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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 104, NWS Lincoln, IL

August 26, 2021Morgan County, Scott County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 2021, 6:03 PM CDT for Morgan County, Scott County, Illinois. It was in force for 27 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 26, 2021, 6:03 PM CDT (23:03 UTC)
Expired
Aug 26, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Morgan County, IL, Scott County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 149 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 2021-08-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1067 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-08-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1067 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
954 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.6

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The text

As transmitted.

745 
WUUS53 KILX 262303
SVRILX
ILC137-171-262330-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0104.210826T2303Z-210826T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
603 PM CDT Thu Aug 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Scott County in west central Illinois...
  Northwestern Morgan County in west central Illinois...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 603 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chapin, or 9
  miles northwest of Jacksonville, moving east at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Jacksonville and Literberry.

This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 67 and 68.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3988 9026 3987 9018 3969 9017 3972 9045
      3988 9046
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 267DEG 5KT 3982 9037 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MJA
1 follow-up statement
328 
WWUS53 KILX 262327
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
627 PM CDT Thu Aug 26 2021

ILC137-171-262337-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-210826T2330Z/
Scott-Morgan-
627 PM CDT Thu Aug 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SCOTT AND
NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3988 9026 3987 9018 3969 9017 3972 9045
      3988 9046
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 267DEG 5KT 3982 9033 

$$

MJA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 2:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXSangamon19 min
Aug 26, 3:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXChristian15 min
Aug 26, 12:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXDouglas40 min
Aug 26, 12:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXColes47 min
Aug 26, 2:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXColes, Cumberland, Moultrie, Shelby3 hr
Aug 26, 2:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXDouglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt34 min
Aug 26, 2:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChampaign, Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt3 hr
Aug 26, 3:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMoultrie40 min
Aug 26, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes, Moultrie, Shelby34 min
Aug 26, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXShelby48 min
Aug 26, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXShelby24 min
Aug 26, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXShelby48 min
Aug 26, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMorgan42 min
Aug 26, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXScott48 min

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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.