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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Lincoln, IL

November 17, 201314 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this high wind warning at Nov 17, 2013, 2:50 AM CST for 14 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Nov 17, 2013, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. 54 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 17, 2013, 2:50 AM CST (08:50 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 17, 2013, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 17, 2013, 5:57 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL

Counties Champaign County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Logan County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Woodford County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 17, 10:25 AM CSTHAIL 0.882 S Princeville, IL
Nov 17, 10:45 AM CSTTSTM WND GST 70Peoria International Ai, IL
Nov 17, 10:52 AM CSTTORNADO 2Pekin, IL*** 10 INJ *** EF-2 TORNADO...PEAK WINDS 120 MPH...PATH LENGTH 2.5 MILES...WIDTH 100 YARDS. STARTED 1.25 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF PEKIN...ENDED AT 1054 AM...AT 2.25 NORTH-NORTHEAST OF PEKIN.
Nov 17, 10:55 AM CSTTORNADO3 N Pekin, ILBRIEF TOUCHDOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 29 AND 98. FROM TRAINED SPOTTER VIA EMERGENCY MANAGER.
Nov 17, 10:59 AM CSTTSTM WND GST 583 Sw Peoria, IL
Nov 17, 10:59 AM CSTTORNADO 4Washington, IL*** 1 FATAL, 122 INJ *** EF-4 TORNADO...PEAK WIND 190 MPH...PATH LENGTH 34.5 MILES...0.5 MILES WIDE...BEGAN 2.4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EAST PEORIA...ENDED 1.5 MILES NORTH OF MINONK AT 1134 AM.
Nov 17, 11:00 AM CSTTORNADOEast Peoria, ILHOMES DAMAGED AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Nov 17, 11:01 AM CSTTSTM WND GST 562 W Hopedale, ILIDOT STATION ON I-155 WEST OF HOPEDALE
Nov 17, 11:03 AM CSTTORNADO3 Wnw Morton, ILROOF DAMAGE TO WEEK-TV
Nov 17, 11:04 AM CSTTORNADO3 Nw Morton, ILAT INTERSECTION OF I-74 AND I-474
Nov 17, 11:05 AM CSTTORNADOWashington, ILNUMEROUS HOMES DAMAGED
Nov 17, 11:10 AM CSTTSTM WND DMGHenry, ILONE TREE UPROOTED AND TEN INCH DIAMETER PINE TREE SNAPPED OFF AND BLOWN AGAINST A HOUSE. DELAYED REPORT.
Nov 17, 11:10 AM CSTHAIL 11 W Metamora, IL
Nov 17, 11:11 AM CSTTORNADO4 S Metamora, ILLARGE TORNADO
Nov 17, 11:17 AM CSTTSTM WND DMGHartsburg, ILSEMI BLOWN OVER ON I-155. TIME ESTIMATED.
Nov 17, 11:25 AM CSTTORNADOBenson, IL300 FOOT COMMUNICATIONS TOWER BLOWN DOWN. WEST OF I-39. RELAYED BY NWS LOT.
Nov 17, 11:26 AM CSTHAIL 1Mclean, IL
Nov 17, 11:28 AM CSTTSTM WND GST 702 Nw Armington, IL
Nov 17, 11:28 AM CSTHAIL 12 Nw Armington, IL
Nov 17, 11:32 AM CSTTORNADO2 E Metamora, ILCELL TOWER DOWN
Nov 17, 11:35 AM CSTTSTM WND GST 643 W Galesburg, IL
Nov 17, 11:35 AM CSTTSTM WND GST 652 Ene Galesburg, ILIDOT STATION ON I-74 AT RAILROAD CROSSING SOUTH OF US-34 EXIT
Nov 17, 11:35 AM CSTTSTM WND GST 671 Ese Bloomington, ILAPRS MESONET
Nov 17, 11:35 AM CSTTORNADO1 Nw Minonk, ILPOWER LINES DOWN AND SIGNS DAMAGED AT I-39 EXIT 27.
Nov 17, 11:57 AM CSTTSTM WND DMGNormal, ILTREE DOWN ON NORTH SIDE OF NORMAL.
Nov 17, 11:57 AM CSTHAIL 2.75Normal, ILIN WEST NORMAL
Nov 17, 12:00 PM CSTHAIL 42 Sw Bloomington, ILMEASURED 3.75 INCH DIAMETER. LOCATED 1.5 MILES WEST OF INTERSECTION OF SIX POINTS ROAD AND OAKLAND AVE. REPORT RECEIVED VIA FACEBOOK.
Nov 17, 12:08 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 565 E Waynesville, ILAPRS MESONET
Nov 17, 12:13 PM CSTTSTM WND GST 58Bloomington Airport, IL
