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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Jun 29, 2017, 3:45 PM CDT for Vermilion County, Illinois. It was in force for 45 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 29, 2017, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2017, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
County Vermilion County, IL
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1213 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 29, 3:07 PM CDT, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 3:07 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 303 PM CDT Thu Jun 29 2017 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066-301100- Cass-Champaign-Christian-Clark-Coles-Cumberland-De Witt-Douglas- Edgar-Effingham-Fulton-Knox-Logan-Macon-Marshall-Mason-McLean- Menard-Morgan-Moultrie-Peoria-Piatt-Sangamon-Schuyler-Scott- Shelby-Stark-Tazewell-Vermilion-Woodford- 303 PM CDT Thu Jun 29 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois, southeast Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Storms will become more numerous tonight, especially during the evening hours. Some of the storms may become severe, with damaging wind gusts the primary severe threat. Locally heavy rainfall is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... Thunderstorm chances will linger into Friday night. Strong storms are possible Friday, with gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall possible. Thunderstorm chances return by early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required tonight, with the most likely time frame between 7 pm and 1 am. ILZ067-068-071>073-301100- Clay-Crawford-Jasper-Lawrence-Richland- 303 PM CDT Thu Jun 29 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Strong thunderstorms are possible tonight. Severe storms are not expected at this time, but gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... Thunderstorm chances increase Friday into Friday night. Widespread severe weather is not expected, however a few strong storms will be possible again Friday. Thunderstorm chances return by early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight. Barker
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 29, 10:25 AM CDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 345 PM CDT THU JUN 29 2017 ILZ046-292130- Vermilion- 345 PM CDT THU JUN 29 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN VERMILION COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... At 344 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Catlin, or 7 miles southwest of Danville, moving east at 30 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Danville, Georgetown, Westville, Tilton, Catlin, Oakwood, Belgium, Indianola, Vermilion County Airport and Kickapoo State Park. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 208 and 220. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3993 8774 4010 8781 4025 8753 3997 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 251DEG 24KT 4004 8768 Barker
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 12:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Cass, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott | 62 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.