Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 2012, 11:49 AM CDT for McLean County, Tazewell County, Woodford County, Illinois. It was in force for 56 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, 11:49 AM CDT (16:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2012, 12:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties McLean County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 45 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 161649
SVRILX
ILC113-179-203-161745-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0097.120816T1649Z-120816T1745Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1149 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EAST CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTH CENTRAL WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT.
* AT 1145 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 CARLOCK TO MACKINAW...AND
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLOOMINGTON...CARLOCK...DANVERS...HUDSON...STANFORD...TOWANDA...
NORMAL...LEXINGTON...COOKSVILLE...COLFAX...DOWNS...LE ROY...
SAYBROOK...LAKE BLOOMINGTON...SHIRLEY...PLEASANT HILL...BLOOMINGTON
AIRPORT...HOLDER...ANCHOR AND ELLSWORTH.
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 8857 4062 8856 4063 8846 4043 8845
4028 8846 4048 8949 4069 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1649Z 284DEG 34KT 4064 8906 4051 8935
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
GOETSCH2 follow-up statements
876
WWUS53 KILX 161711
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1211 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
ILC113-179-203-161745-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-120816T1745Z/
MCLEAN IL-TAZEWELL IL-WOODFORD IL-
1211 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
WOODFORD...EAST CENTRAL TAZEWELL AND MCLEAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM
CDT...
AT 1208 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM COLFAX TO TREMONT...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...COLFAX...COOKSVILLE...STANFORD...DOWNS...
SAYBROOK...LE ROY...CROPSEY...ANCHOR...BLOOMINGTON AIRPORT...
SHIRLEY...HOLDER...ELLSWORTH...ARROWSMITH...MORAINE VIEW STATE PARK
AND BELLFLOWER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 4063 8857 4062 8856 4063 8846 4043 8845
4028 8846 4048 8949 4069 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1711Z 284DEG 34KT 4061 8860 4048 8941
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
GOETSCH848
WWUS53 KILX 161745
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1245 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
ILC113-179-203-161756-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-120816T1745Z/
MCLEAN IL-TAZEWELL IL-WOODFORD IL-
1245 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WOODFORD...EAST
CENTRAL TAZEWELL AND MCLEAN 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.
LAT...LON 4063 8857 4062 8856 4063 8846 4043 8845
4028 8846 4048 8949 4069 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1711Z 284DEG 34KT 4061 8860 4048 8941
$$
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, 11:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Woodford | 67 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.