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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Lincoln, IL

January 26, 201435 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Jan 26, 2014, 3:32 AM CST for 35 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Jan 26, 2014, 8:00 PM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 26, 2014, 3:32 AM CST (09:32 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 26, 2014, 8:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 27, 2014, 4:01 AM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
All 35 counties

Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Knox County, IL, Lawrence 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, Richland County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Woodford County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 46 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 2014-01-26Temperature 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 2014-01-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 213 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 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
1754 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
92 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
173 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.

473 
WWUS73 KILX 260932
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
332 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MOVE IN THIS EVENING BEHIND THE
PASSAGE OF THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT...

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-261745-
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0001.140127T0200Z-140127T1200Z/
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-
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...
MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
332 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL
  ILLINOIS THIS EVENING...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH TO GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...THERE WILL BE A 2 TO 3 HOUR BURST OF LIGHT SNOW THAT
  ACCOMPANIES THE STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING. THIS MAY MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT DUE TO LOWERED VISIBILITIES AND THE STRONG WINDS
  CAUTIONING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$


GOETSCH
4 follow-up statements
838 
WWUS73 KILX 261729
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1129 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MOVE IN THIS EVENING BEHIND THE
PASSAGE OF THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT...

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-262200-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0001.140127T0200Z-140127T1200Z/
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-
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...
MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
1129 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL 
  ILLINOIS THIS EVENING...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH TO GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...THERE WILL BE A 1 TO 3 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW THAT WILL
  ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING. A BURST OF HEAVY SNOW
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR LESS DUIRNG THIS PERIOD. THIS
  MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO LOWERED VISIBILITIES AND THE
  STRONG WINDS. DURING THE BURST OF HEAVY SNOW NEAR WHITEOUT
  CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR
  RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY.

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
980 
WWUS73 KILX 262110
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
310 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ON THE WAY TONIGHT...

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-270500-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0001.140127T0200Z-140127T1200Z/
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-
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...
MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
310 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE ILLINOIS
  RIVER VALLEY BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM...THEN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
  REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS BY MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
  MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...A 2 TO 3 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG
  WINDS THIS EVENING. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
  FOR A TIME AS THE SNOW BRIEFLY BECOMES MODERATE TO HEAVY. THIS
  MAY MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS QUITE DIFFICULT DUE TO LOWERED
  VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPID
  CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADS. HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS
  I-55 AND I-57 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG
  CROSS-WINDS.

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
429 
WWUS73 KILX 270357
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
957 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS OF MONDAY...

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-271200-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/
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-
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...
MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
957 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
  INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF MONDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH-SOUTH
  ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS I-55 AND I-57 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE
  POSSIBILITY OF STRONG CROSS-WINDS.

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.

&&

$$
SMITH
114 
WWUS73 KILX 271001
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
401 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-271115-
/O.CAN.KILX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/
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-
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...
MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
401 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 30 MPH...WHICH IS
THE WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLD. WIND GUSTS MAY STILL REACH UP TO 35
MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING. THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY.

$$

SHIMON

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.