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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Jun 20, 2018, 5:49 PM CDT for Schuyler County, Illinois. It was in force for 56 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 20, 2018, 5:49 PM CDT (22:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2018, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
County Schuyler County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 235 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 502 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
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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 20, 3:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 3:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 332 PM CDT Wed Jun 20 2018 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-211100- Cass-Christian-De Witt-Fulton-Knox-Logan-Macon-Marshall-Mason- McLean-Menard-Morgan-Peoria-Sangamon-Schuyler-Scott-Stark- Tazewell-Woodford- 332 PM CDT Wed Jun 20 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Thunderstorms will become more numerous across the area this evening as a slow-moving low pressure system approaches from the west. While widespread severe weather is not expected, a few of the stronger cells will be capable of gusty 40-50 mph winds and locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... Thunderstorms chances will continue Thursday and Friday. A few of the storms could produce damaging wind gusts Thursday afternoon and evening. In addition, locally heavy rainfall will be likely both days. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required this evening. ILZ044>046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-211100- Champaign-Clark-Clay-Coles-Crawford-Cumberland-Douglas-Edgar- Effingham-Jasper-Lawrence-Moultrie-Piatt-Richland-Shelby- Vermilion- 332 PM CDT Wed Jun 20 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois and southeast Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Widely scattered thunderstorms will be possible through this evening...with thunderstorms becoming more numerous after midnight. Severe weather is not expected: however, some of the cells will be capable of producing locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... Thunderstorms chances will continue Thursday and Friday. A few of the storms could produce damaging wind gusts Thursday afternoon and evening. In addition, locally heavy rainfall will be likely both days. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. Barnes
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 20, 11:51 AM CDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
523 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2018
ILZ027-036-202330-
Knox-Fulton-
523 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN FULTON AND KNOX
COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
At 523 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near North Henderson to near Little Swan Lake.
Movement was east at 35 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Galesburg, Abingdon, Knoxville, Farmington, Wataga, Avon, Oneida,
Yates City, Williamsfield, Altona, Fairview, London Mills, Victoria,
Maquon, Rio, Gilson, East Galesburg, Henderson, Norris and St.
Augustine.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 34 and 68.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4115 8999 4072 8998 4062 8999 4058 9044
4115 9044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 258DEG 32KT 4115 9049 4071 9050
GoetschSpecial weather statement, Jun 20, 5:49 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
549 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2018
ILZ040-202345-
Schuyler-
549 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SCHUYLER COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM
CDT...
At 548 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Colmar to near Clayton. Movement was east
at 40 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Rushville, Littleton, Huntsville, Camden, Ripley, Weinberg King State
Park and Ray.
LAT...LON 4029 9091 4027 9045 4019 9045 3998 9052
3998 9061 4000 9060 4002 9061 4003 9061
4002 9063 4005 9068 4008 9067 4008 9070
4010 9070 4011 9071 4011 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 259DEG 36KT 4039 9093 4003 9100
GoetschThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar and 1 more | 64 min |
| Jun 19, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 8:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Effingham | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clay, Richland | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 3 days |
| Jun 20, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Woodford | 40 min |
| Jun 20, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox | 67 min |
| Jun 20, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Peoria, Stark | 41 min |
| Jun 20, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Fulton | 52 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Illinois, 2018Every special weather statement in 2018
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.