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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at May 28, 2019, 4:04 PM CDT for Vermilion County, Illinois. It was in force for 26 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 28, 2019, 4:04 PM CDT (21:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2019, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
County Vermilion County, IL
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 687 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -169 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1145 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 May 28, 3:28 PM CDT, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 3:28 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 351 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019 ILZ027-036-040-041-047-049-050-291100- Cass-Fulton-Knox-Mason-Morgan-Schuyler-Scott- 351 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Another round of severe thunderstorms are possible later this evening into tonight. Damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes are all possible. In addition, heavy rain with the storms may result in flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... Additional thunderstorms are expected Wednesday afternoon through Thursday evening, then again this weekend. Some of the storms may be severe Wednesday afternoon and early evening. Major flooding will continue along the Illinois River through the period, with steady rises. Major flooding will continue along the La Moine River, and renewed flooding on the Spoon River is expected to crest on Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is likely between 8 pm and midnight. ILZ028>031-037-038-291100- Marshall-McLean-Peoria-Stark-Tazewell-Woodford- 351 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Another round of severe thunderstorms can be expected late this evening into tonight. Damaging winds are the primary concern, though hail and isolated tornadoes are possible. In addition, heavy rain with the storms may result in flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... Additional thunderstorms are expected Wednesday afternoon through Thursday evening, then again this weekend. However, the severe weather potential is lower. Moderate flooding will continue along the Illinois River through the period, with renewed rises cresting this weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is likely after 10 pm tonight. ILZ042-048-051-291100- Logan-Menard-Sangamon- 351 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Scatterred severe thunderstorms are possible tonight. Damaging winds are the primary concern, though isolated tornadoes and hail are also possible. In addition, heavy rain with the storms may result in flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... Additional thunderstorms are expected Wednesday afternoon through Thursday evening, then again this weekend. Some of the storms may be severe Wednesday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is possible after midnight tonight. ILZ043-044-052>054-061-291100- Christian-De Witt-Macon-Moultrie-Piatt-Shelby- 351 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois and east central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Scatterred severe thunderstorms are possible tonight. Damaging winds are the primary concern, though isolated tornadoes and hail are also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... Additional thunderstorms are expected Wednesday afternoon through Thursday evening, then again this weekend. Some of the storms may be severe Wednesday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is possible after midnight tonight. ILZ045-046-055>057-291100- Champaign-Coles-Douglas-Edgar-Vermilion- 351 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Scatterred severe thunderstorms are possible tonight. Damaging winds are the primary concern, though isolated tornadoes and hail are also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... Additional thunderstorms are expected Wednesday afternoon through Thursday evening, then again this weekend. Some of the storms may be severe Wednesday evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is possible after midnight tonight. ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-291100- Clark-Clay-Crawford-Cumberland-Effingham-Jasper-Lawrence-Richland- 351 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Illinois and southeast Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Strong to severe storms are possible in southeast Illinois late tonight. The main threat with the severe storms will be damaging winds and hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... Additional thunderstorms are expected Wednesday through Thursday evening, then again this weekend. Some of the storms may be severe Wednesday evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed late tonight after 3 am. Miller
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 28, 2:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
246 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM HAIL DE LAND 40.12N 88.64W
05/28/2019 E2.50 INCH PIATT IL PUBLIC
RELAYED BY WAND-TV. TIME ESTIMATED.
&&
25Local storm report, May 28, 2:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
250 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM HAIL WELDON 40.12N 88.75W
05/28/2019 M1.50 INCH DE WITT IL PUBLIC
RELAYED BY WCIA-TV. TIME ESTIMATED.
&&
25Local storm report, May 28, 2:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
251 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0235 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N DE LAND 40.15N 88.64W
05/28/2019 E50 MPH PIATT IL EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
25Local storm report, May 28, 3:48 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 3:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Knox, Logan, McLean, Marshall and 10 more | 27 hr |
| May 28, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Schuyler | 32 min |
| May 28, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Piatt | 30 min |
| May 28, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Piatt | 51 min |
| May 28, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, McLean | 30 min |
| May 28, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 37 min |
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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.