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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL

October 10, 2017Fulton County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Oct 10, 2017, 9:02 PM CDT for Fulton County, Illinois. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 10, 2017, 9:02 PM CDT (02:02 UTC)
Expired
Oct 10, 2017, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL

County Fulton County, IL

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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 Oct 10, 3:06 PM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 3:06 PM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 10, 3:14 PM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
314 PM CDT Tue Oct 10 2017

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-111100-
Cass-Champaign-Christian-Coles-De Witt-Douglas-Edgar-Fulton-Knox-
Logan-Macon-Marshall-Mason-McLean-Menard-Morgan-Moultrie-Peoria-
Piatt-Sangamon-Schuyler-Scott-Stark-Tazewell-Vermilion-Woodford-
314 PM CDT Tue Oct 10 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

Scattered thunderstorms will occur across the area into this
evening. Although severe weather is not anticipated at this time,
a few of the storms will be capable of producing gusty winds,
small hail, and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

Thunderstorms will be possible late Friday night through Sunday
as a frontal system slowly approaches the area from the northwest.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight.

ILZ061>063-066>068-071>073-111100-
Clark-Clay-Crawford-Cumberland-Effingham-Jasper-Lawrence-Richland-
Shelby-
314 PM CDT Tue Oct 10 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

Scattered thunderstorms will occur across the area into this
evening. A few of the storms may be strong late this afternoon
into this evening, with gusty winds and small hail the primary
threats. Additional heavy rainfall will be possible as well with
some of the stronger storms which may lead to localized flooding
due to the heavy rainfall that fell over southeast Illinois this
morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

Thunderstorms will be possible again Saturday and Sunday as a
frontal system slowly approaches the area from the northwest.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Limited spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon into
this evening.

Smith

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 10, 6:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
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Sources

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