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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Oct 20, 2018, 9:36 AM CDT for 35 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Oct 20, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2018, 9:36 AM CDT (14:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 20, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 20, 2018, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
All 35 counties
Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford 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, Lawrence 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, Richland 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), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 1715 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 94 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
641 WWUS73 KILX 201436 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 936 AM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...Strong Winds Across All of Central Illinois This Afternoon... ...Freeze Warning South of I-70 Tonight... ILZ066>068-071>073-202300- /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0002.181020T1700Z-181020T2300Z/ /O.CON.KILX.FZ.W.0006.181021T0700Z-181021T1400Z/ Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence- Including the cities of Effingham, Newton, Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville 936 AM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...The strongest winds will develop between noon and 5 PM CDT...before winds rapidly decrease by early evening. * WINDS...Northwesterly winds will increase to 25 to 35 mph this afternoon. Gusts will reach 40 to 45 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Driving may become difficult on north-south oriented roadways such as I-55, I-57, and I-155. In addition, unsecured outdoor items will be blown around. * IMPACTS...Unprotected plants will likely be killed as overnight low temperatures drop into the upper 20s. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will likely kill most vegetation left outdoors if not covered. && $$ ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-202300- /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0002.181020T1700Z-181020T2300Z/ Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean- Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass- Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas- Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark- Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka, Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, Normal, Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Clinton, Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville, Decatur, Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, Shelbyville, Greenup, and Marshall 936 AM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...The strongest winds will develop between noon and 5 PM CDT...before winds rapidly decrease by early evening. * WINDS...Northwesterly winds will increase to 25 to 35 mph this afternoon. Gusts will reach 40 to 45 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Driving may become difficult on north-south oriented roadways such as I-55, I-57, and I-155. In addition, unsecured outdoor items will be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Barnes
1 follow-up statement
654 WWUS73 KILX 202311 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 611 PM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...Strong Winds Diminishing This Evening... ...Freeze Warning South of I-70 Tonight... ILZ066>068-071>073-210715- /O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-181020T2300Z/ /O.CON.KILX.FZ.W.0006.181021T0700Z-181021T1400Z/ Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence- Including the cities of Effingham, Newton, Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville 611 PM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TEMPERATURE...Temperatures will drop below freezing tonight through early Sunday morning, with lows in the upper 20s by dawn Sunday morning across southeast Illinois. * IMPACTS...Unprotected plants will likely be killed as overnight low temperatures drop into the upper 20s. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will likely kill most vegetation left outdoors if not covered. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-210015- /O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-181020T2300Z/ Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean- Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass- Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas- Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark- Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka, Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, Normal, Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Clinton, Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville, Decatur, Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, Shelbyville, Greenup, and Marshall 611 PM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Though some gusts of 35 to 40 mph will remain possible for the next hour, winds are diminishing considerably across the area. Therefore the wind advisory was allowed to expire. $$ Auten
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 3:02 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ILX | Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 30 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.