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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Dec 23, 2015, 2:10 PM CST for 22 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 23, 2015, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2015, 2:10 PM CST (20:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2015, 11:35 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
All 22 counties
Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 465 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
087 WWUS73 KILX 232010 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 210 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015 ...PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS EVENING... ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>050-240200- /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0004.151224T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG... WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE 210 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT IN MOST AREAS...BUT WILL LINGER PAST MIDNIGHT NORTH OF I-74. * WINDS...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE DIFFICULT TRAVEL DURING THE EVENING. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WILL BE TOSSED ABOUT. WEAK TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GEELHART
3 follow-up statements
180 WWUS73 KILX 240110 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 710 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015 ...PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING... ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>050-240800- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG... WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE 710 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT IN MOST AREAS...BUT WILL LINGER PAST MIDNIGHT NORTH OF I-74. * WINDS...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE DIFFICULT TRAVEL DURING THE EVENING. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WILL BE TOSSED ABOUT. WEAK TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SMITH
036 WWUS73 KILX 240211 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 811 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015 ...PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING... ILZ044>046-051>053-240800- /O.EXA.KILX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 811 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT IN MOST AREAS...BUT WILL LINGER PAST MIDNIGHT NORTH OF I-74. * WINDS...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE DIFFICULT TRAVEL DURING THE EVENING. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WILL BE TOSSED ABOUT. WEAK TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>050-240800- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG... WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE 811 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT IN MOST AREAS...BUT WILL LINGER PAST MIDNIGHT NORTH OF I-74. * WINDS...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE DIFFICULT TRAVEL DURING THE EVENING. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WILL BE TOSSED ABOUT. WEAK TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SMITH
138 WWUS73 KILX 240535 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1135 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>053-240645- /O.CAN.KILX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 1135 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONG WINDS...GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...HAVE DECREASED RAPIDLY LATE THIS EVENING AS THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM ILLINOIS. AS A RESULT...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 9:04 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean | 41 min |
| Dec 23, 9:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian, Macon, Shelby | 29 min |
| Dec 23, 9:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 25 min |
| Dec 23, 9:31 AM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 12 days |
| Dec 23, 9:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt and 1 more | 27 min |
| Dec 23, 10:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean | 35 min |
| Dec 23, 11:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Jasper | 45 min |
| Dec 23, 11:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford, Jasper | 31 min |
| Dec 23, 11:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland | 31 min |
| Dec 23, 12:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Lawrence, Richland | 34 min |
| Dec 23, 3:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 46 min |
| Dec 23, 4:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan, Scott | 29 min |
| Dec 23, 4:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Schuyler | 31 min |
| Dec 23, 5:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox | 20 min |
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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.