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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Lincoln, IL

March 9, 20205 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Mar 9, 2020, 7:04 PM CDT for 5 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 9, 2020, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2020, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL

Counties Champaign County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, McLean County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Vermilion County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 14 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 490 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 473 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 640 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

972 
WWUS73 KILX 100004
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
704 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2020

ILZ038-043>046-100300-
/O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200310T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0005.200310T0004Z-200310T0300Z/
McLean-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-
Including the cities of Bloomington, Normal, Clinton, Monticello,
Champaign, Urbana, and Danville
704 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...McLean, De Witt, Piatt, Champaign and Vermilion 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

ILZ031-100115-
/O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200310T0000Z/
Woodford-
Including the city of Eureka
704 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2020

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Gusty winds are expected, but will primarily remain below 30 mph
with gusts below 45 mph.

$$

1 follow-up statement

181 
WWUS73 KILX 100254
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
954 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2020

ILZ038-043>046-100400-
/O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-200310T0300Z/
McLean-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-
Including the cities of Bloomington, Normal, Clinton, Monticello,
Champaign, Urbana, and Danville
954 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2020

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Gusty south winds are expected to continue through midnight, but
gusts are expected to remain below 45 mph. Sustained wind speeds
should also remain below 30 mph.

$$

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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.