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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL

August 6, 2019Jasper County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2019, 8:24 PM CDT for Jasper County, Illinois. It was in force for 66 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, 2019, 8:24 PM CDT (01:24 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2019, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL

County Jasper County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 362 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2019-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1077 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2019-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1077 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1620 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.7

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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, 7:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 7:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 12:09 PM CDT, 8 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1209 PM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>051-071100-
Cass-De Witt-Fulton-Knox-Logan-Marshall-Mason-McLean-Menard-
Morgan-Peoria-Sangamon-Schuyler-Scott-Stark-Tazewell-Woodford-
1209 PM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Illinois and west central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

Scattered thunderstorms are possible on Monday. These are
currently not expected to be severe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be required.

ILZ044>046-052>057-061-071100-
Champaign-Christian-Coles-Douglas-Edgar-Macon-Moultrie-Piatt-
Shelby-Vermilion-
1209 PM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Illinois and east central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop again this
afternoon and move southeast. While there is not a widespread
severe weather threat, a few of the storms may be strong to
briefly severe, producing strong wind gusts. A few storms may
linger across eastern Illinois into early evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

A few thunderstorms are possible again on Thursday, especially
over eastern Illinois, but these are not expected to be severe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required this afternoon into early
evening.

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-071100-
Clark-Clay-Crawford-Cumberland-Effingham-Jasper-Lawrence-Richland-
1209 PM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Illinois and southeast Illinois.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop again this
afternoon and move southeast. There is a slight risk that some of
the storms could become severe with damaging winds being the
primary severe weather risk. A few storms may linger across
southeast Illinois this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

A few thunderstorms are possible again on Thursday, especially
over eastern Illinois, but these are not expected to be severe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required this afternoon into this
evening.

Auten

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 6, 3:07 PM CDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
307 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0240 PM     HAIL             XENIA                   38.64N 88.64W
08/06/2019  M0.88 INCH       CLAY               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HAIL UP THE SIZE OF NICKELS REPORTED...ALSO A 50 MPH WIND
            GUST REPORTED.

&&

LAUFENBERG
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 3:18 PM CDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
318 PM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019

ILZ073-062100-
Lawrence-
318 PM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY UNTIL 400
PM CDT...

At 318 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lawrenceville, moving southeast at 25 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Lawrenceville, Sumner, St. Francisville, Billett, Red Hills State
Park, Mount Carmel Airport, Petrolia and Pinkstaff.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
southeastern Illinois.

LAT...LON 3869 8790 3884 8774 3870 8752 3868 8754
      3866 8760 3865 8760 3864 8762 3860 8762
      3859 8761 3859 8764 3857 8765 3857 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 311DEG 20KT 3873 8775

Auten
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
648 PM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019

ILZ063-067-068-073-070045-
Jasper-Lawrence-Clark-Crawford-
648 PM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...
CRAWFORD...NORTHEASTERN JASPER AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL
745 PM CDT...

At 647 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Willow Hill, or near Newton, moving east at 30 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Robinson, Oblong, Palestine, Hutsonville, Flat Rock, Willow Hill, New
Hebron, Eaton, Annapolis, Hunt City, Merom, Stoy, Yale, Rose Hill,
Crawford County Airport, Sam Parr State Park and Trimble.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3885 8754 3901 8814 3910 8815 3917 8762
      3914 8766 3912 8763 3911 8765 3910 8762
      3909 8762 3906 8757 3900 8758 3899 8756
      3899 8758 3897 8752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 268DEG 27KT 3905 8806

Shimon
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