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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Lincoln, IL

April 7, 2021Cass County, Schuyler County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 7, 2021, 6:34 PM CDT for Cass County, Schuyler County, Illinois. It was in force for 45 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
Apr 7, 2021, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2021, 7:19 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cass County, IL, Schuyler County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 172 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 2021-04-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 56 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 2021-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 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
56 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-173 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1001 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

182 
WUUS53 KILX 072334
SVRILX
ILC017-169-080030-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0009.210407T2334Z-210408T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
634 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Cass County in west central Illinois...
  Schuyler County in west central Illinois...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 633 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from West Point to near Beverly, moving east at 30 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Beardstown, Rushville, Arenzville, Littleton, Frederick,
  Huntsville, Camden, Ripley, Weinberg King State Park and Ray.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4027 9046 3988 9037 3988 9058 3991 9055
      3997 9051 3999 9052 3998 9060 4002 9062
      4003 9061 4002 9063 4005 9068 4008 9067
      4008 9070 4011 9071 4011 9091 4029 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 250DEG 28KT 4027 9119 3981 9094 

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

Deubelbeiss
2 follow-up statements
361 
WWUS53 KILX 080000
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
700 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

ILC017-080009-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210408T0030Z/
Cass-
700 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CASS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Additional 
thunderstorms are possible this evening.

LAT...LON 4027 9046 4009 9042 4008 9067 4008 9070
      4011 9071 4011 9091 4029 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 202DEG 64KT 4062 9090 4015 9072 

$$

ILC169-080030-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210408T0030Z/
Schuyler-
700 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SCHUYLER COUNTY...

At 659 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near La Harpe to 7 miles southwest of Littleton,
moving north at 75 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Rushville, Littleton, Huntsville, Camden, Ray and Weinberg King State
Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4027 9046 4009 9042 4008 9067 4008 9070
      4011 9071 4011 9091 4029 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 202DEG 64KT 4062 9090 4015 9072 

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

Deubelbeiss
839 
WWUS53 KILX 080019
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
719 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

ILC169-080029-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210408T0030Z/
Schuyler-
719 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SCHUYLER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with additional thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 4027 9046 4009 9042 4008 9067 4008 9070
      4011 9071 4011 9091 4029 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 250DEG 28KT 4067 9071 4020 9054 

$$

Deubelbeiss

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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.