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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL

April 3, 2014Crawford County, Lawrence County, Richland County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2014, 11:43 PM CDT for Crawford County, Lawrence County, Richland County, Illinois. It was in force for 62 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 3, 2014, 11:43 PM CDT (04:43 UTC)
Expired
Apr 4, 2014, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL

Counties Crawford County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Richland County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 157 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 2014-04-04Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2014-04-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 453 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
609 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
453 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
319 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.

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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 3, 11:13 PM CDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 11:13 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:39 PM CDT, 8 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
339 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

ILZ042>046-048-051>057-061>063-041200-
CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-CLARK-COLES-CUMBERLAND-DE WITT-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-
LOGAN-MACON-MENARD-MOULTRIE-PIATT-SANGAMON-SHELBY-VERMILION-
339 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH OF I-72 LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING BACK NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA.
THEN A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS LATER
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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.

HEAVY RAINFALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BRING AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA...ON TOP OF THE 1 TO
2 INCHES THAT OCCURRED SINCE YESTERDAY. THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL
CAUSE FLOODING ON SOME AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

EXPECT STRONG WEST WINDS TO GUST BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH ON FRIDAY.
NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT...MAINLY LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

ILZ027>031-037-038-041200-
KNOX-MARSHALL-MCLEAN-PEORIA-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD-
339 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH OF I-72 DURING THE AFTERNOON
WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY
EVENING. THEN A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS
DURING THIS EVENING. 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 ESPECIALLY
SOUTH OF I-74.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 TO 40 MPH ON FRIDAY. NO OTHER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY THIS EVENING.

ILZ036-040-041-041200-
FULTON-MASON-SCHUYLER-
339 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT OF I-72 DURING LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY EARLY EVENING. THEN A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS DURING THIS
EVENING. 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 ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-74.

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER FROM HAVANA TO
BEARDSTOWN AND AREAS SOUTH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL GUST 35 TO 40 MPH ON FRIDAY. NO OTHER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

ILZ047-049-050-041200-
CASS-MORGAN-SCOTT-
339 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH OF I-72 DURING THE
AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING. THEN A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. 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.

HEAVY RAINFALL LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BRING AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA...ON TOP OF THE 1 TO
2 INCHES THAT OCCURRED SINCE YESTERDAY. THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL
CAUSE FLOODING ON SOME AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL GUST 35 TO 40 MPH ON FRIDAY. NO OTHER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

ILZ066>068-071>073-041200-
CLAY-CRAWFORD-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND-
339 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH OF I-72 DURING THE AFTERNOON
WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
THEN SWEEP EASTWARD AND BRING WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL
AND TORNADOES SOME WHICH COULD BE STRONG ESPECIALLY FROM HIGHWAY
50 SOUTH.

HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2
INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA...ON TOP OF THE 2 TO 3 INCHES THAT
OCCURRED SINCE YESTERDAY. THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE FLOODING
ON SOME AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL GUST 30 TO 40 MPH ON FRIDAY. NO OTHER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING AND AGAIN OVERNIGHT.

07

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 6:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
625 PM CDT THU APR 03 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 E LINCOLN             40.15N 89.35W
04/03/2014  M1.25 INCH       LOGAN              IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            MEASURED 1.25 INCHES OF RAIN TODAY AT NWS OFFICE ALONG
            HIGHWAY 10 ON EAST SIDE OF LINCOLN

0500 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SW PEORIA             40.71N 89.65W
04/03/2014  M2.01 INCH       PEORIA             IL   ASOS

            MEASURED 2.01 INCHES OF RAIN AT THE PEORIA AIRPORT TODAY

0500 PM     HEAVY RAIN       SPRINGFIELD             39.78N 89.64W
04/03/2014  M1.07 INCH       SANGAMON           IL   ASOS

            MEASURED 1.07 INCHES OF RAIN TODAY AT CAPITOL AIRPORT IN
            SPRINGFIELD

0500 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LAWRENCEVILLE           38.73N 87.69W
04/03/2014  M1.08 INCH       LAWRENCE           IL   ASOS

            MEASURED 1.08 INCHES OF RAIN TODAY AT LAWRENCEVILLE
            AIRPORT

&&

JPARR
Local storm report, Apr 3, 6:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
645 PM CDT THU APR 03 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 PM     HEAVY RAIN       WATSON                  39.03N 88.57W
04/03/2014  M3.37 INCH       EFFINGHAM          IL   MESONET

            MEASURED 3.37 INCHES OF RAIN IN WATSON SINCE WEDNESDAY
            MORNING.

&&

JPARR
Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:04 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:43 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 9:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXPiatt3 days
Apr 3, 11:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXClay41 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Illinois, 2014Every special weather statement in 2014

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.