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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2020, 3:05 AM CST for Fulton County, Knox County, Schuyler County, Illinois. It took effect at Mar 5, 2020, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2020, 3:05 AM CST (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2020, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2020, 5:59 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Schuyler County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:08 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
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 2043 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
576 WWUS73 KILX 050905 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 305 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ILZ027-036-040-052200- /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0002.200305T1500Z-200306T0000Z/ Knox-Fulton-Schuyler- Including the cities of Galesburg, Canton, and Rushville 305 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Knox, Fulton and Schuyler Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Low relative humidity and strong winds may lead to erratic fire behavior this afternoon. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
2 follow-up statements
909 WWUS73 KILX 052106 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 306 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ILZ027-036-040-060000- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-200306T0000Z/ Knox-Fulton-Schuyler- Including the cities of Galesburg, Canton, and Rushville 306 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West to northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Knox, Fulton and Schuyler Counties. * WHEN...Through 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Low relative humidity and strong winds may lead to erratic fire behavior this afternoon. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ 07
685 WWUS73 KILX 052359 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 559 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ILZ027-036-040-060800- /O.CAN.KILX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-200306T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0003.200306T0000Z-200306T1200Z/ Knox-Fulton-Schuyler- Including the cities of Galesburg, Canton, and Rushville 559 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Knox, Fulton and Schuyler Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ ILZ028>031-037-060800- /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0003.200306T0000Z-200306T1200Z/ Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Tazewell- Including the cities of Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka, and Pekin 559 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Stark, Peoria, Marshall, Woodford and Tazewell Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 5:59 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland and 23 more | 15 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.