Nov 17, 12:15 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG1 Ene Bloomington Airpo, ILLARGE POWER LINES DOWN ALONG TOWANDA BARNES ROAD.
Nov 17, 12:28 PM CSTTSTM WND DMGSaybrook, ILSEVERAL TREES UPROOTED. NUMEROUS HOMES WITH SHINGLE DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED.
Nov 17, 12:31 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 591 W Havana, ILIDOT STATION US-136 AT LACY DITCH
Nov 17, 12:40 PM CSTTSTM WND GST 70Seymour, IL
Nov 17, 12:45 PM CSTTORNADO 3Gifford, IL*** 6 INJ *** EF-3 TORNADO...PEAK WIND 140 MPH...24 MILES IN LENGTH...QUARTER MILE WIDE. STARTED 2 MILES EAST OF THOMASBORO...ENDED 2 MILES SOUTH OF EAST LYNN AT 110 PM.
Nov 17, 12:45 PM CSTTORNADO 3Gifford, IL*** 6 INJ *** EF-3 TORNADO...PEAK WIND 140 MPH...28.7 MILES IN LENGTH...QUARTER MILE WIDE. STARTED 2 MILES EAST OF THOMASBORO...ENDED 3.5 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF EAST LYNN AT 114 PM. IT THEN CONTINUED INTO IROQUOIS COUNTY.
Nov 17, 12:48 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG2 S Pesotum, ILSEVERAL GRAIN BINS DESTROYED. POWER LINES DOWN. GARAGE DAMAGED.
Nov 17, 12:56 PM CSTTORNADOGifford, ILSTRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IN TOWN.
Nov 17, 12:57 PM CSTTORNADOFlatville, ILFROM TRAINED SPOTTERS
Nov 17, 1:00 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 581 Wnw Pekin, ILIDOT STATION ON IL-9 AT MCNAUGHTON BRIDGE
Nov 17, 1:05 PM CSTTORNADO 24 Nw Sidell, IL*** 1 INJ *** EF-2 TORNADO. STARTED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF SIDELL...PEAK WIND 130 MPH...PATH LENGTH 18 MILES...1/4 MILE PATH WIDTH...END TIME 119 PM CST...ENDED AT 4.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF WESTVILLE.
Nov 17, 1:07 PM CSTTORNADOJamaica, ILMACHINE SHEDS HEAVILY DAMAGED.
Nov 17, 1:09 PM CSTTORNADO3 Sw Catlin, ILTWO FARM HOMES DAMAGED.
Nov 17, 1:10 PM CSTTORNADO5 E Rankin, IL5 FARM HOUSES HEAVILY DAMAGED.
Nov 17, 1:11 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG3 S Danville, ILROOF OFF HOUSE
Nov 17, 1:11 PM CSTTSTM WND GST 69Westville, IL
Nov 17, 1:11 PM CSTTORNADO1 N Westville, ILHALF MILE WEST OF IL ROUTE 1 ON 1350 NORTH
Nov 17, 1:11 PM CSTTORNADO2 Se Catlin, ILTWO FARMS DESTOYED.
Nov 17, 1:11 PM CSTTORNADOWestville, ILWIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN. HIGH SCHOOL IN WESTVILLE DAMAGED.
Nov 17, 1:15 PM CSTTORNADO3 W Hoopeston, ILFROM 3 MILES WEST OF HOOPESTON TO NORTHEAST TO THE IROQUOIS COUNTY LINE...SPORADIC DAMAGE. SEVERAL BARNS SEVERELEY DAMAGED. IRRIGATION SYSTEM DESTROYED. MACHINE SHED WITH ROOF BLOWN OFF. POWER LINES DOWN. RELAYED FROM NWS LOT.
Nov 17, 1:15 PM CSTTORNADO3 W Hoopeston, IL
Nov 17, 1:15 PM CSTTORNADOWestville, ILMOBILE HOME DAMAGED.
Nov 17, 1:20 PM CSTTORNADODanville, ILCANNON SCHOOL IN DANVILLE DAMAGED. NUMEROUS BUSINESSES DAMAGED ON VERMILION STREET.
Nov 17, 1:31 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 601 Wsw East Peoria, ILIDOT STATION US-24/150 MCCLUGGAGE BRIDGE
Nov 17, 2:24 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Willard Airport, IL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 68 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2013-11-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2013-11-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 424 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
720 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
424 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
561 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

