Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 5:32 PM CDT for Christian County, Illinois. It was in force for 43 min. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2021, 5:32 PM CDT (22:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Christian County, IL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 5:54 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 1 Ene Taylorville, IL | |
| Mar 27, 5:54 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 3 E Taylorville, IL | REPORT FROM MPING: HALF DOLLAR (1.25 IN.). |
| Mar 27, 5:56 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | Taylorville Airport, IL | AWOS STATION KTAZ TAYLORVILLE MUNI AP. |
| Mar 27, 5:58 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Ne Taylorville, IL | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
| Mar 27, 6:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Taylorville, IL | SHEET METAL ON THE ROAD AND DAMAGE TO TREES. |
| Mar 27, 6:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Taylorville, IL | LARGE TREE DOWN. |
| Mar 27, 6:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Taylorville, IL | POWERLINES REPORTED DOWN. |
| Mar 27, 6:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Owaneco, IL | VIDEO & PHOTOS OF OF TREES & POWER LINES DOWN. SMALL PIECE OF SHEET METAL ALSO REPORTED WRAPPED AROUND SMALL TREE BRANCH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 1078 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 369 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 384 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
725
WUUS53 KILX 272232
SVRILX
ILC021-272315-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0002.210327T2232Z-210327T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
532 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Christian County in central Illinois...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 532 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over White Oak, or
9 miles east of Virden, moving east at 55 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...
Taylorville, Moweaqua, Kincaid, Assumption, Edinburg,
Morrisonville, Stonington, Bulpitt, Jeisyville, Tovey, Owaneco,
Palmer, Sangchris Lake State Park, Willeys, Sharpsburg, Sicily and
Taylorville Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Lincoln.
&&
LAT...LON 3943 8953 3964 8953 3964 8948 3968 8948
3969 8943 3970 8942 3971 8914 3966 8914
3965 8903 3952 8902 3942 8902
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 262DEG 47KT 3952 8959
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Shimon3 follow-up statements
332
WWUS53 KILX 272247
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
547 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
ILC021-272315-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210327T2315Z/
Christian-
547 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR CHRISTIAN COUNTY...
At 547 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Taylorville,
moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Taylorville, Moweaqua, Kincaid, Assumption, Edinburg, Morrisonville,
Stonington, Bulpitt, Jeisyville, Tovey, Owaneco, Palmer, Willeys,
Sharpsburg, Sicily and Taylorville Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Lincoln.
&&
LAT...LON 3943 8953 3960 8953 3964 8948 3966 8944
3968 8941 3968 8914 3966 8914 3965 8903
3952 8902 3942 8902
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 266DEG 43KT 3951 8938
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Shimon775
WWUS53 KILX 272256
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
556 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
ILC021-272315-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210327T2315Z/
Christian-
556 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTY...
At 556 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Assumption, or
12 miles east of Taylorville, moving east at 70 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...
Taylorville, Moweaqua, Kincaid, Assumption, Edinburg, Stonington,
Bulpitt, Jeisyville, Owaneco, Willeys, Sharpsburg and Taylorville
Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Lincoln.
&&
LAT...LON 3943 8939 3958 8943 3963 8942 3968 8937
3968 8914 3966 8914 3965 8903 3952 8902
3942 8902
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 265DEG 60KT 3954 8904
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Shimon813
WWUS53 KILX 272313
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
613 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
ILC021-272323-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210327T2315Z/
Christian-
613 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
central Illinois.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Lincoln.
LAT...LON 3943 8939 3958 8943 3963 8942 3968 8937
3968 8914 3966 8914 3965 8903 3952 8902
3942 8902
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 262DEG 47KT 3956 8882
$$
ShimonThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon, Moultrie, Shelby | 21 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.