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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Lincoln, IL

March 22, 201611 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2016, 3:46 AM CDT for 11 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Mar 22, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2016, 3:46 AM CDT (08:46 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 22, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL

Counties Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Richland County, IL, Shelby County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 120 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 00:00Z on 2016-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2016-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2106 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
277 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

902 
WWUS73 KILX 220846
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
346 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

ILZ056-057-061>063-066>068-071>073-221700-
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0004.160322T1600Z-160323T0000Z/
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...
SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...
ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE
346 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 11 AM AND 7 PM
  CDT TODAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS I-70. WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE MINOR
  DAMAGE. ANY LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS 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.

&&

$$

BARNES
3 follow-up statements
681 
WWUS73 KILX 221711
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1211 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

ILZ056-057-061>063-066>068-071>073-230000-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...
SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...
ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE
1211 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 11 AM AND 7 
  PM CDT TODAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST WEST
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. ANY
  LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS 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.

&&

$$

GEELHART
380 
WWUS73 KILX 221718
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1218 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

ILZ056-057-061>063-066>068-071>073-230000-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...
SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...
ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE
1218 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS OF
  40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AROUND MID
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST WEST 
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. ANY 
  LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS 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.

&&

$$

GEELHART
651 
WWUS73 KILX 222359
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
659 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

ILZ056-057-061>063-066>068-071>073-230100-
/O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...
SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...
ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE
659 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING...SPEEDS
HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH
THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

SHIMON

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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.