Alert archive / Illinois / Wind Chill Advisories in 2014
Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 2, 2014, 3:20 AM CST for 10 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2014, 3:20 AM CST (09:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2014, 9:54 AM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:21 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 112 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
- 520 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 412 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
355 WWUS43 KILX 020920 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 320 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...SNOW IS ENDING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS BUT CONTINUES ACROSS EASTERN ILLINOIS... ...BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT... ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-021500- /O.CAN.KILX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 320 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY DROPPING TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO BY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE AS LOW AS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA THREATS. DANGEROUS COLDS TO PETS. POTENTIAL FREEZING PIPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. && $$ ILZ042-047>051-021030- /O.CAN.KILX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T1200Z/ LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD 320 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW IS ENDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. SNOW HAS ALREADY ENDED FURTHER NORTHWEST. $$ ILZ043-052-053-021200- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T1200Z/ DE WITT-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 320 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE IT ENDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALS ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAMPER THOSE COMMUTING EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ILZ044>046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-021500- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T1500Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 320 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDLE MORNING. AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 BY 9 AM. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BARKER
6 follow-up statements
371 WWUS43 KILX 021147 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 547 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...SNOW IS ENDING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS BUT CONTINUES ACROSS EASTERN ILLINOIS... ...BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT... ILZ044-045-054-061-021300- /O.CAN.KILX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T1500Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-MOULTRIE-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...SHELBYVILLE 547 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW IS IN THE PROCESS OF ENDING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. MANY ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED. PLEASE USE CAUTION DRIVING TO WORK OR SCHOOL THIS MORNING. $$ ILZ043-052-053-021300- /O.CAN.KILX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T1200Z/ DE WITT-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 547 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW IS IN THE PROCESS OF ENDING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. MANY ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED. PLEASE USE CAUTION DRIVING TO WORK OR SCHOOL THIS MORNING. $$ ILZ046-055>057-062-063-066>068-071>073-021500- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T1500Z/ VERMILION-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER- CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANVILLE...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 547 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDLE MORNING. AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 BY 9 AM. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-021800- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 547 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY DROPPING TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO BY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE AS LOW AS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA THREATS. DANGEROUS COLDS TO PETS. POTENTIAL FREEZING PIPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. && $$ BARKER
537 WWUS43 KILX 021459 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 859 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ILZ046-055>057-062-063-066>068-071>073-021600- /O.EXP.KILX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T1500Z/ VERMILION-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER- CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANVILLE...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 859 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. MUCH OF THE LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS EASTERN ILLINOIS. THERE WILL BE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES...BUT IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. $$ ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-022200- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 859 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY DROPPING TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO BY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE AS LOW AS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA THREATS. DANGEROUS COLD TO PETS. POTENTIAL FREEZING PIPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. && $$ GEELHART
