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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this high wind warning at Feb 20, 2014, 3:15 AM CST for 25 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Feb 20, 2014, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. 33 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
- Feb 20, 2014, 3:15 AM CST (09:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2014, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2014, 10:51 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
All 25 counties
Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:16 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 3:42 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Divernon, IL | ROOF BLOWN OFF BARN. |
| Feb 20, 3:43 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 E Divernon, IL | TORNADO TORE OFF A BARN ROOF. ON THE GROUND FOR 0.2 MILE AND WAS 75 YARDS WIDE. |
| Feb 20, 3:45 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 E Divernon, IL | NEAR I-55 |
| Feb 20, 3:58 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Kincaid, IL | 15 POWER POLES SNAPPED JUST EAST OF POWER PLANT |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM CST | FLOOD | Springfield, IL | ONE FOOT OF STANDING WATER AT SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF SPRINGFIELD. |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 Ne Mechanicsburg, IL | 7 OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED. MINOR DAMAGE TO HOUSE. CAMPER BLOWN OVER. SEVERAL POWER POLES SNAPPED. |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 E Mechanicsburg, IL | 2 OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED AND 5 DAMAGED. MINOR DAMAGE TO HOUSE. NO INJURIES. CAMPER BLOWN OVER. SEVERAL POWER POLES SNAPPED. CORRECTED LOCATION AND DAMAGE. |
| Feb 20, 4:04 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Illiopolis, IL | 4 POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN AND SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED. |
| Feb 20, 4:05 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Illiopolis, IL | NUMEROUS POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN ON OLD RT. 36. |
| Feb 20, 4:15 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Kenney, IL | TREE BLOWN DOWN. |
| Feb 20, 4:20 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Pana, IL | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR TOWN |
| Feb 20, 4:20 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 S Pana, IL | TOUCHDOWN IN AN OPEN FIELD. NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE. |
| Feb 20, 4:22 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 E Pana, IL | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. ATTACHED GARAGE DESTROYED. SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED. |
| Feb 20, 5:38 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 W Chrisman, IL | |
| Feb 20, 5:41 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Capital Airport, IL | |
| Feb 20, 5:43 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Redmon, IL | ROAD SIGN BLOWN DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF RT. 49 AND RT. 133. |
| Feb 20, 5:43 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Wsw Chrisman, IL | TORNADO ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 2 MILES. ABOUT 75 YARDS WIDE. NO DAMAGE REPORTED AT THIS TIME. |
| Feb 20, 5:53 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 70 | 1 Sw Ridge Farm, IL | NO POWER IN TOWN |
| Feb 20, 6:00 PM CST | FLOOD | 3 W Farmer City, IL | SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO SNOWMELT FLOODING. |
| Feb 20, 6:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Divernon, IL | SEVERAL SEMIS BLOWN OVER ON I-55. SOUTHBOUND LANES CLOSED. |
| Feb 20, 6:08 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Peoria International Ai, IL | |
| Feb 20, 6:32 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Decatur, IL | |
| Feb 20, 6:38 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Eureka, IL | |
| Feb 20, 6:47 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Bloomington Airport, IL | |
| Feb 20, 7:12 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Willard Airport, IL | |
| Feb 20, 7:34 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | Sullivan, IL | |
| Feb 20, 9:24 PM CST | FLOOD | 3 E Lincoln, IL | FLOODING OVER MANY COUNTY ROADS. CORRECTED TIME. |
| Feb 20, 9:57 PM CST | FLOOD | Mason City, IL | PARTS OF ROUTE 10 IN MASON CO. CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. CORRECTED TIME. |
| Feb 20, 9:57 PM CST | FLOOD | Minier, IL | PORTIONS OF ROUTE 122 FROM MINIER TO DELEVAN IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER. MANITO BLACKTOP WEST OF 29 COVERED BY WATER. BRIDGE ON ARMINGTON ROAD EAST OF ARMINGTON OVERTOPPED WITH WATER. CORRECTED TIME. |
| Feb 20, 10:00 PM CST | FLOOD | 4 E Lovington, IL | ROUTE 133 BETWEEN ARTHUR AND LOVINGTON FLOODED. CORRECTED TIME. |
| Feb 20, 10:00 PM CST | FLOOD | 5 N Warrensburg, IL | COUNTY HIGHWAY 18 BETWEEN GLASGOW AND DRUMMER ROAD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. CORRECTED TIME. |
| Feb 20, 10:00 PM CST | FLOOD | Clinton, IL | MANY SECONDARY ROADS IN DEWITT COUNTY IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER. CORRECTED TIME. |
| Feb 20, 10:00 PM CST | FLOOD | Monticello, IL | NUMEROUS ROADS IN PIATT COUNTY CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. CORRECTED TIME. |
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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2402 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
743 WWUS73 KILX 200915 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 315 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY EVENING... .A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NEAR KANSAS CITY THIS MORNING TO SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN BY EVENING. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO WISCONSIN...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 55 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. ILZ027>031-036>038-040>055-057-201800- /O.UPG.KILX.HW.A.0001.140221T0000Z-140221T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.HW.W.0001.140220T2100Z-140221T0900Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- EDGAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 315 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 55 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS I-55 AND I-57. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. 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. && $$ ILZ056-061>063-066>068-071>073-201800- /O.UPG.KILX.HW.A.0001.140221T0000Z-140221T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0002.140220T2100Z-140221T0900Z/ COLES-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 315 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 45 TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS I-55 AND I-57. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HJS
4 follow-up statements
