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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 10, 2017Menard County, Sangamon County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2017, 6:54 PM CDT for Menard County, Sangamon County, Illinois. It was in force for 36 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 10, 2017, 6:54 PM CDT (23:54 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2017, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 80.0 mph

Counties Menard County, IL, Sangamon County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 10, 6:55 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Wnw Berlin, IL	POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN
May 10, 7:07 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Spaulding, IL	2 TREES BLOWN DOWN IN TOWN
May 10, 7:11 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Springfield, IL	6 INCH TREE LIMB FROM HEALTHY TREE DOWNED NEAR PANERA BREAD. RELAYED BY LOGAN COUNTY EMA.
May 10, 7:25 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wnw Springfield, IL	TREES DOWNED IN WASHINGTON PARK. DELAYED REPORT BY BROADCAST MEDIA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 6 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 1 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 10, 12:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 91 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: -516 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 837 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 82 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

761 
WUUS53 KILX 102354
SVRILX
ILC129-167-110045-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0076.170510T2354Z-170511T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
654 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Menard County in central Illinois...
  Northwestern Sangamon County in central Illinois...

* Until 745 PM CDT

* At 653 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ashland, or
  14 miles northeast of Jacksonville, moving east at 50 mph.

  This is a very dangerous storm. 

  HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect 
           considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. 
           Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Springfield, Sherman, Rochester, Riverton, Athens, Williamsville,
  Pleasant Plains, Tallula, Jerome, Southern View, Leland Grove,
  Grandview, Spaulding, Clear Lake, Berlin, Cantrall, Capital
  Airport, Salisbury, Farmingdale and Lincolns New Salem.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 55 between mile markers 95 and 111.
 Interstate 72 between mile markers 89 and 93, and between mile
markers 101 and 110.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3999 8958 3997 8957 3998 8953 3997 8949
      3994 8948 3976 8950 3974 8999 4001 8999
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 267DEG 42KT 3981 8999 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

Barker

3 follow-up statements

034 
WWUS53 KILX 110006
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
706 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

ILC129-167-110045-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-170511T0045Z/
Menard-Sangamon-
706 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MENARD AND NORTHWESTERN SANGAMON COUNTIES...

At 706 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Berlin, or
10 miles west of Springfield, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Sherman, Rochester, Riverton, Williamsville, Jerome,
Southern View, Leland Grove, Grandview, Spaulding, Clear Lake,
Berlin, Cantrall, Capital Airport and Farmingdale.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 55 between mile markers 95 and 111.
 Interstate 72 between mile markers 89 and 93, and between mile
markers 101 and 110.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3999 8958 3997 8957 3998 8953 3997 8949
      3994 8948 3976 8950 3974 8999 3986 8984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 253DEG 46KT 3980 8984 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Barker

060 
WWUS53 KILX 110023
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
723 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

ILC129-110033-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-170511T0045Z/
Menard-
723 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MENARD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
central Illinois.

LAT...LON 3994 8948 3976 8950 3975 8973 3987 8964
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 267DEG 42KT 3981 8958 

$$

ILC167-110045-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-170511T0045Z/
Sangamon-
723 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SANGAMON COUNTY...

At 723 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Riverton, or
near Springfield, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Sherman, Rochester, Riverton, Jerome, Southern View,
Leland Grove, Grandview, Spaulding and Clear Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 55 between mile markers 95 and 103.
 Interstate 72 between mile markers 101 and 110.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3994 8948 3976 8950 3975 8973 3987 8964
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 267DEG 42KT 3981 8958 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Barker

311 
WWUS53 KILX 110030
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
730 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

ILC167-110039-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-170511T0045Z/
Sangamon-
730 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SANGAMON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
central Illinois.

LAT...LON 3994 8948 3976 8950 3975 8973 3987 8964
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 267DEG 42KT 3981 8948 

$$

Barker

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 10, 6:27 PM CDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 6:27 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
627 PM CDT Wed May 10 2017

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Thursday)
ISSUED AT 255 PM CDT Wed May 10 2017

Instability parameters indicate that severe potential will
continue through the evening as a squall line of storms progresses
from NW to SE across central IL. Damaging winds will be the
primary hazard, with some large hail possible. Supercell
development has already started in SE Iowa, and the line will
evolve into an outflow dominated complex by the time it reaches
near the Illinois river. The proximity of a stalled frontal
boundary, roughly just south of I-74, will set the stage for a few
tornadoes possible as storms interact with the frontal boundary.

A sizable break in the rain looks to develop behind the squall
line in our N-NW counties as the front stalls out across our
southern counties. The break in the rain may eventually reach all
of our counties before the next shortwave rides east along the
front Thursday morning and potentially triggers a few showers for
the southern half of our forecast area. Thunderstorms should
mainly be south of Springfield to Danville, with strong to severe
potential mainly south of I-70.

Light fog could develop behind the front, especially in NW areas
after the rain ends and low clouds form in the moist boundary
layer. Minimal airmass change before sunrise will allow the low
clouds and fog to keep low temperatures on the mild side, ranging
from the mid 50s near Galesburg to the upper 60s toward
Lawrenceville. Some clearing could develop on Thursday across the
north, but clouds look to hold firm across the south, which could
reduce diurnal swings tomorrow. High temps look to reach the upper
60s north, with mid-upper 70s south of I-70.

.LONG TERM...(Thursday night through Wednesday)
ISSUED AT 255 PM CDT Wed May 10 2017

The slow departure of the cold front Thursday night will keep
rain chances in the forecast for mainly S of I-70. The cooler air
will eventually progress into central IL Thurs night and Friday.
Our coolest temperatures of the next week will be Thur night and
Friday. Despite some sunshine of Friday, high temps will be
limited to the upper 60s to around 70.

