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Areal Flood Advisory 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this areal flood advisory at Jul 10, 2017, 7:56 PM CDT for Fulton County, Illinois. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2017, 7:56 PM CDT (00:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2017, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Fulton County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 2871 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1254 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory 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 areal flood advisory went out at Jul 10, 7:03 PM CDT, 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 7:03 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 308 PM CDT Mon Jul 10 2017 ILZ027>031-036>038-043>046-111100- Champaign-De Witt-Fulton-Knox-Marshall-McLean-Peoria-Piatt-Stark- Tazewell-Vermilion-Woodford- 308 PM CDT Mon Jul 10 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... There is a slight chance of severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds a risk, along with frequent lightning and heavy rains. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... Thunderstorm chances will continue from Tuesday through Thursday evening. There is a marginal risk of severe storms from Tuesday through Wednesday night with hail and gusty winds a risk along with frequent lightning and heavy rains. Isolated thunderstorms are possible late Saturday afternoon into Saturday night. High temperatures and humidity from this afternoon through Wednesday will result in afternoon heat indices in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees, with Wednesday being the hottest day. These temperatures will be very dependent on the evolution of several storm systems that may alter cloud cover in the afternoon hours. Use caution when planning any outdoor activities through mid week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed again late this afternoon and evening. ILZ040>042-047>057-061>063-111100- Cass-Christian-Clark-Coles-Cumberland-Douglas-Edgar-Logan-Macon- Mason-Menard-Morgan-Moultrie-Sangamon-Schuyler-Scott-Shelby- 308 PM CDT Mon Jul 10 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... There is a marginal risk of severe storms with hail and gusty winds possible along with frequent lightning and locally heavy rains. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... Thunderstorm chances will continue from Tuesday through Thursday night as the frontal system continues to sag south in the area. There is a marginal risk of severe storms Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night with hail and gusty winds possible. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible Saturday night. High temperatures and humidity from this afternoon through Wednesday will result in afternoon heat indices in the upper 90s and lower 100s, with Wednesday being the hottest day. These temperatures will be very dependent on the evolution of several storm systems that may alter cloud cover in the afternoon hours. Use caution when planning any outdoor activities through mid week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed again late this afternoon and evening. ILZ066>068-071>073-111100- Clay-Crawford-Effingham-Jasper-Lawrence-Richland- 308 PM CDT Mon Jul 10 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Isolated thunderstorms are possible this evening and tonight. Any storms that develop are not expected to be severe, though frequent lightning and locally heavy rains will be a risk. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... Thunderstorm chances will continue from Tuesday through Friday morning as a frontal boundary sag south into the area. There is a marginal risk that some of these storms Tuesday and Tuesday night could become severe with hail up to 1 inch and winds up to 60 mph. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible during Saturday night. High temperatures and humidity from this afternoon through Thursday will result in afternoon heat indices in the upper 90s and lower 100s, with Wednesday being the hottest day. These temperatures will be very dependent on the evolution of several storm systems that may alter cloud cover in the afternoon hours. Use caution when planning any outdoor activities through mid week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight. HJS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 10, 7:05 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Tazewell | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Tazewell | 43 min |
| Jul 10, 8:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 26 min |
| Jul 10, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 18 min |
| Jul 10, 8:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Sangamon | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 31 min |
| Jul 11, 7:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Mason, Peoria, Schuyler, Stark | 74 min |
| Jul 11, 8:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Logan, Marshall, Menard, Tazewell, Woodford | 44 min |
| Jul 11, 8:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Woodford | 37 min |
| Jul 11, 8:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon | 51 min |
| Jul 11, 9:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie and 1 more | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 10:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 39 min |
| Jul 11, 10:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Edgar | 39 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.