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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Mar 15, 2016, 3:50 PM CDT for 29 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Mar 16, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2016, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
All 29 counties
Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Coles County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 750 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
379 WWUS73 KILX 152050 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 350 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR ALL BUT EXTREME SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-160500- /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0003.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL 350 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. ANY LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECT SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
080 WWUS73 KILX 160358 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1058 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR ALL BUT EXTREME SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-161000- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0003.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL 1058 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. ANY LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECT SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AUTEN
982 WWUS73 KILX 160843 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 343 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR ALL BUT EXTREME SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-162100- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0003.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL 343 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. ANY LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECT SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
326 WWUS73 KILX 162029 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 329 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR ALL BUT EXTREME SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-170100- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL 329 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. ANY LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECT SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
329 WWUS73 KILX 170102 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 802 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-170215- /O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL 802 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS WILL REMAIN WESTERLY AND AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT...BUT HAVE DROPPED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 1:29 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Clark, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar and 8 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 32 min |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Illinois, 2016Every wind advisory 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.