Alert archive / Illinois / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this winter storm warning at Dec 25, 2012, 3:41 AM CST for 6 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2012, 3:41 AM CST (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 12:19 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Richland County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 512 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
861 WWUS43 KILX 250941 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 341 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ILZ044-251045- /O.CAN.KILX.WS.A.0001.121226T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ PIATT- 341 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH THE APPROACHING STORM ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING OR ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ ILZ063-067-068-071>073-251700- /O.UPG.KILX.WS.A.0001.121226T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WS.W.0002.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ CLARK-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 341 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER 9 PM TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL... COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SNOWFALL RATES IN THE AXIS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ045-046-054>057-061-062-066-251700- /O.UPG.KILX.WS.A.0001.121226T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0007.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM 341 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL... COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST TOTALS SHOULD FALL CLOSER TO THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ HUETTL/BAK
2 follow-up statements
754 WWUS43 KILX 251644 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1044 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ILZ063-067-068-071>073-252130- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ CLARK-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1044 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE FROM 3 AM TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SNOWFALL RATES IN THE AXIS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ045-046-054>057-061-062-066-252130- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM 1044 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT IN AREAS AROUND SHELBYVILLE AND MATTOON...AND AFTER 3 AM AROUND CHAMPAIGN AND DANVILLE. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AM AND NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST TOTALS SHOULD FALL CLOSER TO THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ GEELHART
566 WWUS43 KILX 251819 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1219 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ILZ063-067-068-071>073-252300- /O.CAN.KILX.WS.W.0002.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.BZ.W.0002.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ CLARK-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1219 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL... COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE FROM 3 AM TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SNOWFALL RATES IN THE AXIS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COMMON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ056-057-062-066-252300- /O.UPG.KILX.WW.Y.0007.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.BZ.W.0002.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...EFFINGHAM 1219 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT IN AREAS AROUND SHELBYVILLE AND MATTOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL... COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AM AND NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST TOTALS SHOULD FALL CLOSER TO THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COMMON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ045-046-054-055-061-252300- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... SHELBYVILLE 1219 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER 3 AM AROUND CHAMPAIGN AND DANVILLE. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL... COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AM AND NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST TOTALS SHOULD FALL CLOSER TO THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AUTEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 25, 12:19 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | ILX | Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar and 4 more | 22 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Illinois, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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.