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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 29, 2021Vermilion County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2021, 2:41 PM CDT for Vermilion County, Illinois. It was in force for 38 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 29, 2021, 2:41 PM CDT (19:41 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2021, 3:19 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Vermilion County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 2021-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1224 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 2021-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 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
1224 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
934 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

018 
WUUS53 KILX 291941
SVRILX
ILC183-292030-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0070.210629T1941Z-210629T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
241 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Vermilion County in east central Illinois...

* Until 330 PM CDT.

* At 240 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Potomac, or
  13 miles northwest of Danville, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Rossville around 255 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4017 8787 4041 8788 4049 8761 4049 8753
      4023 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 252DEG 15KT 4032 8772 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements
856 
WWUS53 KILX 292003
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
303 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

ILC183-292030-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-210629T2030Z/
Vermilion-
303 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN VERMILION COUNTY...

At 303 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rossville, or
12 miles southwest of Talbot, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Vermilion County, including the following locations...
Henning and Alvin.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4027 8772 4044 8778 4049 8761 4049 8753
      4032 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 239DEG 20KT 4041 8765 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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134 
WWUS53 KILX 292019
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
319 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

ILC183-292028-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-210629T2030Z/
Vermilion-
319 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN VERMILION COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Lincoln.

LAT...LON 4027 8772 4044 8778 4049 8761 4049 8753
      4032 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 252DEG 15KT 4043 8757 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 7:58 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXVermilion13 hr
Jun 28, 9:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell, Woodford12 hr
Jun 29, 10:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford21 days
Jun 29, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXVermilion47 min
Jun 29, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMcLean44 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.