Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2016, 4:17 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 58 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 15, 2016, 4:17 PM CDT (21:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2016, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 80.0 mph
Counties Crawford County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Richland County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
897
WUUS53 KILX 152117
SVRILX
ILC033-079-101-159-152215-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0072.160615T2117Z-160615T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
417 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 417 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR NEW HEBRON TO NEAR WEST LIBERTY...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OLNEY...ROBINSON...LAWRENCEVILLE...SUMNER...OBLONG...PALESTINE...
ST.
FRANCISVILLE...NOBLE...FLAT ROCK...STE. MARIE...PARKERSBURG...CLAREMONT...
CALHOUN...NEW HEBRON...SCHNELL...WEST LIBERTY...CHAUNCEY...HARDINVILLE...
DUNDAS AND BIRDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3857 8814 3860 8816 3862 8830 3866 8827
3873 8829 3873 8826 3884 8826 3886 8836
3909 8762 3908 8760 3907 8759 3899 8758
3895 8751 3886 8755 3876 8752 3870 8756
3868 8762 3861 8766 3859 8762 3857 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 318DEG 50KT 3898 8770 3884 8818
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...80MPH
$$
BARKER3 follow-up statements
524
WWUS53 KILX 152123
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
423 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
ILC033-079-101-159-152215-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-160615T2215Z/
CRAWFORD-JASPER-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
423 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR CRAWFORD...SOUTHERN JASPER...RICHLAND AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES...
AT 421 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ROBINSON TO NEAR DUNDAS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
50 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE IN ADVANCE OF A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
NORTHWEST AND WILL OCCUR 15 TO 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE LEADING EDGE OF
THE STORMS ARRIVE.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OLNEY...ROBINSON...LAWRENCEVILLE...SUMNER...OBLONG...PALESTINE...ST.
FRANCISVILLE...NOBLE...FLAT ROCK...STE. MARIE...PARKERSBURG...CLAREMONT...
CALHOUN...NEW HEBRON...SCHNELL...WEST LIBERTY...CHAUNCEY...HARDINVILLE...
DUNDAS AND BIRDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3857 8814 3860 8816 3862 8830 3866 8827
3873 8829 3873 8826 3884 8826 3886 8836
3909 8762 3908 8760 3907 8759 3899 8758
3895 8751 3886 8755 3876 8752 3870 8756
3868 8762 3861 8766 3859 8762 3857 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 318DEG 50KT 3898 8770 3884 8818
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...80MPH
$$
BARKER061
WWUS53 KILX 152145
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
445 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
ILC033-079-101-159-152215-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-160615T2215Z/
CRAWFORD-JASPER-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
445 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR CRAWFORD...SOUTHEASTERN JASPER...EASTERN RICHLAND AND LAWRENCE
COUNTIES...
AT 443 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR RUSSELLVILLE TO OLNEY...MOVING SOUTH AT 50 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE OCCURING 15 TO 20 MINUTES AHEAD OF THE
RAIN.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OLNEY...ROBINSON...LAWRENCEVILLE...SUMNER...OBLONG...PALESTINE...ST.
FRANCISVILLE...FLAT ROCK...STE. MARIE...PARKERSBURG...CLAREMONT...CALHOUN...
NEW HEBRON...WEST LIBERTY...CHAUNCEY...HARDINVILLE...DUNDAS...BIRDS...STOY
AND PETROLIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3857 8814 3865 8808 3879 8807 3891 8817
3909 8762 3908 8760 3907 8759 3899 8758
3895 8751 3886 8755 3876 8752 3870 8756
3868 8762 3861 8766 3859 8762 3857 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 344DEG 45KT 3886 8758 3872 8806
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...80MPH
$$
BARKER861
WWUS53 KILX 152212
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
512 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
ILC033-079-101-159-152222-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-160615T2215Z/
CRAWFORD-JASPER-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
512 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CRAWFORD...SOUTHEASTERN
JASPER...EASTERN RICHLAND AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM
CDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3857 8814 3865 8808 3879 8807 3891 8817
3909 8762 3908 8760 3907 8759 3899 8758
3895 8751 3886 8755 3876 8752 3870 8756
3868 8762 3861 8766 3859 8762 3857 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 318DEG 50KT 3886 8758 3872 8806
$$
BARKERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Stark | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 7:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Stark | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Moultrie | 65 min |
| Jun 15, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Edgar | 24 min |
| Jun 15, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Shelby | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Cumberland, Jasper | 46 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2016Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016
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.