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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2018, 7:06 PM CDT for Vermilion County, Illinois. It was in force for 39 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
- Aug 6, 2018, 7:06 PM CDT (00:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2018, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
County Vermilion County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 3036 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1284 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.4
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Aug 6, 3:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 3:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 358 PM CDT Mon Aug 6 2018 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>053-071100- Cass-Champaign-Christian-De Witt-Fulton-Knox-Logan-Macon-Marshall- Mason-McLean-Menard-Morgan-Peoria-Piatt-Sangamon-Schuyler-Scott- Stark-Tazewell-Vermilion-Woodford- 358 PM CDT Mon Aug 6 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Severe weather threats include damaging wind gusts, large hail over 1 inch diameter, and the possibility for a tornado or two. Thunderstorms will also contain locally heavy rainfall with the possibility of localized flash flooding. Hot and humid conditions are expected this afternoon with heat index values rising to 95 to 99 degrees. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... Thunderstorm chances will continue into Tuesday night. A marginal risk of severe thunderstorms containing locally damaging wind gusts and hail continues for Tuesday afternoon and early evening. Thunderstorms will also bring a threat of locally heavy rainfall. Additional thunderstorms are possible Friday. These thunderstorms are not expected to be severe. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed from around 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071100- Clark-Coles-Crawford-Cumberland-Douglas-Edgar-Effingham-Jasper- Moultrie-Shelby- 358 PM CDT Mon Aug 6 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois and southeast Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Severe weather threats include damaging wind gusts to 60 mph, and large hail to 1 inch diameter. Thunderstorms will also contain locally heavy rainfall with the possibility of localized flash flooding. Hot and humid conditions are expected this afternoon with heat index values rising to 97 to 102 degrees. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... Thunderstorm chances will continue through Tuesday night. A marginal risk of severe thunderstorms containing locally damaging wind gusts and hail continues for Tuesday afternoon and early evening. Thunderstorms will also bring a threat of locally heavy rainfall. Additional thunderstorms are possible Friday. These thunderstorms are not expected to be severe. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed from around 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. today. ILZ071>073-071100- Clay-Lawrence-Richland- 358 PM CDT Mon Aug 6 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Chances for thunderstorms will develop late this afternoon through tonight. Severe weather is not expected, however thunderstorms will contain locally heavy rainfall and dangerous lightning. Hot and humid conditions are expected this afternoon with heat index values rising to 99 to 101 degrees. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... Thunderstorm chances will continue into Wednesday. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms containing locally damaging wind gusts and hail for Tuesday afternoon and early evening. Thunderstorms will also bring a threat of locally heavy rainfall. Additional thunderstorms are possible Friday into Saturday. These thunderstorms are not expected to be severe. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight but may be needed Tuesday. HJS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:06 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
706 PM CDT MON AUG 6 2018
ILZ045-046-070045-
Vermilion-Champaign-
706 PM CDT MON AUG 6 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN VERMILION AND
NORTHEASTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT...
At 705 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gifford, or near Rantoul, moving east at 35 mph.
Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Rantoul, Hoopeston, Rossville, Gifford, Potomac, Rankin, Bismarck,
Ludlow, Henning, Middle Fork Wildlife Area, Armstrong, Alvin and
Penfield.
This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 252 and 257.
LAT...LON 4025 8817 4040 8819 4040 8794 4046 8793
4049 8774 4049 8753 4025 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 264DEG 29KT 4035 8808
BakThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 43 min |
| Aug 6, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign | 22 min |
| Aug 6, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 10:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 15 min |
| Aug 6, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Schuyler, Tazewell | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 1:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Logan, Mason, Menard, Tazewell | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 1:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, McLean, Tazewell | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 1:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon | 15 min |
| Aug 7, 3:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 3:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Macon | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 4:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 3 hr |
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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.