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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 19, 2021McLean County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2021, 2:19 AM CDT for McLean County, Illinois. It was in force for 41 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
Jun 19, 2021, 2:19 AM CDT (07:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County McLean County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 18, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 43 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2124 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2124 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-145 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1616 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
4.0

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The text

As transmitted.

472 
WUUS53 KILX 190719
SVRILX
ILC113-190800-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0049.210619T0719Z-210619T0800Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
219 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern McLean County in central Illinois...

* Until 300 AM CDT.

* At 219 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Stanford, or
  14 miles west of Bloomington, moving east at 35 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  McLean around 225 AM CDT.
  Bloomington around 235 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Heyworth and Downs.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 55 between mile markers 143 and 161.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 130 and 144.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4029 8885 4029 8925 4050 8926 4052 8885
TIME...MOT...LOC 0719Z 273DEG 31KT 4042 8923 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Deubelbeiss
2 follow-up statements
372 
WWUS53 KILX 190739
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
239 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

ILC113-190800-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210619T0800Z/
McLean-
239 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY...

At 238 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bloomington,
moving east at 35 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...
  Downs.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 55 between mile markers 143 and 161.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 129 and 144.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4029 8885 4029 8925 4051 8915 4052 8885
TIME...MOT...LOC 0738Z 273DEG 31KT 4041 8901 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Deubelbeiss
993 
WWUS53 KILX 190750
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
250 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

ILC113-190800-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210619T0800Z/
McLean-
250 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 300 AM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds and heavy rain are still
possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
central Illinois.

LAT...LON 4029 8885 4029 8925 4051 8915 4052 8885
TIME...MOT...LOC 0750Z 273DEG 31KT 4041 8889 

$$

Deubelbeiss

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXCrawford30 min
Jun 18, 7:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMorgan23 min
Jun 18, 8:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXSangamon52 min
Jun 18, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXSangamon38 min
Jun 18, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Sangamon47 min
Jun 18, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXClark32 min
Jun 18, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Cumberland46 min
Jun 18, 10:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXKnox, Peoria36 min
Jun 18, 10:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Crawford25 min
Jun 18, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXKnox39 min
Jun 18, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark46 min
Jun 18, 11:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Knox, Peoria43 min
Jun 18, 11:57 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton, Knox33 min
Jun 19, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell47 min
Jun 19, 12:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClark6 hr
Jun 19, 12:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXFulton, Knox5 hr
Jun 19, 12:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan, McLean, Mason, Tazewell38 min
Jun 19, 1:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan, McLean, Tazewell41 min
Jun 19, 1:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean52 min
Jun 19, 1:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXColes, Douglas, Edgar5 hr
Jun 19, 1:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXEdgar46 min
Jun 19, 3:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChampaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion3 hr
Jun 19, 3:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXChampaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion53 min
Jun 19, 7:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Sangamon24 min
Jun 19, 7:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Shelby31 min
Jun 19, 10:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan, Sangamon41 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.