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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Lincoln, IL

August 8, 2021Logan County, Mason County, Menard County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2021, 5:05 PM CDT for Logan County, Mason County, Menard County, Illinois. It was in force for 25 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
Aug 8, 2021, 5:05 PM CDT (22:05 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Logan County, IL, Mason County, IL, Menard County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 102 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 2021-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 310 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 2021-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 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
310 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-97 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1165 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

127 
WUUS53 KILX 082205
SVRILX
ILC107-125-129-082230-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0081.210808T2205Z-210808T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
505 PM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Menard County in central Illinois...
  West central Logan County in central Illinois...
  Southeastern Mason County in central Illinois...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 504 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Petersburg,
  or 16 miles east of Virginia, moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Greenview around 515 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Mason
City and Middletown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4029 8970 4009 8946 3991 8993 3997 9000
      4001 9000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 230DEG 47KT 4001 8990 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SB
2 follow-up statements
687 
WWUS53 KILX 082220
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
520 PM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021

ILC107-125-129-082230-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-210808T2230Z/
Menard-Logan-Mason-
520 PM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN MENARD...WESTERN LOGAN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASON
COUNTIES...

At 520 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mason City,
moving northeast at 55 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
northern Menard, western Logan and southeastern Mason Counties,
including the following locations... New Holland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4015 8953 4003 8980 4009 8991 4029 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 230DEG 47KT 4015 8968 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SB
852 
WWUS53 KILX 082234
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
534 PM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021

ILC107-125-129-082244-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-210808T2230Z/
Menard-Logan-Mason-
534 PM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MENARD...WESTERN
LOGAN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASON COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
                
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 allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4015 8953 4003 8980 4009 8991 4029 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 230DEG 47KT 4025 8953 

$$

SB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 2:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMcLean24 min
Aug 8, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMcLean30 min
Aug 8, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMorgan31 min
Aug 8, 4:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXMcLean2 hr
Aug 8, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMenard36 min
Aug 8, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXWoodford28 min
Aug 8, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell, Woodford46 min
Aug 8, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXSangamon31 min
Aug 8, 5:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXMcLean3 hr
Aug 8, 5:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXSangamon29 min

Nearby

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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.