084 WWUS43 KILX 022127 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 327 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-030600- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 327 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT DROPPING TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO BY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE AS LOW AS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA THREATS. DANGEROUS COLD TO PETS. POTENTIAL FREEZING PIPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. && $$ BAK
656 WWUS43 KILX 030600 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1200 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-031800- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 1200 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA OVERNIGHT DROPPING TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO DURING OVERNIGHT INTO MID MORNING FRIDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES OVERNIGHT THROUGH LATE MORNING FRIDAY AND COULD GET DOWN TO 15 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER AT TIMES AS FAR SOUTH AS I-72. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA THREATS. DANGEROUS COLD TO PETS. POTENTIAL FREEZING PIPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. && $$ 07
655 WWUS43 KILX 030942 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 342 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 ILZ040-031045- /O.CAN.KILX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1800Z/ SCHUYLER- 342 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES OVER SCHUYLER COUNTY THROUGH MID MORNING. THESE READINGS ARE JUST BELOW WIND CHILL ADVISORY LEVELS...HENCE THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED THIS MORNING FOR SCHUYLER COUNTY. $$ ILZ027>031-036>038-041-031800- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 342 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING WITH A FEW PLACES GETTING TO 10 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH LATE MORNING AND COULD GET DOWN TO 15 BELOW ZERO OR A BIT COLDER AT TIMES AS FAR SOUTH AS I-74 NEAR CHAMPAIGN AND DANVILLE. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA THREATS. DANGEROUS COLD TO PETS. POTENTIAL FREEZING PIPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. && $$ 07
588 WWUS43 KILX 031554 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 954 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 ILZ027>031-036>038-041-031700- /O.CAN.KILX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 954 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. AS TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE ZERO THIS MORNING...WIND CHILLS HAVE STARTED TO COME UP AS WELL. WHILE THEY WILL BE BELOW ZERO MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING...THEY WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TOWARD ZERO BY NOON. $$ GEELHART
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Jan 1, 11:37 PM CST, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 11:37 PM CST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1137 PM CST Wed Jan 1 2014 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 905 PM CST Wed Jan 1 2014 Current forecast appears to be on track with heaviest snow occurring across the middle section of the area. Lighter snow continues northwest of the Illinois river while snow is finally moving into southeastern Illinois. Will keep forecast and winter weather advisory as is, so no update necessary at this time. Auten && .AVIATION... ISSUED 1137 PM CST Wed Jan 1 2014 Snow is beginning to taper off some in the northwest and should affect PIA first, then BMI and SPI, followed by DEC and then lastly CMI. IFR conditions still continue at all sites, but think conditions will improve overnight in next 2-3 hours. So expecting MVFR conditions at PIA at onset, at 08z for SPI and BMI, 09z at DEC and 10z for CMI. Then VFR conditions a couple hours after that, respectively. However, NAM model hangs on to some low level moisture and flurries/light snow tomorrow from late morning into the afternoon/evening in the east. So have added mention of light snow or flurries at TAF sites, with lowest vis/cigs in east, and longest as well. Then expecting clouds to scatter out as high pressure area moves into the region for late tomorrow night. Winds will be out of the north and increasing in wind speed as gradient tightens overnight. North to northwest winds will continue through tomorrow and be gusty. Gusty winds will decrease tomorrow evening as gradient loosens, which will be around same time as clouds scattering out. Auten && .PREV DISCUSSION... ISSUED 300 PM CST Wed Jan 1 2014 The 12z guidance snowfall scenario over the next 24 hours looks relatively on track with ongoing forecast. Minor adjustments to the timing of the PoPs and snowfall amounts, but the theme of the current winter weather advisory was kept intact. The models have some differences for the snowfall Saturday night and Sunday as well as for the second cold snap for next week Monday into Tuesday. The ECMWF and Canadian GEM have a stronger low closer to IL than the GFS, with more snowfall in the eastern half of our forecast area as a result. Still, another shot of 2-4" snows are possible for the weekend. For the cold snap, the GFS remained a little less cold. However, -25C at 850mb instead of -30C will not make a big difference in the overall deep freeze for early next week. SHORT