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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Apr 2, 2014, 5:14 PM CDT for Effingham County, Jasper County, Illinois. It was in force for 46 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
- Apr 2, 2014, 5:14 PM CDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 2, 3:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 3:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 3:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 307 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 ILZ027>031-037-038-040-031100- KNOX-MARSHALL-MCLEAN-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 307 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT...AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE LIFTS NORTHWARD FROM MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. AT THIS TIME...THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE...BUT SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT INTO THE AREA THURSDAY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING. THEN A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...WITH A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE. WET WEATHER IS EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE WEEK. THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON SOME AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-031100- CASS-CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND- DE WITT-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-LOGAN-MACON- MENARD-MORGAN-MOULTRIE-PIATT-RICHLAND-SANGAMON-SCOTT-SHELBY- VERMILION- 307 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT...AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE LIFTS NORTHWARD FROM MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. AT THIS TIME...THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE...BUT SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT INTO THE AREA THURSDAY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING. THEN A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...WITH A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE. WET WEATHER IS EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE WEEK. THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON SOME AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ILZ036-041-031100- FULTON-MASON- 307 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT...AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE LIFTS NORTHWARD FROM MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. AT THIS TIME...THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE...BUT SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER AROUND HAVANA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT INTO THE AREA THURSDAY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING. THEN A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...WITH A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE. WET WEATHER IS EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE WEEK. THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON SOME AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. BAK
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 2, 5:06 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Apr 2, 5:07 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
507 PM CDT WED APR 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM HEAVY RAIN FLORA 38.67N 88.48W
04/02/2014 M1.10 INCH CLAY IL MESONET
TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 0730 THIS MORNING. SWOP REPORT.
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SMITHSpecial weather statement, Apr 2, 5:14 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 514 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 ILZ062-063-066>068-071-022300- CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER- 514 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CLAY...NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND... SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM AND SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 509 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WATSON...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF EFFINGHAM... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DIETERICH... WHEELER... NEWTON... HIDALGO... WILLOW HILL... HAZEL DELL... OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...HEARTVILLE...ELLIOTSTOWN... LATONA...GILA...SAM PARR STATE PARK AND ROSE HILL. PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. LAT...LON 3924 8795 3900 8786 3888 8857 3905 8863 TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 254DEG 28KT 3899 8849 SMITH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 3:03 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 19 more | 48 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 6 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper | 41 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.