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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL

August 15, 2020Menard County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Aug 15, 2020, 4:54 PM CDT for Menard County, Illinois. It was in force for 36 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 15, 2020, 4:54 PM CDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2020, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL

County Menard County, IL

The radar

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXSangamon45 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.