698 
WWUS73 KILX 170850
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
250 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY...

ILZ027>031-036>038-041>046-171600-
/O.UPG.KILX.WI.Y.0005.131117T1600Z-131118T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KILX.HW.W.0001.131117T1600Z-131118T0000Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-
LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE
250 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING AND DIMINISHING BY EARLY 
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 30 TO 35
  MPH BY LATE MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
  WILL FREQUENTLY BE AROUND 45 MPH. HOWEVER...DURING THE MIDDLE
  AFTERNOON HOURS...THERE WILL LIKELY BE A PERIOD OF AN HOUR OR
  TWO WHERE WIND GUSTS EXCEED 55 MPH FROM THE WEST...IN THE WAKE
  OF A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH. THIS IS MOST LIKELY ALONG AND
  NORTH OF I-74. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HIGHER WIND SPEEDS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. TREE LIMBS
  MAY BE BROKEN. DAMAGE MAY BE CAUSED BY LOOSE OBJECTS BEING BLOWN
  ABOUT. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ILZ040-047>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-171600-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.131117T1600Z-131118T0000Z/
SCHUYLER-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-
MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-
JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...
EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
250 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING AND DIMINISHING BY EARLY 
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS 35 TO
  45 MPH...WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY
  STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH STRONG TO SEVERE 
  THUNDERSTORMS.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE BROKEN. DAMAGE MAY BE
  CAUSED BY LOOSE OBJECTS BEING BLOWN ABOUT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
GEELHART
3 follow-up statements
084 
WWUS73 KILX 171552
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
952 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY...

ILZ027>031-036>038-041>046-172000-
/O.CON.KILX.HW.W.0001.131117T1600Z-131118T0000Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-
LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE
952 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...DEVELOPING NOW AND DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 30 TO 
  35 MPH BY LATE MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 
  GUSTS WILL FREQUENTLY BE AROUND 45 MPH. HOWEVER...DURING THE 
  MIDDLE AFTERNOON HOURS...THERE WILL LIKELY BE A PERIOD OF AN 
  HOUR OR TWO WHERE WIND GUSTS EXCEED 55 MPH FROM THE WEST...IN 
  THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH. THIS IS MOST LIKELY 
  ALONG AND NORTH OF I-74. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
  ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HIGHER WIND SPEEDS. 

