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Freeze Warning 2, NWS Lincoln, IL

April 2, 201627 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this freeze warning at Apr 2, 2016, 3:26 AM CDT for 27 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Apr 3, 2016, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2016, 3:26 AM CDT (08:26 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2016, 2:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2016, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
All 27 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, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Mason County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Richland County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Vermilion County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:23 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 63 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 2016-04-02Temperature 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 2016-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
935 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

563 
WWUS73 KILX 020826
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
326 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016


ILZ040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-021600-
/O.NEW.KILX.FZ.W.0002.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.160402T1400Z-160403T0000Z/
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...RUSHVILLE...HAVANA...LINCOLN...
CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...
CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...
EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE
326 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH 
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* TEMPERATURE...OVERNIGHT LOWS EXPECTED TO DROP TO 28-30 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME 
  SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY COME DOWN. THIS CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE BRIEF 
  POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. 

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.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ILZ027>031-036>038-021600-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.160402T1400Z-160403T0000Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON...
EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL
326 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH 
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME 
  SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY COME DOWN. THIS CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE BRIEF 
  POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
030 
WWUS73 KILX 021220
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
720 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

ILZ040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-022000-
/O.CON.KILX.FZ.W.0002.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.160402T1400Z-160403T0000Z/
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...RUSHVILLE...HAVANA...LINCOLN...
CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...
CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...
EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE
720 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH 
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. 

* TEMPERATURE...OVERNIGHT LOWS EXPECTED TO DROP TO 28-30 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME 
  SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY COME DOWN. THIS CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE BRIEF 
  POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. 

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.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ILZ027>031-036>038-022000-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.160402T1400Z-160403T0000Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON...
EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL
720 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH 
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME 
  SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY COME DOWN. THIS CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE BRIEF 
  POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

AUTEN
888 
WWUS73 KILX 021835
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
135 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

ILZ040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-030000-
/O.CON.KILX.FZ.W.0002.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T0000Z/
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...RUSHVILLE...HAVANA...LINCOLN...
CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...
CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...
EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE
135 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 4 PM THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH AND BRIEFLY HIGHER GUSTS OF 55 TO
  60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* TEMPERATURE...OVERNIGHT LOWS EXPECTED TO REACH 27 TO 31
  DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME 
  SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY COME DOWN. THIS CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE BRIEF 
  POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. 

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.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ILZ027>031-036>038-030000-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T0000Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON...
EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL
135 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 4 PM THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH AND BRIEFLY HIGHER GUSTS OF 55 TO
  60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME 
  SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY COME DOWN. THIS CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE BRIEF 
  POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

07/AUTEN
990 
WWUS73 KILX 022358
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
658 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

ILZ040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-030800-
/O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILX.FZ.W.0002.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/
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...RUSHVILLE...HAVANA...LINCOLN...
CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...
CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...
EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE
658 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TEMPERATURE...OVERNIGHT LOWS EXPECTED TO REACH 27 TO 31
  DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED IF
  ACTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE COLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ILZ027>031-036>038-030100-
/O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T0000Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON...
EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL
658 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

STRONG WINDS THAT AFFECTED CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TODAY
WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AS THE RESPONSIBLE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES EAST. WINDS HAVE ALREADY DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS GENERALLY LESS THAN 40 MPH...AND THESE WILL DIMINISH TO
JUST A FEW MPH OVERNIGHT.

$$
965 
WWUS73 KILX 030027
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
727 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

ILZ040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-030900-
/O.CON.KILX.FZ.W.0002.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/
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...RUSHVILLE...HAVANA...LINCOLN...
CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...
CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...
EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE
727 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...OVERNIGHT LOWS EXPECTED TO REACH 27 TO 31 
  DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED IF 
  ACTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
373 
WWUS73 KILX 030201
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
901 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

ILZ040>051-053-031015-
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0006.160403T1700Z-160404T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILX.FZ.W.0002.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-
MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSHVILLE...HAVANA...LINCOLN...
CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...DECATUR
901 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 1 P.M. TO 5 P.M.
  SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 45
  MPH AND A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...OVERNIGHT LOWS EXPECTED TO REACH 27 TO 31 
  DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED IF
  ACTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE COLD
  TONIGHT. UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ILZ052-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-031015-
/O.CON.KILX.FZ.W.0002.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/
CHRISTIAN-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-
EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...
CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...
EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE
901 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...OVERNIGHT LOWS EXPECTED TO REACH 27 TO 31 
  DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED IF 
  ACTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ILZ027>031-036>038-031015-
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0006.160403T1700Z-160404T0000Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON...
EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL
901 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 1 P.M. TO 5 P.M.
  SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 45
  MPH AND A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
776 
WWUS73 KILX 030855
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
355 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016

ILZ040>051-053-031500-
/O.EXT.KILX.WI.Y.0006.160403T1600Z-160404T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1300Z/
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-
MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSHVILLE...HAVANA...LINCOLN...
CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...DECATUR
355 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING
  UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 
  45 MPH AND A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TEMPERATURE...EARLY MORNING LOWS EXPECTED TO REACH 27 TO 31
  DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED IF
  ACTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE COLD
  TONIGHT. UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND THIS
  AFTERNOON. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ILZ054-055-057-031500-
/O.EXB.KILX.WI.Y.0006.160403T1600Z-160404T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1300Z/
MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...PARIS
355 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING
  UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 
  45 MPH AND A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TEMPERATURE...EARLY MORNING LOWS EXPECTED TO REACH 27 TO 31
  DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED IF 
  ACTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE COLD 
  TONIGHT. UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ILZ052-056-061>063-066>068-071>073-031300-
/O.CON.KILX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1300Z/
CHRISTIAN-COLES-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...
SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...
ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE
355 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* TEMPERATURE...EARLY MORNING LOWS EXPECTED TO REACH 27 TO 31
  DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED IF 
  ACTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ILZ027>031-036>038-031500-
/O.EXT.KILX.WI.Y.0006.160403T1600Z-160404T0000Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON...
EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL
355 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING
  UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 
  45 MPH AND A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AUTEN
034 
WWUS73 KILX 031301
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
801 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016

ILZ040>051-053>055-057-032000-
/O.EXP.KILX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1300Z/
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0006.160403T1600Z-160404T0000Z/
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-
MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSHVILLE...HAVANA...LINCOLN...
CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...PARIS
801 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL
  EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 
  45 MPH AND A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND THIS
  AFTERNOON. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ILZ052-056-061>063-066>068-071>073-031415-
/O.EXP.KILX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1300Z/
CHRISTIAN-COLES-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...
SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...
ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE
801 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED ABOVE FREEZING...SO THE FREEZE WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 AM.

$$

ILZ027>031-036>038-032000-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0006.160403T1600Z-160404T0000Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON...
EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL
801 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING 
  UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 
  45 MPH AND A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AUTEN

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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.