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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 14, 2017Clark County, Crawford County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Jun 14, 2017, 10:27 PM CDT for Clark County, Crawford County, Illinois. It was in force for 48 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
Jun 14, 2017, 10:27 PM CDT (03:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2017, 11:15 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL

Counties Clark County, IL, Crawford County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 335 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2017-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 12 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2017-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-231 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1588 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 14, 6:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 6:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 3:26 PM CDT, 7 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
326 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2017

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-151100-
Cass-Christian-De Witt-Fulton-Knox-Logan-Macon-Marshall-Mason-
McLean-Menard-Morgan-Peoria-Sangamon-Schuyler-Scott-Stark-
Tazewell-Woodford-
326 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

Thunderstorms will continue into this evening. The stronger storms
will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and large hail.
Locally heavy rain and cloud to ground lightning will also be
hazards.

Heat index values of 96 to 100 are expected this afternoon.

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

Periods of thunderstorms are forecast Friday through Sunday
morning. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms for
Friday into Friday night, and potential for additional severe
thunderstorms Saturday into Saturday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.

ILZ044>046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-151100-
Champaign-Clark-Clay-Coles-Crawford-Cumberland-Douglas-Edgar-
Effingham-Jasper-Lawrence-Moultrie-Piatt-Richland-Shelby-
Vermilion-
326 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

Thunderstorms will continue into this evening. The stronger storms
will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and large hail.
Locally heavy rain and cloud to ground lightning will also be
hazards.

Heat index values of 96 to 100 are expected this afternoon.

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

Periods of thunderstorms are forecast Friday through Sunday
afternoon. The highest thunderstorm chances are Friday night and
Saturday night into Sunday. Although severe weather is not
expected at this time, strong storms are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.

Barker

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 14, 5:44 PM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
544 PM CDT WED JUN 14 2017

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

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE CHILLICOTHE        40.91N 89.49W
06/14/2017                   PEORIA             IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            8 INCH TREE LIMB BLOWN DOWN

&&

JRP
Local storm report, Jun 14, 5:46 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
546 PM CDT WED JUN 14 2017

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

0515 PM     HEAVY RAIN       GILSON                  40.87N 90.20W
06/14/2017  M1.13 INCH       KNOX               IL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

JRP
Local storm report, Jun 14, 5:51 PM CDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
551 PM CDT WED JUN 14 2017

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

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 NE SPRING BAY         40.90N 89.43W
06/14/2017                   WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LOTS OF TREES DOWN OVER ROADS...MOST LARGE TREES WERE
            HOLLOW. LOCATION...HWY 26 FROM COUNTY LINE TO 3 MILES
            SOUTH

&&

JRP
Local storm report, Jun 14, 5:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
553 PM CDT WED JUN 14 2017

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

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW LE ROY             40.31N 88.81W
06/14/2017                   MCLEAN             IL   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN...CONCRETE SILO DESTORYED.

&&

JRP
Local storm report, Jun 14, 6:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 14, 6:56 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 9:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXEffingham50 min

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Special Weather Statements in Illinois, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017

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