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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2017, 9:29 PM CDT for Edgar County, Illinois. It was in force for 46 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
- Jul 23, 2017, 9:29 PM CDT (02:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2017, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
County Edgar County, IL
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1584 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1529 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
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 Jul 23, 9:14 PM CDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 9:14 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 301 PM CDT Sun Jul 23 2017 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061-241100- Cass-Champaign-Christian-Coles-De Witt-Douglas-Edgar-Fulton-Knox- Logan-Macon-Marshall-Mason-McLean-Menard-Morgan-Moultrie-Peoria- Piatt-Sangamon-Schuyler-Scott-Shelby-Stark-Tazewell-Vermilion- Woodford- 301 PM CDT Sun Jul 23 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Widely scattered thunderstorms will be possible into this evening. A few of the storms will be capable of producing strong wind gusts and hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... As another frontal boundary approaches the area later Wednesday and Thursday, thunderstorm chances will return to the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Limited spotter activation may be needed early this evening. ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-241100- Clark-Clay-Crawford-Cumberland-Effingham-Jasper-Lawrence-Richland- 301 PM CDT Sun Jul 23 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Illinois and southeast Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Widely scattered thunderstorms will be possible this evening. Severe weather is not anticipated. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... As another frontal boundary approaches the area late Wednesday night into Thursday, thunderstorms chances will return to the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight. Bak
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 23, 6:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
649 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM HAIL 1 NE MANCHESTER 39.55N 90.32W
07/23/2017 M0.88 INCH SCOTT IL TRAINED SPOTTER
ON US-67
&&
EJLLocal storm report, Jul 23, 7:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
716 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM HAIL 1 NE MANCHESTER 39.55N 90.32W
07/23/2017 M0.88 INCH SCOTT IL TRAINED SPOTTER
ON US-67
0445 PM HAIL AUBURN 39.58N 89.75W
07/23/2017 M0.88 INCH SANGAMON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0445 PM HAIL AUBURN 39.58N 89.75W
07/23/2017 M1.00 INCH SANGAMON IL AMATEUR RADIO
0445 PM HAIL AUBURN 39.58N 89.75W
07/23/2017 M1.00 INCH SANGAMON IL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED THROUGH BROADCAST MEDIA
0459 PM HAIL DIVERNON 39.57N 89.65W
07/23/2017 M0.88 INCH SANGAMON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
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EJLSpecial weather statement, Jul 23, 7:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
725 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 2017
ILZ045-046-240115-
Vermilion-Champaign-
725 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN VERMILION AND
NORTHEASTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...
At 725 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Potomac, or 14 miles east of Rantoul, moving east at 35 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Danville, Rossville, Potomac, Bismarck, Henning, Middle Fork Wildlife
Area, Armstrong, Collison, Alvin, Penfield and Vermilion County
Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
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LAT...LON 4026 8798 4040 8796 4040 8794 4041 8793
4036 8753 4014 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 283DEG 29KT 4032 8788
AutenLocal storm report, Jul 23, 7:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
747 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 PM TSTM WND GST PENFIELD 40.30N 87.95W
07/23/2017 E50.00 MPH CHAMPAIGN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 50 MPH WIND GUST...ALSO HAD PEA SIZED HAIL.
&&
EJLLocal storm report, Jul 23, 8:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
800 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0736 PM TSTM WND GST POTOMAC 40.31N 87.80W
07/23/2017 M50 MPH VERMILION IL EMERGENCY MNGR
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EJLSpecial weather statement, Jul 23, 9:29 PM CDT, 0 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 23, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 50 min |
| Jul 23, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 39 min |
| Jul 24, 11:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Mason | 9 days |
| Jul 24, 11:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Brown, Cass, Morgan, Schuyler | 34 hr |
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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.