-170200- /O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-120617T0200Z/ LOGAN IL-MASON IL-MENARD IL-TAZEWELL IL- 846 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TAZEWELL... NORTHEASTERN MENARD...EASTERN MASON AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT... AT 843 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MANITO TO GREENVIEW...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MASON CITY...LINCOLN...MIDDLETOWN...GREEN VALLEY...SOUTH PEKIN... SAN JOSE...DELAVAN...EMDEN...HARTSBURG...TREMONT...HOPEDALE... ARMINGTON...MACKINAW...NEW HOLLAND...DILLON AND LAWNDALE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 4003 8983 4046 8991 4063 8937 4012 8926 TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 249DEG 36KT 4046 8978 4010 8969 WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN $$ BAK
335 WWUS53 KILX 170200 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 900 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ILC107-125-129-179-170210- /O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-120617T0200Z/ LOGAN IL-MASON IL-MENARD IL-TAZEWELL IL- 900 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TAZEWELL...NORTHEASTERN MENARD...EASTERN MASON AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. LAT...LON 4003 8983 4046 8991 4063 8937 4012 8926 TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 249DEG 36KT 4051 8961 4015 8952 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 66 min |
| Jun 16, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox, Peoria, Stark | 18 min |
| Jun 16, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 40 min |
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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.