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. TREE LIMBS 
  MAY BE BROKEN. DAMAGE MAY BE CAUSED BY LOOSE OBJECTS BEING 
  BLOWN ABOUT. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ILZ040-047>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-172000-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.131117T1600Z-131118T0000Z/
SCHUYLER-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-
MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-
JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...
EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
952 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...DEVELOPING NOW AND DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS 35 
  TO 45 MPH...WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. 
  LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH STRONG TO SEVERE 
  THUNDERSTORMS. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE BROKEN. DAMAGE MAY 
  BE CAUSED BY LOOSE OBJECTS BEING BLOWN ABOUT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$


BARKER
787 
WWUS73 KILX 171945
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
145 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...VERY STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

ILZ027>031-036>038-041>046-180000-
/O.CON.KILX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-
LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE
145 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A PERIOD OF AN HOUR
  OR TWO WHERE WIND GUSTS EXCEED 55 MPH FROM THE WEST...IN THE
  WAKE OF A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH. THIS IS MOST LIKELY ALONG
  AND NORTH OF I-74. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HIGHER WIND SPEEDS EAST OF I-55.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. TREE LIMBS 
  MAY BE BROKEN. DAMAGE MAY BE CAUSED BY LOOSE OBJECTS BEING 
  BLOWN ABOUT. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ILZ040-047>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-180000-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/
SCHUYLER-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-
MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-
JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...
EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
145 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS 35 TO
  45 MPH...WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS
  WILL BE CAPABLE OF STRONGER GUSTS EAST OF I-57.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE BROKEN. DAMAGE MAY 
  BE CAUSED BY LOOSE OBJECTS BEING BLOWN ABOUT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$


BARKER
906 
WWUS73 KILX 172357
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
557 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

ILZ027>031-036>038-041>046-180100-
/O.CAN.KILX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-
LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE
557 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.
AS A RESULT...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


$$

ILZ040-047>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-180100-
/O.CAN.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/
SCHUYLER-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-
MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-
JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...
EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
557 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.
AS A RESULT...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 16, 11:50 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementILXCrawford25 min
Nov 16, 11:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCrawford37 min
Nov 17, 10:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Knox, Peoria44 min
Nov 17, 10:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Morgan, Scott53 min
Nov 17, 10:42 AM CSTTornado WarningILXLogan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon33 min
Nov 17, 10:50 AM CSTTornado WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford25 min
Nov 17, 10:57 AM CSTTornado WarningILXMarshall, Tazewell, Woodford33 min
Nov 17, 11:12 AM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedILXMarshall, Tazewell, Woodford33 min
Nov 17, 11:12 AM CSTTornado WarningILXChristian, Sangamon33 min
Nov 17, 11:18 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Logan, Mason, Menard42 min
Nov 17, 11:29 AM CSTTornado WarningILXChristian, Macon31 min
Nov 17, 11:31 AM CSTTornado WarningILXLogan, McLean, Tazewell29 min
Nov 17, 11:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Shelby47 min
Nov 17, 11:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Knox, Marshall, Mason, Peoria, Stark and 2 more41 min
Nov 17, 11:54 AM CSTTornado WarningILXMcLean36 min
Nov 17, 11:55 AM CSTTornado WarningILXChristian, Shelby50 min
Nov 17, 12:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean51 min
Nov 17, 12:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby42 min
Nov 17, 12:19 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChampaign, Piatt41 min
Nov 17, 12:26 PM CSTTornado WarningILXCumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Shelby49 min
Nov 17, 12:36 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChampaign, Douglas, Piatt39 min
Nov 17, 12:39 PM CSTTornado WarningILXClay, Effingham51 min
Nov 17, 12:44 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChampaign31 min
Nov 17, 12:50 PM CSTTornado WarningILXVermilion40 min
Nov 17, 12:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Vermilion49 min
Nov 17, 12:58 PM CSTTornado WarningILXVermilion32 min
Nov 17, 1:15 PM CSTTornado WarningILXCrawford, Jasper, Richland45 min
Nov 17, 1:25 PM CSTTornado WarningILXEdgar20 min
Nov 17, 1:38 PM CSTTornado WarningILXLawrence37 min

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High Wind Warnings in Illinois, 2013Every high wind warning in 2013

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.