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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2021, 2:54 PM CDT for Edgar County, Illinois. It was in force for 30 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
- Jul 12, 2021, 2:54 PM CDT (19:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2021, 3:24 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Edgar County, IL
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 653 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 548 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
485
WUUS53 KILX 121954
SVRILX
ILC045-122045-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0074.210712T1954Z-210712T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
254 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Edgar County in east central Illinois...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 253 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Redmon, or 8
miles west of Paris, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Paris and Chrisman.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3949 8774 3963 8796 3988 8778 3988 8762
3987 8761 3987 8757 3988 8758 3988 8754
3961 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 228DEG 22KT 3961 8785
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
252 follow-up statements
290
WWUS53 KILX 122013
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
313 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021
ILC045-122045-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-210712T2045Z/
Edgar-
313 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN EDGAR COUNTY...
At 312 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Paris, moving
north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Paris, Chrisman, Edgar, Metcalf, Edgar County Airport and Scottland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3962 8772 3969 8786 3988 8778 3988 8762
3987 8761 3987 8757 3988 8758 3988 8754
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 201DEG 24KT 3971 8775
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
25976
WWUS53 KILX 122024
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
324 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021
ILC045-122034-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-210712T2045Z/
Edgar-
324 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EDGAR COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
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 3962 8772 3969 8786 3988 8778 3988 8762
3987 8761 3987 8757 3988 8758 3988 8754
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 228DEG 22KT 3976 8768
$$
25The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 7:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Vermilion | 5 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 11:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Macon | 6 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.