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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at May 10, 2017, 5:20 PM CDT for Schuyler County, Illinois. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2017, 5:20 PM CDT (22:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2017, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
County Schuyler County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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 May 10, 2:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 2:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
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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, 5:11 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
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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, 5:34 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 |
| May 10, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Menard, Sangamon | 36 min |
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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.