Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 2012, 11:38 AM CDT for McLean County, Woodford County, Illinois. It was in force for 67 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
- Aug 16, 2012, 11:38 AM CDT (16:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2012, 12:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties McLean County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 817 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
749
WUUS53 KILX 161638
SVRILX
ILC113-203-161745-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0096.120816T1638Z-120816T1745Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1138 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT.
* AT 1136 AM 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 FLANAGAN TO EL PASO TO SECOR...
AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRIDLEY...LEXINGTON...CHENOA...KAPPA...LAKE BLOOMINGTON AND WESTON.
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 4092 8892 4076 8892 4076 8859 4076 8858
4063 8857 4062 8860 4067 8922 4077 8905
4093 8904 4093 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1638Z 265DEG 36KT 4089 8892 4078 8892
4069 8911
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
GOETSCH3 follow-up statements
223
WWUS53 KILX 161700
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1200 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
ILC113-203-161745-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-120816T1745Z/
MCLEAN IL-WOODFORD IL-
1200 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
WOODFORD AND NORTH CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT...
AT 1155 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FAIRBURY TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CHENOA TO HUDSON...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
IN ADDITION...OTHER SEVERE SEVERE WERE LOCATED NEAR PANOLA...MOVING TO
THE EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEXINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 4092 8892 4076 8892 4076 8859 4076 8858
4063 8857 4062 8860 4067 8922 4077 8905
4093 8904 4093 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 275DEG 50KT 4075 8850 4068 8859
4063 8889
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
GOETSCH070
WWUS53 KILX 161721
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1221 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
ILC113-203-161745-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-120816T1745Z/
MCLEAN IL-WOODFORD IL-
1221 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL
WOODFORD AND NORTH CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT...
AT 1218 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED AN
ADDITIONAL 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 SECOR TO EL PASO...MOVING EAST AT
45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRIDLEY...CHENOA...LEXINGTON...KAPPA...LAKE BLOOMINGTON AND WESTON.
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 4086 8904 4087 8892 4076 8892 4076 8858
4063 8857 4062 8860 4067 8922 4077 8905
TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 283DEG 38KT 4072 8908 4075 8897
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
GOETSCH121
WWUS53 KILX 161736
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1236 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
ILC113-203-161746-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-120816T1745Z/
MCLEAN IL-WOODFORD IL-
1236 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WOODFORD AND
NORTH CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 PM CDT...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY.
LAT...LON 4086 8904 4087 8892 4076 8892 4076 8858
4063 8857 4062 8860 4067 8922 4077 8905
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 283DEG 38KT 4068 8888 4071 8877
$$
GOETSCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 8:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 9:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 56 min |
| Aug 16, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell | 42 min |
| Aug 16, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 54 min |
| Aug 16, 2:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 50 min |
| Aug 16, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie and 2 more | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Edgar, Vermilion | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Moultrie, Shelby | 37 min |
| Aug 16, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Shelby | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cumberland, Jasper | 17 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.