Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2016, 11:01 PM CDT for Christian County, Sangamon County, Illinois. It was in force for 59 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2016, 11:01 PM CDT (04:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2016, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Christian County, IL, Sangamon County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:03 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 11:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Pawnee, IL | FROM PAWNEE ESDA |
| Apr 27, 11:17 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Divernon, IL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -253 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 591 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KILX 280401
SVRILX
ILC021-167-280500-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0029.160428T0401Z-160428T0500Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1101 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* AT 1101 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
FARMERSVILLE...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VIRDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...ROCHESTER...RIVERTON...PAWNEE...KINCAID...
DIVERNON...EDINBURG...MORRISONVILLE...MECHANICSBURG...MOUNT AUBURN...
BULPITT...JEISYVILLE...SPAULDING...TOVEY...DAWSON...BUFFALO...BERRY...
PALMER AND SHARPSBURG.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 86.
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 106 AND 120.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
LINCOLN.
&&
LAT...LON 3952 8953 3953 8972 3991 8951 3979 8915
3968 8920 3935 8953
TIME...MOT...LOC 0401Z 208DEG 30KT 3944 8964
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SHIMON3 follow-up statements
869
WWUS53 KILX 280426
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1126 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
ILC021-167-280500-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160428T0500Z/
SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-
1126 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR EASTERN SANGAMON AND NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES...
AT 1126 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PAWNEE...OR 12
MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...ROCHESTER...RIVERTON...PAWNEE...KINCAID...EDINBURG...
MECHANICSBURG...MOUNT AUBURN...BULPITT...JEISYVILLE...SPAULDING...TOVEY...
DAWSON...BUFFALO...BERRY...SHARPSBURG...ROBY...SICILY AND SANGCHRIS LAKE
STATE PARK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 55 NEAR MILE MARKER 85.
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 106 AND 120.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
LINCOLN.
&&
LAT...LON 3952 8953 3964 8965 3991 8951 3979 8915
3968 8920 3941 8953
TIME...MOT...LOC 0426Z 208DEG 30KT 3963 8951
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
SHIMON268
WWUS53 KILX 280436
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1136 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
ILC021-167-280500-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160428T0500Z/
SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-
1136 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SANGAMON AND NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES...
AT 1135 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EDINBURG...OR
11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. AT 1115 PM...ONE INCH HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN PAWNEE.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...ROCHESTER...RIVERTON...EDINBURG...MECHANICSBURG...MOUNT
AUBURN...SPAULDING...DAWSON...BUFFALO...BERRY...SHARPSBURG...ROBY AND
SANGCHRIS LAKE STATE PARK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 106 AND 120.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
LINCOLN.
&&
LAT...LON 3956 8935 3971 8961 3991 8951 3979 8915
3968 8920
TIME...MOT...LOC 0435Z 208DEG 30KT 3970 8946
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
SHIMON661
WWUS53 KILX 280457
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1157 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
ILC021-167-280506-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160428T0500Z/
SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-
1157 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SANGAMON AND
NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1200 AM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER HAIL UP
TO DIME SIZE IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3956 8935 3971 8961 3991 8951 3979 8915
3968 8920
TIME...MOT...LOC 0454Z 208DEG 30KT 3970 8946
$$
SHIMONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cumberland, Effingham, Shelby | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 7:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Richland | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cumberland, Jasper | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland | 14 min |
| Apr 27, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 10:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Schuyler | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Schuyler | 63 min |
| Apr 27, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Macon | 65 min |
| Apr 28, 12:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Logan | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Moultrie, Shelby | 59 min |
| Apr 28, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 1:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | DeWitt | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 1:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Douglas | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 2:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 68 min |
| Apr 28, 2:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Coles | 38 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.