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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL

November 2, 2016Vermilion County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Nov 2, 2016, 1:55 PM CDT for Vermilion County, Illinois. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Nov 2, 2016, 1:55 PM CDT (18:55 UTC)
Expired: Nov 2, 2016, 2:30 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL

County Vermilion County, IL

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 78 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1533 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 154 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 234 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Nov 2, 12:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 2, 12:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 2, 11:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 2, 10:21 AM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1021 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

ILZ029>031-037-021600-
PEORIA-MARSHALL-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD-
1021 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN WOODFORD...NORTHEASTERN
PEORIA AND SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT...

AT 1020 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER SPRING BAY...OR NEAR PEORIA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHILLICOTHE...METAMORA...GERMANTOWN HILLS...MINONK...ROANOKE...
ROME...TOLUCA...WASHBURN...SPRING BAY...BAY VIEW GARDENS...PEORIA
HEIGHTS...CAZENOVIA...BENSON...LA ROSE...PANOLA...LOW POINT...
MOSSVILLE AND PATTONSBURG.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 19 AND 32.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4094 8904 4093 8905 4093 8904 4079 8899
      4074 8955 4089 8960 4104 8908
TIME...MOT...LOC 1520Z 251DEG 25KT 4082 8954

GEELHART

Special weather statement, Nov 2, 11:11 AM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1111 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

ILZ031-038-021630-
MCLEAN-WOODFORD-
1111 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN WOODFORD AND NORTH
CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM CDT...

AT 1111 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR EL PASO...OR 14 MILES EAST OF EUREKA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EL PASO...GRIDLEY...BENSON AND PANOLA.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND 24.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4075 8893 4076 8878 4072 8876 4069 8907
      4085 8913 4089 8893
TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 247DEG 35KT 4079 8902

GEELHART

Special weather statement, Nov 2, 11:33 AM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1133 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

ILZ038-021700-
MCLEAN-
1133 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTY UNTIL
NOON CDT...

AT 1133 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR LEXINGTON...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEXINGTON...COLFAX...PLEASANT HILL...CROPSEY AND ANCHOR.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 172 AND 183.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4062 8858 4062 8846 4056 8846 4054 8888
      4067 8891 4074 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 1633Z 260DEG 30KT 4061 8884

GEELHART

Special weather statement, Nov 2, 1:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
155 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

ILZ046-021930-
VERMILION-
155 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL VERMILION COUNTY UNTIL
230 PM CDT...

AT 155 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
POTOMAC...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF DANVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DANVILLE...OAKWOOD...POTOMAC...FITHIAN...MUNCIE...BISMARCK...
HENNING...STATE LINE CITY...VERMILION COUNTY AIRPORT...COLLISON...
ALVIN...MIDDLE FORK WILDLIFE AREA...ARMSTRONG AND KICKAPOO STATE
PARK.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKER 200 AND THE INDIANA
BORDER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4011 8791 4032 8790 4036 8753 4026 8753
      4025 8752 4012 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 263DEG 28KT 4025 8776

GEELHART

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 2, 10:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Woodford	39 min
Nov 2, 11:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Woodford	19 min
Nov 2, 11:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	McLean	27 min
Nov 2, 2:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Knox	48 min
Nov 2, 3:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Knox	34 min
Nov 2, 3:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Fulton	28 min
Nov 2, 3:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Peoria	32 min
Nov 2, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Cass, Mason, Tazewell	26 min
Nov 2, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Peoria, Tazewell	37 min
Nov 2, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	McLean, Tazewell, Woodford	37 min
Nov 2, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Logan, Menard, Sangamon	32 min
Nov 2, 5:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Christian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon	23 min
Nov 2, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	DeWitt, McLean	46 min
Nov 2, 5:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Macon	29 min
Nov 2, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, McLean	37 min
Nov 2, 5:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby	31 min
Nov 2, 6:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Coles, Douglas, Moultrie	26 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.