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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 19, 20194 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2019, 2:59 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 46 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
May 19, 2019, 2:59 PM CDT (19:59 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2019, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clark County, IL, Coles County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Edgar County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 2019-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 35 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2019-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 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
35 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
762 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

127 
WUUS53 KILX 191959
SVRILX
ILC023-029-035-045-192045-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0013.190519T1959Z-190519T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
259 PM CDT Sun May 19 2019

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Coles County in east central Illinois...
  Southern Edgar County in east central Illinois...
  Northern Clark County in east central Illinois...
  Northeastern Cumberland County in east central Illinois...

* Until 345 PM CDT.

* At 257 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Westfield, 
  or about 7 miles east of Charleston, moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Paris, Marshall, Martinsville, Kansas, Ashmore, Westfield, 
  Vermilion, Redmon, Clarksville, Oliver, Dennison, Hutton, Fox 
  Ridge State Park, Union Center, Edgar County Airport, Bell Ridge 
  and Sandford.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Lincoln.

&&

LAT...LON 3929 8820 3949 8822 3980 8753 3946 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 245DEG 41KT 3942 8809 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Geelhart
2 follow-up statements
354 
WWUS53 KILX 192012
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
312 PM CDT Sun May 19 2019

ILC029-035-192022-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190519T2045Z/
Coles-Cumberland-
312 PM CDT Sun May 19 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLES AND
NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3934 8800 3962 8792 3980 8753 3946 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 245DEG 41KT 3945 8787 

$$

ILC023-045-192045-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190519T2045Z/
Edgar-Clark-
312 PM CDT Sun May 19 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN EDGAR AND NORTHERN CLARK COUNTIES...

At 312 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Clarksville, or
10 miles northwest of Marshall, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Paris, Marshall, Martinsville, Kansas, Vermilion, Redmon,
Clarksville, Dennison, Oliver, Bell Ridge, Sandford and Edgar County
Airport.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Lincoln.

&&

LAT...LON 3934 8800 3962 8792 3980 8753 3946 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 245DEG 41KT 3945 8787 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Geelhart
028 
WWUS53 KILX 192045
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
345 PM CDT Sun May 19 2019

ILC023-045-192055-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190519T2045Z/
Edgar-Clark-
345 PM CDT Sun May 19 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN EDGAR AND NORTHERN
CLARK COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
Clark County.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Lincoln.

LAT...LON 3934 8800 3962 8792 3980 8753 3946 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 245DEG 41KT 3961 8743 

$$

Geelhart

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 1:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMoultrie41 min
May 19, 1:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMoultrie, Piatt16 min
May 19, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXDouglas44 min
May 19, 2:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXVermilion38 min
May 19, 3:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXEdgar27 min
May 19, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXClark, Crawford, Jasper45 min

Nearby

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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.