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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Lincoln, IL

July 15, 20214 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2021, 4:52 PM CDT for 4 counties in 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
Jul 15, 2021, 4:52 PM CDT (21:52 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties DeWitt County, IL, Macon County, IL, McLean County, IL, Piatt County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 4 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 2021-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 628 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 2021-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 217 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
628 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1096 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
2.6

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The text

As transmitted.

800 
WUUS53 KILX 152152
SVRILX
ILC039-113-115-147-152230-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0076.210715T2152Z-210715T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
452 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Piatt County in central Illinois...
  Eastern De Witt County in central Illinois...
  Southeastern McLean County in central Illinois...
  Northeastern Macon County in central Illinois...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 451 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Le Roy to near Weldon to near Oreana, moving
  east at 40 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Weldon around 500 PM CDT.
  Farmer City and De Land around 505 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Monticello, Mansfield and White Heath.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 72 between mile markers 151 and 173.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 152 and 168.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3995 8847 3996 8888 4016 8886 4028 8888
      4040 8846 4024 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 268DEG 35KT 4032 8886 4018 8883 3997 8886 

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

Barnes
1 follow-up statement
661 
WWUS53 KILX 152220
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
520 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

ILC039-115-152230-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210715T2230Z/
De Witt-Macon-
520 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN DE WITT AND
NORTHEASTERN MACON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3996 8868 4017 8857 4036 8857 4040 8846
      4024 8846 3995 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 265DEG 28KT 4033 8855 4019 8852 3998 8856 

$$

ILC113-147-152230-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210715T2230Z/
Piatt-McLean-
520 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN PIATT AND SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES...

At 520 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles south of Saybrook to Mansfield to near
Monticello, 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.

These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
northern Piatt and southeastern McLean Counties, including the
following locations... Galesville, Lodge and Bellflower.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 72 between mile markers 162 and 173.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 163 and 168.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3996 8868 4017 8857 4036 8857 4040 8846
      4024 8846 3995 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 265DEG 28KT 4033 8855 4019 8852 3998 8856 

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

Barnes

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 4:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXMarshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford5 hr
Jul 15, 12:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXChristian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar and 6 more117 min
Jul 15, 1:40 PM CDTTornado WarningILXColes34 min
Jul 15, 3:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon66 min
Jul 15, 4:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXDeWitt41 min
Jul 15, 4:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXMcLean3 hr
Jul 15, 5:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXDeWitt, McLean3 hr
Jul 15, 5:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXChampaign64 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.