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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL

April 28, 2016Douglas County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Apr 28, 2016, 1:38 AM CDT for Douglas County, Illinois. It was in force for 52 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: Apr 28, 2016, 1:38 AM CDT (06:38 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2016, 2:30 AM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL

County Douglas County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 57 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 28, 12:48 AM CDT, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 12:48 AM CDT, 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 3:33 PM CDT, 10 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
333 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

ILZ027>031-037-038-281100-
KNOX-MARSHALL-MCLEAN-PEORIA-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD-
333 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES INTO CENTRAL
ILLINOIS TONIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FROM SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS APPEARS LOW THIS
WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ036-040>044-047>053-281100-
CASS-CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-FULTON-LOGAN-MACON-MASON-MENARD-MORGAN-
PIATT-SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-
333 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING
AS A WARM FRONT MOVES INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS TONIGHT. A FEW OF THE
STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL THROUGH
MID EVENING. IN ADDITION...SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS APPEARS LOW THIS
WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING.

ILZ045-046-055-057-281100-
CHAMPAIGN-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-VERMILION-
333 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT
AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. A FEW OF THE
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FROM SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS APPEARS LOW THIS
WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ054-056-061>063-066>068-071>073-281100-
CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-
MOULTRIE-RICHLAND-SHELBY-
333 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING AS A WARM FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT.
A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE
HAIL THROUGH MID EVENING. IN ADDITION...SOME OF THE STRONGER
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS
AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS APPEARS LOW FOR
THIS WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING.

07

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 12:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1231 AM CDT THU APR 28 2016

ILZ052-054-061-280630-
MOULTRIE-SHELBY-CHRISTIAN-
1231 AM CDT THU APR 28 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MOULTRIE AND CENTRAL SHELBY
COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CDT...

AT 1231 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER TOWER HILL...OR 7 MILES WEST OF SHELBYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHELBYVILLE...SULLIVAN...PANA...ARTHUR...BETHANY...LOVINGTON...WINDSOR...
FINDLAY...TOWER HILL...ALLENVILLE...WESTERVELT...CLARKSBURG...GAYS...
KIRKSVILLE...EAGLE CREEK STATE PARK...WOLF CREEK STATE PARK...CADWELL
AND LAKE CITY.

LAT...LON 3938 8908 3966 8881 3978 8873 3974 8847
      3946 8848 3926 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 0531Z 223DEG 27KT 3939 8893

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 12:54 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 28, 1:32 AM CDT, 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:36 AM CDT, 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:37 AM CDT, 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Apr 28, 1:38 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The 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 27, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Sangamon	59 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.