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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Lincoln, IL

November 1, 201816 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Nov 1, 2018, 9:19 AM CDT for 16 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 1, 2018, 9:19 AM CDT (14:19 UTC)
Expired
Nov 1, 2018, 3:31 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL

Counties Champaign County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Richland County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Vermilion County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 92 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2018-11-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2018-11-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -187 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
860 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

868 
WWUS73 KILX 011419
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
919 AM CDT Thu Nov 1 2018

...HIGH WIND GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING...


ILZ044>046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-020000-
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0004.181101T1419Z-181102T0000Z/
Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, 
Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, Shelbyville, 
Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton, Robinson, Flora, Olney, 
and Lawrenceville
919 AM CDT Thu Nov 1 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening. 

* TIMING...Through 7 PM.

* WINDS...Northeastern winds 25 to 30 mph, with gusts from 45 to
  50 mph at times.

* IMPACTS...High profile vehicles will have difficulty with
  blustery conditions, particularly on east-west oriented
  roadways.

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
112 
WWUS73 KILX 012031
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
331 PM CDT Thu Nov 1 2018

ILZ044>046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-012145-
/O.CAN.KILX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-181102T0000Z/
Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, 
Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, Shelbyville, 
Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton, Robinson, Flora, Olney, 
and Lawrenceville
331 PM CDT Thu Nov 1 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has cancelled the Wind
Advisory. 

Wind gusts in eastern Illinois have tapered off into the 25 to 35
mph range late this afternoon. The wind will continue to diminish
through the evening hours.

$$

Miller

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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.