TERM...Tonight through Friday night. The winter weather advisory looks on track, with light snow developing already for areas NW of the IL river. Frontogenetical bands of between 850-700 mb will continue to drive snowfall production progressively farther south as the stationary front remains generally along I-70 at least through the evening. A relatively dry northeast flow near the surface may work to diminish snowfall totals slightly in our N and E areas. However, bufkit sounding analysis shows a cross-hair signature of omega, dendritic growth zone and 80+ RH favorable for advisory snowfall amounts. Areas southeast of I-70 have warmed into the lower 40s, but temps there should fall enough before precipitation begins to allow snow to reach the ground. The majority of the snow should accumulate through this evening NW of a line from Taylorville to Champaign, and after midnight into Thurs morning for areas southeast of there. Snow totals look to be 2 to 4 NW of Peoria and southeast of I-70, with 3-5" possible between those two areas. Snowfall may linger beyond 9 am on Thursday for areas east of I-57, which could be aided by the development of some lake effect snow bands off of southern Lake Michigan into northern Vermilion and Champaign counties. Additional snow for the lake should be less than a half inch in our areas, but could keep snow falling into Thursday afternoon. Our first cold snap of this forecast will settle into Illinois for Thursday night, as 850mb temps drop to -15C to -20C Thurs evening but begin a slight warmup by 12z/6am Friday. The short lived cold air residence time should help keep lows from dropping too far, but readings may still reach down to -12F toward Galesburg with the below zero reaching to I-72. Dry high pressure will pass over IL Friday morning and slight east by Friday evening. Sunshine should help high temps climb into the teens and low 20s for highs, despite our fresh snow cover. Southerly winds will develop Fri night helping to bring warmer air into Illinois for Saturday. LONG TERM...Saturday through Wednesday. The warmup will be short lived for Saturday, as a cold front reaches near the IL river Saturday afternoon. Highs should still reach near freezing north of I-74 and in the mid-upper 30s S of I-70. Snow is expected to develop Saturday afternoon for areas NW of the IL river, with snowfall progressing southeast across the remainder of our forecast area Saturday night. Low pressure is forecast to move from SW to NE along the front up the Ohio River Valley Saturday night and Sunday. As mentioned earlier, the ECMWF brings that low closer to IL than the GFS and is a little slower with the progress. The EC and Canadian GEM QPF amounts and projected snowfall would be into warning criteria (6+" snow in 12 hrs) for areas east of a line from Shelbyville to Paris if that scenario played out. The progressive GFS is more in the 2-4" range. That storm will need watching as the bitterly cold airmass dives into the Plains on the northwest side of that system. We are still expecting the coldest air of this winter season to arrive by Monday and Monday night, with 850mb temps possibly as cold as -30C around 06z Mon night. Low temps will likely drop below freezing in all of our forecast area, with NW winds creating dangerous wind chills down in the -30F to -35F range late Mon night into Tue morning. A wind chill warning would be needed in that scenario, which is a warning we have not needed to issue in quite some time. Lows Tuesday night will be cold but should improve, with lows mainly in the +1 to -6F range. The warming trend will continue into Wednesday to help high temps reach into the teens and low 20s. However, along with the warming trend could be the next chance of light snow as we head into Wed night. Shimon && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY until 9 AM CST Thursday FOR ILZ044>046- 054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY until 6 AM CST Thursday FOR ILZ027>031- 036>038-040>043-047>053. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 3:08 PM CST, 12 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 308 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014 ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-021200- FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-MASON-MCLEAN-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-STARK-TAZEWELL- WOODFORD- 308 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES TOWARD DAWN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE SYSTEM BRINGING SUB-ZERO LOWS TO THE AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO ILLINOIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL PUSH INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS IS LIKELY WITH TUESDAY MORNING EXPECTED TO BE THE COLDEST PERIOD WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ042-043-047>053-021200- CASS-CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-LOGAN-MACON-MENARD-MORGAN-SANGAMON-SCOTT- 308 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES TOWARD DAWN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE SYSTEM BRINGING LOWS NEAR ZERO THE AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO ILLINOIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL PUSH INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS IS LIKELY WITH TUESDAY MORNING EXPECTED TO BE THE COLDEST PERIOD WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ044>046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-021200- CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-MOULTRIE-PIATT-RICHLAND-SHELBY- VERMILION- 308 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES MID-MORNING THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE SYSTEM BRINGING LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO TO THE AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO ILLINOIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL PUSH INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS IS LIKELY WITH TUESDAY MORNING EXPECTED TO BE THE COLDEST PERIOD WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. HJS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 1, 11:54 PM CST, 3 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1154 PM CST WED JAN 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1142 PM SNOW 2 N HOMER 40.06N 87.96W
