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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Lincoln, IL

August 12, 2021Vermilion County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 2:53 PM CDT for Vermilion County, Illinois. It was in force for 37 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 12, 2021, 2:53 PM CDT (19:53 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 3:30 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Vermilion County, IL

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 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 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 73 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 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1191 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 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 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
1191 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-177 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1149 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

712 
WUUS53 KILX 121953
SVRILX
ILC183-122030-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0088.210812T1953Z-210812T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
253 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Vermilion County in east central Illinois...

* Until 330 PM CDT.

* At 253 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oakwood, or
  near Danville, moving east at 35 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...
  Danville, Westville, Tilton and Belgium around 305 PM CDT.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 202 and 220.
 
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 4000 8789 4032 8785 4029 8753 3994 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 276DEG 30KT 4019 8773 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SB
2 follow-up statements
668 
WWUS53 KILX 122010
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
310 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

ILC183-122030-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-210812T2030Z/
Vermilion-
310 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL VERMILION COUNTY...

At 309 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Danville,
moving east at 35 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 east
central Vermilion County, including the following locations...
Vermilion County Airport, Bismarck, Kickapoo State Park and Henning.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 209 and 220.
 
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.

&&

LAT...LON 4006 8774 4031 8775 4029 8753 4005 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 276DEG 30KT 4018 8755 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SB
969 
WWUS53 KILX 122024
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
324 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

ILC183-122033-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-210812T2030Z/
Vermilion-
324 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL VERMILION COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4006 8774 4031 8775 4029 8753 4005 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 276DEG 30KT 4017 8739 

$$

SB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 2:45 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryILXCass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 22 more15 hr
Aug 12, 2:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMcLean46 min
Aug 12, 3:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean31 min
Aug 12, 3:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMcLean24 min
Aug 12, 4:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXTazewell43 min
Aug 12, 4:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan, McLean, Tazewell21 min
Aug 12, 8:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMcLean48 min
Aug 12, 9:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, McLean47 min
Aug 12, 9:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXDeWitt, McLean, Piatt3 hr
Aug 12, 10:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChampaign, McLean5 hr
Aug 12, 10:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign38 min
Aug 12, 11:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, Piatt3 hr
Aug 12, 11:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXFulton, Tazewell49 min
Aug 12, 12:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXLogan44 min
Aug 12, 1:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXVermilion40 min
Aug 12, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXChampaign, Piatt45 min
Aug 12, 2:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, Piatt119 min
Aug 12, 2:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXChampaign52 min
Aug 12, 2:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXChristian, Morgan, Sangamon25 min
Aug 12, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Sangamon47 min
Aug 12, 3:01 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningILXChampaign, McLean6 hr
Aug 12, 3:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby52 min
Aug 12, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatILXColes, Cumberland, Effingham, Moultrie, Shelby47 min
Aug 12, 4:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXDouglas, Moultrie, Shelby3 hr
Aug 12, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Shelby46 min
Aug 12, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Crawford, Jasper36 min
Aug 12, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXScott32 min
Aug 12, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Morgan, Scott18 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.