The weekend looks to be dry with a warming trend, under high
pressure. Plenty of sunshine and warming mid-layer temperatures
will help to push highs back into the 70s on Saturday, with some
lower 80s returning for Sunday. The warm conditions look to
continue through Tuesday, with highs in the low 80s. A few spotty
showers could develop late Monday night and Tuesday as a warm
frontal circulation develops along I-74 and then lifts northward.
Rain chances look to increase on Wednesday as the warm sector
experiences increased instability and a weak shortwave passes
aloft.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Thursday evening)
Issued at 627 PM CDT Wed May 10 2017

Line of strong to severe storms will progress eastward across the
terminal sites this evening. It is becoming outflow dominant as it
reaches the Illinois River, and should see increased forward
motion over the next 2-4 hours. We included tempo groups for an
hour or two for IFR conditions during the squall line, and wind
gusts to 50kt will be possible, along with some 1" hail. There
will be a break in the rain for at least the I-74 terminals, after
the squall line moves through. SPI and DEC will be closer to where
the frontal boundary slows down and stalls out, but even those
sites should see a break for a couple hours later this evening or
after midnight.

The high resolution models are showing a secondary wave of energy
progressing across our southern terminals late tonight into
tomorrow morning, possibly triggering another round of
showers/storms.

Cloud heights are expected to lower to IFR late tonight, and
possibly LIFR clouds, with MVFR fog, mainly due to lighter winds
near the behind the frontal boundary.

Conditions should improve to MVFR by late morning, and possibly
even some VFR during the afternoon as winds become N-NE by the end
of this TAF period.

&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...Shimon
LONG TERM...Shimon
AVIATION...Shimon

Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 12:04 PM CDT, 6 hours 50 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1204 PM CDT Wed May 10 2017

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>055-061-111200-
Cass-Champaign-Christian-De Witt-Douglas-Fulton-Knox-Logan-Macon-
Marshall-Mason-McLean-Menard-Morgan-Moultrie-Peoria-Piatt-
Sangamon-Schuyler-Scott-Shelby-Stark-Tazewell-Vermilion-Woodford-
1204 PM CDT Wed May 10 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Illinois, east central Illinois and west central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

Scattered thunderstorms will develop by afternoon and continue
tonight. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms
containing large hail and damaging wind gusts from mid afternoon
through late evening. An isolated tornado risk exists as well.

The Illinois River and portions of the Sangamon river will remain
in flood.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

Scattered thunderstorms will continue through Thursday afternoon
or evening, however the threat of severe weather is low.

Flooding will continue for several days or more on the Illinois
River and linger on a portion of the Sangamon River through
Thursday night. Refer to applicable flood warnings for details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon or evening.

ILZ056-057-062-063-066>068-071>073-111200-
Clark-Clay-Coles-Crawford-Cumberland-Edgar-Effingham-Jasper-
Lawrence-Richland-
1204 PM CDT Wed May 10 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Illinois and southeast Illinois.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon
through tonight. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms
containing hail and strong gusty winds from mid afternoon through
late evening.

The Wabash and portions of the Embarras and Little Wabash rivers
will remain in flood.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

Scattered thunderstorms will continue through Thursday night.
There is a marginal to slight risk of severe thunderstorms
containing hail and strong gusty winds Thursday.

Flooding will continue for several days on the Wabash River and
portions of the Embarras River. Refer to the applicable flood
warnings for details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon or evening.

Goetsch

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 10, 5:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
520 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

ILZ040-047-102300-
Schuyler-Cass-
520 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SCHUYLER COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM
CDT...

At 520 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles north of Mount Sterling, or 13 miles west of Rushville, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Rushville, Littleton, Browning, Frederick, Huntsville, Camden,
Weinberg King State Park and Ray.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
central and west central Illinois.

LAT...LON 4028 9047 4027 9045 4019 9045 4018 9020
      4015 9022 4016 9026 4012 9037 4008 9039
      4006 9043 4002 9061 4005 9068 4008 9067
      4008 9070 4011 9071 4011 9091 4028 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 237DEG 31KT 4010 9082

Barker

Local storm report, May 10, 5:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
553 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0552 PM     TSTM WND GST     MARIETTA                40.50N 90.39W
05/10/2017  M60 MPH          FULTON             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RELAYED FROM EM.

&&

SBAKER

Local storm report, May 10, 6:02 PM CDT, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
602 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     HAIL             2 S CAMDEN              40.12N 90.77W
05/10/2017  M0.88 INCH       SCHUYLER           IL   MESONET

            HAIL COVERING DECKS.

&&

SBAKER

Local storm report, May 10, 6:12 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
612 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0603 PM     TSTM WND GST     CUBA                    40.49N 90.19W
05/10/2017  M55 MPH          FULTON             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTERS ALSO REPORTED SAME SPEED WINDS W OF SMITHFIELD
            AND LEWISTON. RELAYED FROM EM.

&&

SBAKER

Local storm report, May 10, 6:34 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
634 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N CONCORD             39.83N 90.37W
05/10/2017                   MORGAN             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED.

&&

SBAKER

Local storm report, May 10, 6:53 PM CDT, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
653 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0652 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 E DELAVAN             40.37N 89.53W
05/10/2017  M55 MPH          TAZEWELL           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RELAYED BY EMA

&&

SBAKER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 10, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Knox	49 min
May 10, 5:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Schuyler	40 min
May 10, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton, Schuyler	41 min
May 10, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton	36 min
May 10, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell	35 min
May 10, 6:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Cass, Morgan	40 min
May 10, 6:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Logan, Mason, Menard	49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.