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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at May 16, 2020, 3:14 PM CDT for Morgan County, 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 16, 2020, 3:14 PM CDT (20:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2020, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
County Morgan County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 818 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 May 16, 2:38 PM CDT, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 16, 2:38 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 311 PM CDT Sat May 16 2020 ILZ029>031-036-037-040-041-047-171100- Cass-Fulton-Marshall-Mason-Peoria-Schuyler-Tazewell-Woodford- 311 PM CDT Sat May 16 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Thunderstorms will continue into tonight. Severe weather is not expected at this time. The Illinois River at Henry and downstream will remain in flood through next week. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... Thunderstorms will occur Sunday, but should come to an end during the late afternoon. Additional rainfall will around an inch. This amount of rain may cause ponding of water in flood prone areas. The Illinois River at Henry and downstream will remain in flood through next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight. ILZ027-028-171100- Knox-Stark- 311 PM CDT Sat May 16 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Thunderstorms will move back into the area late this afternoon and continue into tonight. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... Thunderstorms will occur Sunday, but should come to an end during the late afternoon. Additional rainfall will be under an inch. However given recent rains, this amount of rain may cause ponding of water in flood prone areas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight. ILZ038-042-043-171100- De Witt-Logan-McLean- 311 PM CDT Sat May 16 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Thunderstorms will move back into the area late this afternoon and continue into tonight. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... Thunderstorms will occur Sunday, but should come to an end during the late afternoon. Additional rainfall will range from 1 to 2 inches. This amount of rain may cause ponding of water in flood prone areas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight. ILZ044>046-053>057-062-073-171100- Champaign-Coles-Cumberland-Douglas-Edgar-Lawrence-Macon-Moultrie- Piatt-Vermilion- 311 PM CDT Sat May 16 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois and southeast Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Thunderstorms will move back into the area late this afternoon and continue into tonight. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... Thunderstorms will occur Sunday, but should come to an end during the late afternoon. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with isolated damaging winds and hail up to 1 inch possible. Additional rainfall will range from 1 to 1.5 inches. This amount of rain may cause ponding of water in flood prone areas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight. ILZ063-068-171100- Clark-Crawford- 311 PM CDT Sat May 16 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Illinois and southeast Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Thunderstorms will move back into the area late this afternoon and continue into tonight. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... Thunderstorms will occur Sunday, but should come to an end during the late afternoon. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with isolated damaging winds and hail up to 1 inch possible. The Wabash River in Crawford and Clark Counties is expected to go into minor flooding late Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight. ILZ048>052-061-066-067-071-072-171100- Christian-Clay-Effingham-Jasper-Menard-Morgan-Richland-Sangamon- Scott-Shelby- 311 PM CDT Sat May 16 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, southeast Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... Thunderstorms will move back into the area late this afternoon and continue into tonight. Some of the storms will be capable of producing strong wind gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... Thunderstorms will occur Sunday, but should come to an end during the late afternoon. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with isolated damaging winds and hail up to 1 inch possible. Additional rainfall will range from 1 to 2 inches. This amount of rain may cause ponding of water in flood prone areas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight. Barker
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 16, 2:26 PM CDT, 48 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 16, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 49 min |
| May 16, 2:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 4 hr |
| May 16, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Morgan | 41 min |
| May 16, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 4 hr |
| May 16, 6:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 12 hr |
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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.