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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 15, 2016Crawford County, Cumberland County, Jasper County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2016, 3:59 PM CDT for Crawford County, Cumberland County, Jasper County, Illinois. It was in force for 46 min. 5 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
Jun 15, 2016, 3:59 PM CDT (20:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2016, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Jasper County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 15, 4:06 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGYale, ILTREE DOWN
Jun 15, 4:11 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGHunt City, ILTREE DOWN
Jun 15, 4:11 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 70Annapolis, IL
Jun 15, 4:15 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGWillow Hill, ILPOWER LINES DOWN
Jun 15, 4:17 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 E Willow Hill, ILROUTE 33 BETWEEN WILLOW HILL AND OBLONG CLOSED DUE TO POWER POLES DOWN. FROM IDOT DISTRICT 7.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 15, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 125 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 12:00Z on 2016-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1089 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2016-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 105 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1089 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-102 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
825 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.6

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The text

As transmitted.

570 
WUUS53 KILX 152059
SVRILX
ILC033-035-079-152145-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0071.160615T2059Z-160615T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
359 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 359 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM CASEY TO MONTROSE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
           TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
           ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NEWTON...TOLEDO...GREENUP...OBLONG...HUTSONVILLE...WILLOW HILL...
  JEWETT...MONTROSE...WHEELER...HIDALGO...EATON...HAZEL DELL...
  ANNAPOLIS...BOGOTA...WOODBURY...HUNT CITY...YALE...ROSE HILL...
  SAM PARR STATE PARK AND GILA.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 105 AND 126.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3886 8836 3887 8837 3891 8836 3917 8836
      3917 8847 3921 8847 3933 8802 3917 8801
      3918 8775 3907 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 325DEG 29KT 3928 8800 3916 8840 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

BARKER
3 follow-up statements
791 
WWUS53 KILX 152112
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
412 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

ILC035-152122-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-160615T2145Z/
CUMBERLAND-
412 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

LAT...LON 3886 8836 3887 8837 3917 8836 3918 8775
      3907 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 325DEG 29KT 3922 8794 3910 8834 

$$

ILC033-079-152145-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-160615T2145Z/
CRAWFORD-JASPER-
412 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD AND JASPER COUNTIES...

AT 412 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR HAZEL DELL TO NEAR DIETERICH...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
         ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWTON...OBLONG...HUTSONVILLE...WILLOW HILL...WHEELER...HIDALGO...
EATON...ANNAPOLIS...BOGOTA...HUNT CITY...YALE...ROSE HILL...
SAM PARR STATE PARK...GILA...TRIMBLE...LATONA...
BELLAIR AND NEWTON LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3886 8836 3887 8837 3917 8836 3918 8775
      3907 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 325DEG 29KT 3922 8794 3910 8834 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

BARKER
676 
WWUS53 KILX 152120
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
420 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

ILC033-079-152145-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-160615T2145Z/
CRAWFORD-JASPER-
420 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD AND JASPER COUNTIES...

AT 419 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ANNAPOLIS TO WHEELER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45
MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
         ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWTON...OBLONG...HUTSONVILLE...WILLOW HILL...WHEELER...HIDALGO...
EATON...ANNAPOLIS...BOGOTA...HUNT CITY...YALE...ROSE HILL...
SAM PARR STATE PARK...GILA...TRIMBLE...LATONA...
BELLAIR AND NEWTON LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3886 8836 3887 8837 3917 8836 3918 8775
      3907 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 324DEG 39KT 3917 8789 3905 8829 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

BARKER
138 
WWUS53 KILX 152137
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
437 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

ILC033-079-152145-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-160615T2145Z/
CRAWFORD-JASPER-
437 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD AND
NORTHERN JASPER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM CDT...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN JASPER
AND SOUTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

LAT...LON 3886 8836 3887 8837 3917 8836 3918 8775
      3907 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 325DEG 29KT 3917 8789 3905 8829 

$$

BARKER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXStark45 min
Jun 14, 7:22 PM CDTTornado WarningILXStark38 min
Jun 15, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes, Douglas, Moultrie65 min
Jun 15, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes30 min
Jun 15, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Edgar24 min
Jun 15, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes, Cumberland, Shelby30 min
Jun 15, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark32 min
Jun 15, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCrawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland58 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.