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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Dec 13, 2017, 10:58 AM CST for 32 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 13, 2017, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2017, 10:58 AM CST (16:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2017, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2017, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
All 32 counties
Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Knox County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 1162 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 361 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 549 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
370 WWUS73 KILX 131658 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1058 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066-067-071-140100- /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0005.171213T1800Z-171214T0300Z/ Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean- Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass- Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas- Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Clay- Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka, Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, Normal, Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Clinton, Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville, Decatur, Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, Shelbyville, Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton, and Flora 1058 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 9 PM CST this evening. * TIMING...Strong winds developing in west central Illinois around noon, and spreading into east central Illinois by late afternoon. * WINDS...20 to 30 mph northwest winds with gusts to around 45 mph * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions especially for high profile vehicles, as well as damage to small tree limbs. Lightweight objects such as patio furniture and garbage cans may be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph or gusts to 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
2 follow-up statements
108 WWUS73 KILX 132112 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 312 PM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066-067-071-140300- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-171214T0300Z/ Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean- Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass- Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas- Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Clay- Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka, Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, Normal, Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Clinton, Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville, Decatur, Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, Shelbyville, Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton, and Flora 312 PM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Strong winds developing throughout central Illinois by late afternoon, continuing until evening, then diminishing gradually overnight * WINDS...20 to 30 mph northwest winds with gusts to around 45 mph * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions especially for high profile vehicles, as well as damage to small tree limbs. Lightweight objects such as patio furniture and garbage cans may be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph or gusts to 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
172 WWUS73 KILX 140249 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 849 PM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066-067-071-140400- /O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-171214T0300Z/ Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean- Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass- Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas- Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Clay- Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka, Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, Normal, Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Clinton, Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville, Decatur, Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, Shelbyville, Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton, and Flora 849 PM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... Sustained northwest winds are expected to remain below 30 mph the rest of the night, although a few brief wind gusts could still reach 35 to 40 mph through midnight. $$ Shimon
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Sources
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.