541 WWUS73 KILX 201657 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1057 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY EVENING... .A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NEAR KANSAS CITY THIS MORNING TO SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN BY EVENING. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO WISCONSIN...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 55 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. ILZ027>031-036>038-040>055-057-202200- /O.CON.KILX.HW.W.0001.140220T2100Z-140221T0900Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- EDGAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 1057 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF I-55...AND EASTWARD TOWARD THE INDIANA BORDER BY EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE EVENING...WITH A SLIGHT DIMINISHING TREND AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 55 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS I-55 AND I-57. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. 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. && $$ ILZ056-061>063-066>068-071>073-202200- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0002.140220T2100Z-140221T0900Z/ COLES-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1057 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 45 TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS I-57. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GEELHART
841 WWUS73 KILX 202040 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 240 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...DENSE FOG ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING... ILZ027>031-036>038-210000- /O.NEW.KILX.FG.Y.0002.140220T2040Z-140221T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILX.HW.W.0001.140220T2100Z-140221T0900Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL 240 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO BLANKET NORTH-CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE AFTERNOON. THE FOG WILL RAPIDLY DISSIPATE BY EARLY EVENING AS VERY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO ALONG AND NORTH OF A CANTON TO BLOOMINGTON LINE. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND TO BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITIES. SLOW DOWN AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. 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. && $$ ILZ040>055-057-210000- /O.CON.KILX.HW.W.0001.140220T2100Z-140221T0900Z/ SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- EDGAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 240 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF I-55...AND EASTWARD TOWARD THE INDIANA BORDER BY EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE EVENING...WITH A SLIGHT DIMINISHING TREND AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 55 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS I-55 AND I-57. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ILZ056-061>063-066>068-071>073-210000- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0002.140220T2100Z-140221T0900Z/ COLES-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 240 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 45 TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS I-57. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. 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. && $$ BARNES
602 WWUS73 KILX 202300 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 500 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ILZ027>031-036>038-210500- /O.CAN.KILX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140221T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140221T0900Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL 500 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF I-55...AND EASTWARD TOWARD THE INDIANA BORDER BY EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE EVENING...WITH A SLIGHT DIMINISHING TREND AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 55 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS I-55 AND I-57. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ILZ040>055-057-210500- /O.CON.KILX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140221T0900Z/ SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- EDGAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 500 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF I-55...AND EASTWARD TOWARD THE INDIANA BORDER BY EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE EVENING...WITH A SLIGHT DIMINISHING TREND AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 55 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS I-55 AND I-57. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. 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. && $$ ILZ056-061>063-066>068-071>073-210500- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140221T0900Z/ COLES-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 500 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 45 TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS I-57. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BARNES
934 WWUS73 KILX 210451 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1051 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>055-057-210900- /O.CAN.KILX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140221T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KILX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140221T0900Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- EDGAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 1051 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS I-55 AND I-57. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. 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. && $$ ILZ056-061>063-066>068-071>073-210900- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140221T0900Z/ COLES-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1051 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS I-57. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 8:02 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 7 days |
| Feb 19, 9:16 PM CST | High Wind Watch | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 19, 11:12 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 5 days |
| Feb 19, 11:12 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 4 days |
| Feb 20, 3:15 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:46 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Knox, Stark | 5 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Schuyler and 1 more | 40 min |
| Feb 20, 2:40 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Schuyler | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 2:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Morgan, Scott | 26 min |
| Feb 20, 3:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason, Menard | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 3:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 31 min |
| Feb 20, 3:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 26 min |
| Feb 20, 4:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Coles, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt and 1 more | 59 min |
| Feb 20, 4:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 22 min |
| Feb 20, 4:09 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 5 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 34 min |
| Feb 20, 4:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 35 min |
| Feb 20, 4:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Effingham, Moultrie, Shelby | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 5:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar and 3 more | 54 min |
| Feb 20, 5:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Edgar | 33 min |
| Feb 20, 5:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar | 31 min |
| Feb 20, 5:42 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 5:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 5:48 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 7 more | 6 hr |
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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.