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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 28, 2015Sangamon County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Jun 28, 2015, 10:01 PM CDT for Sangamon County, Illinois. It was in force for 44 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: Jun 28, 2015, 10:01 PM CDT (03:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 2015, 10:45 PM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL

County Sangamon County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 93 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 281 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -53 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 900 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 331 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.1

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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 Jun 28, 8:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 8:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 2:59 PM CDT, 7 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
259 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015

ILZ027>029-036-037-040>042-047>052-291100-
CASS-CHRISTIAN-FULTON-KNOX-LOGAN-MASON-MENARD-MORGAN-PEORIA-
SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-STARK-TAZEWELL-
259 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF
THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO MID
EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY
THREATS. TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FROM JACKSONVILLE
SOUTHWEST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY...AND AGAIN TUESDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ILLINOIS AND SANGAMON RIVERS
THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED BETWEEN 4 AND 9 PM TODAY
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD.

ILZ030-031-038-291100-
MARSHALL-MCLEAN-WOODFORD-
259 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT.
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED THOUGH A FEW STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO MID
EVENING WITH GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
HEAVY RAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY...AND AGAIN TUESDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER THROUGH THE
ENTIRE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ043>046-053>057-061-291100-
CHAMPAIGN-COLES-DE WITT-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MACON-MOULTRIE-PIATT-SHELBY-
VERMILION-
259 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED THOUGH A FEW STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTY WINDS...SMALL
HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINS THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY...AND AGAIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME.

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SANGAMON RIVER AROUND MONTICELLO
THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-291100-
CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND-
259 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED THOUGH A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
HEAVY RAINS THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY...AND AGAIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED THOUGH
A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTY WINDS...SMALL
HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST OF I-70.

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WABASH...LITTLE WABASH AND
EMBARRAS RIVER NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 28, 8:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 28, 9:30 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 28, 9:43 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 28, 9:51 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 28, 10:01 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 28, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell	44 min
Jun 28, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Sangamon	31 min
Jun 28, 7:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Fulton, Knox, Logan, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell	5 hr
Jun 28, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Shelby	45 min
Jun 28, 7:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Logan	51 min
Jun 28, 8:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Christian	4 hr
Jun 28, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Logan, Mason, Menard	41 min
Jun 28, 9:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Cass, Fulton, Logan, Mason, Menard, Tazewell	4 hr
Jun 28, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Logan, Menard	38 min
Jun 28, 10:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Logan, Menard, Sangamon	4 hr
Jun 28, 10:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Cumberland	51 min
Jun 28, 11:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Coles, Cumberland, Moultrie, Shelby	3 hr
Jun 29, 12:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Fulton	12 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.