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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Lincoln, IL

July 29, 2021Crawford County, Lawrence County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2021, 7:28 PM CDT for Crawford County, Lawrence County, Illinois. It was in force for 35 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 29, 2021, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2021, 8:03 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, IL, Lawrence County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 2021-07-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1257 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 2021-07-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 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
1257 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1185 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
4.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

863 
WUUS53 KILX 300028
SVRILX
ILC033-101-300115-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0078.210730T0028Z-210730T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
728 PM CDT Thu Jul 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois...
  Southeastern Crawford County in east central Illinois...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 728 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Flat Rock, or
  11 miles southeast of Robinson, moving south at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Russellville around 745 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

&&

LAT...LON 3868 8754 3867 8765 3895 8766 3897 8753
      3896 8751 3891 8753 3890 8752 3889 8754
      3888 8753 3886 8755 3885 8753 3882 8753
      3879 8750 3877 8751 3876 8750 3874 8750
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 351DEG 17KT 3890 8759 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Geelhart
2 follow-up statements
459 
WWUS53 KILX 300046
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
746 PM CDT Thu Jul 29 2021

ILC033-300056-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210730T0115Z/
Crawford-
746 PM CDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3881 8761 3884 8753 3882 8753 3879 8750
      3877 8751 3876 8750 3874 8750 3868 8754
      3867 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 345DEG 20KT 3878 8753 

$$

ILC101-300115-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210730T0115Z/
Lawrence-
746 PM CDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY...

At 746 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Russellville,
or 7 miles north of Vincennes, moving south at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Lawrence County, including the following locations...
Lawrenceville Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

&&

LAT...LON 3881 8761 3884 8753 3882 8753 3879 8750
      3877 8751 3876 8750 3874 8750 3868 8754
      3867 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 345DEG 20KT 3878 8753 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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673 
WWUS53 KILX 300103
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
803 PM CDT Thu Jul 29 2021

ILC101-300113-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210730T0115Z/
Lawrence-
803 PM CDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.  However gusty winds are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3881 8761 3884 8753 3882 8753 3879 8750
      3877 8751 3876 8750 3874 8750 3868 8754
      3867 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 351DEG 17KT 3870 8751 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 8:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXLawrence27 min
Jul 29, 8:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXLawrence33 min
Jul 29, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLawrence, Richland29 min
Jul 29, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXRichland15 min
Jul 29, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXRichland35 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.