01/01/2014 M2.2 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL MESONET
1150 PM SNOW 2 E LINCOLN 40.15N 89.33W
01/01/2014 M2.4 INCH LOGAN IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0.20 LIQUID
&&
25Local storm report, Jan 2, 12:02 AM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1202 AM CST THU JAN 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1150 PM SNOW PEORIA 40.74N 89.61W
01/01/2014 M1.7 INCH PEORIA IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0.11 LIQUID
&&
25Local storm report, Jan 2, 12:03 AM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1203 AM CST THU JAN 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM SNOW 2 NE CISCO 40.03N 88.70W
01/01/2014 M1.4 INCH PIATT IL MESONET
0845 PM SNOW 2 E BLOOMINGTON 40.48N 88.94W
01/01/2014 M2.0 INCH MCLEAN IL MESONET
0851 PM SNOW N BATH 40.19N 90.14W
01/01/2014 E1.0 INCH MASON IL PUBLIC
0900 PM SNOW PETERSBURG 40.01N 89.85W
01/01/2014 M2.6 INCH MENARD IL MESONET
0906 PM SNOW N SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
01/01/2014 M1.3 INCH SANGAMON IL COCORAHS
0909 PM SNOW EL PASO 40.74N 89.01W
01/01/2014 M1.0 INCH WOODFORD IL PUBLIC
FACEBOOK REPORT
0909 PM SNOW ATHENS 39.96N 89.72W
01/01/2014 M1.0 INCH MENARD IL PUBLIC
FACEBOOK REPORT
0914 PM SNOW GILSON 40.87N 90.20W
01/01/2014 M1.0 INCH KNOX IL MESONET
0921 PM SNOW RUSHVILLE 40.12N 90.57W
01/01/2014 M2.0 INCH SCHUYLER IL PUBLIC
FACEBOOK REPORT
0925 PM SNOW 1 N SAVOY 40.08N 88.25W
01/01/2014 M1.0 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL MESONET
0926 PM SNOW CHAMPAIGN 40.11N 88.26W
01/01/2014 M1.5 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL BROADCAST MEDIA
FROM WCIA
0937 PM SNOW BEARDSTOWN 40.01N 90.43W
01/01/2014 M2.0 INCH CASS IL PUBLIC
FACEBOOK REPORT
0937 PM SNOW 1 SE LAKE JACKSONVILLE 39.66N 90.20W
01/01/2014 M1.1 INCH MORGAN IL MESONET
0942 PM SNOW MACKINAW 40.53N 89.36W
01/01/2014 M1.3 INCH TAZEWELL IL PUBLIC
TWITTER REPORT
0955 PM SNOW BLOOMINGTON 40.48N 88.97W
01/01/2014 M2.1 INCH MCLEAN IL MESONET
1008 PM SNOW SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
01/01/2014 M1.5 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
1038 PM SNOW PANA 39.39N 89.08W
01/01/2014 M1.2 INCH CHRISTIAN IL MESONET
1039 PM SNOW NORMAL 40.52N 89.00W
01/01/2014 M2.4 INCH MCLEAN IL MESONET
1039 PM SNOW EASTON 40.23N 89.84W
01/01/2014 M2.0 INCH MASON IL PUBLIC
FACEBOOK REPORT
1040 PM SNOW GALESBURG 40.95N 90.38W
01/01/2014 M2.0 INCH KNOX IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW HAS ENDED
1045 PM SNOW MOUNT ZION 39.78N 88.88W
01/01/2014 M2.4 INCH MACON IL MESONET
1050 PM SNOW SULLIVAN 39.60N 88.61W
01/01/2014 M1.5 INCH MOULTRIE IL MESONET
1142 PM SNOW 2 N HOMER 40.06N 87.96W
01/01/2014 M2.2 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL MESONET
1150 PM SNOW 2 E LINCOLN 40.15N 89.33W
01/01/2014 M2.4 INCH LOGAN IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0.20 LIQUID
1150 PM SNOW PEORIA 40.74N 89.61W
01/01/2014 M1.7 INCH PEORIA IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0.11 LIQUID
&&
THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT...
INCHES LOCATION COUNTY TIME
------ ------------------- ----------- -------
2.60 PETERSBURG MENARD 0900 PM
2.40 2 E LINCOLN LOGAN 1150 PM
2.40 MOUNT ZION MACON 1045 PM
2.40 NORMAL MCLEAN 1039 PM
2.20 2 N HOMER CHAMPAIGN 1142 PM
2.10 BLOOMINGTON MCLEAN 0955 PM
2.00 GALESBURG KNOX 1040 PM
2.00 EASTON MASON 1039 PM
2.00 BEARDSTOWN CASS 0937 PM
2.00 RUSHVILLE SCHUYLER 0921 PM
2.00 2 E BLOOMINGTON MCLEAN 0845 PM
1.70 PEORIA PEORIA 1150 PM
1.50 SULLIVAN MOULTRIE 1050 PM
1.50 SPRINGFIELD SANGAMON 1008 PM
1.50 CHAMPAIGN CHAMPAIGN 0926 PM
1.40 2 NE CISCO PIATT 0830 PM
1.30 MACKINAW TAZEWELL 0942 PM
1.30 N SPRINGFIELD SANGAMON 0906 PM
1.20 PANA CHRISTIAN 1038 PM
1.10 1 SE LAKE JACKSONVIL MORGAN 0937 PM
1.00 1 N SAVOY CHAMPAIGN 0925 PM
1.00 GILSON KNOX 0914 PM
1.00 ATHENS MENARD 0909 PM
1.00 EL PASO WOODFORD 0909 PM
1.00 N BATH MASON 0851 PM
25Local storm report, Jan 2, 12:51 AM CST, 2 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1251 AM CST THU JAN 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1249 AM SNOW SULLIVAN 39.60N 88.61W
01/02/2014 M2.8 INCH MOULTRIE IL MESONET
SWOP OBSERVER
&&
LBARKERLocal storm report, Jan 2, 1:33 AM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
133 AM CST THU JAN 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0132 AM SNOW HENRY 41.11N 89.36W
01/02/2014 M1.6 INCH MARSHALL IL EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
LBARKERLocal storm report, Jan 2, 1:47 AM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
147 AM CST THU JAN 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0146 AM SNOW RIVERTON 39.85N 89.54W
01/02/2014 E3.0 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
&&
LBARKERNearby
Wind Chill Advisories in Illinois, 2014Every wind chill advisory 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.