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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Lincoln, IL

February 20, 201435 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Feb 20, 2014, 3:15 AM CST for 35 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Feb 20, 2014, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

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 21, 2014, 3:00 AM CST
In force
12 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 09:16 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 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 2014-02-20Temperature 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 2014-02-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 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
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

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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
5 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.

&&

$$
702 
WWUS73 KILX 210903
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
303 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED...

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-211015-
/O.EXP.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-
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
303 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

AUTEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 19, 8:02 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningILXClay, Richland7 days
Feb 19, 9:16 PM CSTHigh Wind WatchILXCass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more6 hr
Feb 19, 11:12 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningILXFulton, Knox5 days
Feb 19, 11:12 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningILXFulton4 days
Feb 20, 3:15 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningILXCass, Champaign, Christian, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar and 19 more20 hr
Feb 20, 11:46 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningILXKnox, Stark5 hr
Feb 20, 2:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Schuyler and 1 more40 min
Feb 20, 2:40 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryILXFulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and 2 more2 hr
Feb 20, 2:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Schuyler30 min
Feb 20, 2:49 PM CSTTornado WarningILXCass, Mason, Morgan, Scott26 min
Feb 20, 3:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMason, Menard28 min
Feb 20, 3:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Sangamon31 min
Feb 20, 3:49 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChristian, Sangamon26 min
Feb 20, 4:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Coles, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt and 1 more59 min
Feb 20, 4:08 PM CSTTornado WarningILXDeWitt, Logan, Macon, Sangamon22 min
Feb 20, 4:09 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningILXSangamon5 hr
Feb 20, 4:11 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChristian, Shelby34 min
Feb 20, 4:40 PM CSTTornado WarningILXColes, Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby35 min
Feb 20, 4:47 PM CSTTornado WarningILXEffingham, Moultrie, Shelby28 min
Feb 20, 5:06 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar and 3 more54 min
Feb 20, 5:12 PM CSTTornado WarningILXColes, Douglas, Edgar33 min
Feb 20, 5:14 PM CSTTornado WarningILXClark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar31 min
Feb 20, 5:42 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningILXDeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby6 hr
Feb 20, 5:45 PM CSTTornado WarningILXEdgar, Vermilion30 min
Feb 20, 5:48 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningILXChampaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 7 more6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.