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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Lincoln, IL

August 8, 2021McLean County, Tazewell County, Woodford County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2021, 5:14 PM CDT for McLean County, Tazewell County, Woodford County, Illinois. It was in force for 46 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, 5:14 PM CDT (22:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties McLean County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 66 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.

724 
WUUS53 KILX 082214
SVRILX
ILC113-179-203-082300-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0082.210808T2214Z-210808T2300Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Woodford County in central Illinois...
  East central Tazewell County in central Illinois...
  Northwestern McLean County in central Illinois...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 513 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Danvers, or
  13 miles south of Eureka, moving northeast at 30 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Danvers and Goodfield around 520 PM CDT.
  Carlock around 530 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Hudson, Secor and El Paso.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 39 near mile marker 0, and between mile markers 2 and 16.
 Interstate 55 between mile markers 163 and 164.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 110 and 127.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4040 8923 4052 8941 4082 8914 4065 8883
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 222DEG 27KT 4053 8925 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SB
1 follow-up statement
389 
WWUS53 KILX 082259
SVSILX

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

ILC113-179-203-082309-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-210808T2300Z/
Woodford-Tazewell-McLean-
559 PM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WOODFORD...EAST
CENTRAL TAZEWELL AND NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600
PM CDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4040 8923 4052 8941 4082 8914 4065 8883
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 222DEG 27KT 4076 8898 

$$

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, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan, Mason, Menard25 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

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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.