Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 9:02 PM CDT for 5 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 58 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
- Mar 27, 2021, 9:02 PM CDT (02:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clay County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Richland County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:03 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 114 min |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 933 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
335
WUUS53 KILX 280202
SVRILX
ILC025-033-079-101-159-280300-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0007.210328T0202Z-210328T0300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
902 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois...
Crawford County in east central Illinois...
Jasper County in southeastern Illinois...
Richland County in southeastern Illinois...
Southeastern Clay County in south central Illinois...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 902 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hidalgo to near Flora, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Vincennes, Olney, Robinson, Flora, Lawrenceville, Newton, Sumner,
Oblong, Palestine, Clay City, St. Francisville, Noble, Hutsonville,
Flat Rock, Ste. Marie, Willow Hill, Parkersburg, Claremont, Calhoun
and Sailor Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3860 8816 3861 8850 3917 8813 3918 8775
3915 8763 3915 8765 3912 8763 3911 8765
3906 8757 3899 8756 3899 8758 3896 8751
3886 8755 3879 8750 3869 8752 3864 8762
3859 8762 3857 8765 3857 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 271DEG 36KT 3916 8809 3862 8844
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Shimon2 follow-up statements
261
WWUS53 KILX 280218
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
918 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
ILC025-033-079-101-159-280300-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210328T0300Z/
Lawrence-Crawford-Jasper-Richland-Clay-
918 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR LAWRENCE...CRAWFORD...EASTERN JASPER...RICHLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN
CLAY COUNTIES...
At 918 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles west of Annapolis to Clay City, moving east at
35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Vincennes, Olney, Robinson, Lawrenceville, Sumner, Oblong, Palestine,
Clay City, St. Francisville, Noble, Hutsonville, Flat Rock, Ste.
Marie, Willow Hill, Parkersburg, Claremont, Calhoun, Russellville,
New Hebron and Chauncey.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3860 8816 3861 8843 3917 8797 3918 8775
3915 8763 3915 8765 3912 8763 3911 8765
3906 8757 3899 8756 3899 8758 3896 8751
3886 8755 3879 8750 3869 8752 3864 8762
3859 8762 3857 8765 3857 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 268DEG 30KT 3913 8794 3866 8834
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Shimon705
WWUS53 KILX 280302
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1002 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
ILC025-033-079-101-159-280311-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210328T0300Z/
Lawrence-Crawford-Jasper-Richland-Clay-
1002 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LAWRENCE...CRAWFORD...EASTERN
JASPER...RICHLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The warning has been allowed to expire. Hail, gusty winds and heavy
rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
south central, southeastern and east central Illinois.
LAT...LON 3860 8816 3861 8843 3917 8797 3918 8775
3915 8763 3915 8765 3912 8763 3911 8765
3906 8757 3899 8756 3899 8758 3896 8751
3886 8755 3879 8750 3869 8752 3864 8762
3859 8762 3857 8765 3857 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 271DEG 36KT 3912 8741 3865 8781
$$
BakerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Edgar | 50 min |
| Mar 27, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Shelby | 54 min |
| Mar 27, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Shelby | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper | 55 min |
| Mar 27, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Edgar | 21 min |
| Mar 28, 3:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 41 hr |
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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.