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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Lincoln, IL

February 7, 201923 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Feb 7, 2019, 12:53 PM CST for 23 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Feb 7, 2019, 1:00 PM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 7, 2019, 12:53 PM CST (18:53 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 7, 2019, 1:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 8, 2019, 3:00 AM CST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
All 23 counties

Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Woodford County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:53 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 66 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 2019-02-07Temperature 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 2019-02-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 206 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
812 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
206 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
305 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

147 
WWUS73 KILX 071853
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1253 PM CST Thu Feb 7 2019

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>051-053-055-057-080300-
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0002.190207T1900Z-190208T0900Z/
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-
Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-
Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Macon-Douglas-Edgar-
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, Decatur, 
Tuscola, and Paris
1253 PM CST Thu Feb 7 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 3 AM CST Friday. 

* TIMING...Developing this afternoon and continuing through early
  Friday morning.

* WINDS...Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with occasional gusts to
  50 mph will spread eastward across the region this afternoon and
  early this evening. The highest winds are expected late this
  evening with speeds diminishing after midnight.

* IMPACTS...Small objects will be blown by the wind. In addition 
  to the strong winds much colder temperatures will accompany the 
  windy conditions. Dress warmly if you must be out this evening.

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
824 
WWUS73 KILX 080221
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
821 PM CST Thu Feb 7 2019

...STRONG WINDS AFFECTING CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>051-053-055-057-080900-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-190208T0900Z/
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-
Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-
Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Macon-Douglas-Edgar-
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, Decatur, 
Tuscola, and Paris
821 PM CST Thu Feb 7 2019

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...Continuing through early Friday morning. 

* WINDS...Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with occasional gusts to
  50 mph will continue across the region tonight. The highest 
  winds are expected late this evening with speeds diminishing 
  after midnight. 

* IMPACTS...Small objects will be blown by the wind. In addition 
  to the strong winds much colder temperatures will accompany 
  the windy conditions. Dress warmly if you must be out this 
  evening. 

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.

&&

$$

Shimon
644 
WWUS73 KILX 080902
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
302 AM CST Fri Feb 8 2019

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>051-053-055-057-081015-
/O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-190208T0900Z/
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-
Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-
Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Macon-Douglas-Edgar-
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, Decatur, 
Tuscola, and Paris
302 AM CST Fri Feb 8 2019

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

The strongest winds have exited the area. However, gusts to around
35 mph will occur through sunrise, primarily east of I-55.
Motorists on north south oriented roads will be most impacted.

$$

Geelhart

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 8:20 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningILXCass, Mason61 hr
Feb 6, 8:53 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryILXChampaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 11 more9 hr
Feb 7, 7:52 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningILXClark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper and 2 more3 hr
Feb 7, 9:38 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryILXChampaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar and 8 more3 hr
Feb 7, 10:20 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningILXCrawford, Jasper10 hr
Feb 7, 10:43 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningILXClark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper and 2 more12 hr
Feb 7, 1:21 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryILXFulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Schuyler and 3 more21 hr

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.