Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2021, 1:29 PM CDT for Clay County, Richland County, Illinois. It was in force for 46 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
- May 6, 2021, 1:29 PM CDT (18:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2021, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clay County, IL, Richland County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1453 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
458
WUUS53 KILX 061829
SVRILX
ILC025-159-061915-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0021.210506T1829Z-210506T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
129 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Richland County in southeastern Illinois...
Southeastern Clay County in south central Illinois...
* Until 215 PM CDT.
* At 129 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sailor
Springs, or near Flora, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Olney, Flora, Louisville, Clay City, Noble, Parkersburg, Calhoun,
Sailor Springs, Schnell and Olney Noble Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3860 8816 3861 8860 3881 8858 3880 8801
3857 8803 3857 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 281DEG 26KT 3873 8842
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
253 follow-up statements
192
WWUS53 KILX 061843
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
143 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
ILC025-159-061915-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210506T1915Z/
Richland-Clay-
143 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL RICHLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
At 142 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clay City, or 9
miles east of Flora, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Olney, Clay City, Noble, Parkersburg, Calhoun, Sailor Springs,
Schnell and Olney Noble Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3861 8842 3879 8840 3877 8801 3857 8803
3857 8814 3860 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 285DEG 26KT 3868 8830
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
25498
WWUS53 KILX 061857
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
157 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
ILC025-061907-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210506T1915Z/
Clay-
157 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3860 8816 3860 8823 3862 8827 3862 8830
3865 8829 3866 8827 3872 8829 3871 8802
3860 8802 3857 8804 3857 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 269DEG 26KT 3863 8820
$$
ILC159-061915-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210506T1915Z/
Richland-
157 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN RICHLAND COUNTY...
At 157 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Schnell, or 9
miles southwest of Olney, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Olney, Noble, Parkersburg, Calhoun and Schnell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3860 8816 3860 8823 3862 8827 3862 8830
3865 8829 3866 8827 3872 8829 3871 8802
3860 8802 3857 8804 3857 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 269DEG 26KT 3863 8820
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
25793
WWUS53 KILX 061911
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
211 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
ILC159-061920-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210506T1915Z/
Richland-
211 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN RICHLAND COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 215 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Lincoln.
LAT...LON 3860 8816 3860 8823 3862 8827 3862 8830
3865 8829 3866 8827 3872 8829 3871 8802
3860 8802 3857 8804 3857 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 281DEG 26KT 3861 8810
$$
25The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clay | 35 min |
| May 6, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Lawrence | 36 min |
| May 6, 2:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 28 min |
| May 6, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Moultrie, Shelby | 31 min |
| May 6, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Moultrie, Shelby | 26 min |
| May 6, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham | 27 min |
| May 6, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 36 min |
| May 6, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clay | 36 min |
| May 6, 4:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay | 14 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.