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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 19, 20214 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Jun 19, 2021, 3:37 AM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 53 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2021, 3:37 AM CDT (08:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 4:30 AM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL

Counties Champaign County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Vermilion County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 19, 3:38 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGSidney, ILLARGE TREE DOWN IN TOWN.
Jun 19, 3:45 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGNewman, ILPOWER POLES SNAPPED AND LINES DOWN. POWER COMPANY ON SCENE FOR REPAIRS.
Jun 19, 3:45 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGNewman, ILTREE THROUGH A ROOF IN THE 600 BLOCK OF W GREEN ST.
Jun 19, 3:52 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGNewman, ILPOWER POLES SNAPPED AND LINES DOWN AT GABE STREET AND N HOWARD STREET. POWER COMPANY ON SITE FOR REPAIRS.
Jun 19, 3:52 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGNewman, ILTREE THROUGH A ROOF IN THE 600 BLOCK OF W GREEN STREET.
Jun 19, 4:10 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGChrisman, ILMULTIPLE LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED ACROSS TOWN. DIAMETER OF 12 INCHES OR GREATER. DOWNED LIMBS CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 61 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 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2124 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 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 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
2124 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-145 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1616 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
4.0

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The text

As transmitted.

005 
WWUS83 KILX 190837
SPSILX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
337 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
 
ILZ044>046-054>057-190930-
Douglas-Coles-Vermilion-Piatt-Moultrie-Champaign-Edgar-
337 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN COLES...EDGAR...
NORTHEASTERN MOULTRIE...SOUTHEASTERN PIATT...VERMILION...EASTERN
CHAMPAIGN AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 430 AM CDT...

At 337 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Gifford to near Philo to near Arthur.
Movement was east at 60 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Champaign, Danville, Rantoul, Paris, Tuscola, Urbana, Savoy, St.
Joseph, Georgetown, Tolono, Westville, Arcola, Tilton, Villa Grove,
Arthur, Catlin, Oakwood, Philo, Chrisman and Rossville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 57 between mile markers 200 and 228.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 183 and 220.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
central and east central Illinois.

LAT...LON 3951 8753 3968 8871 3996 8834 4038 8808
      4039 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0837Z 291DEG 54KT 4024 8796 3994 8813 3972 8840 

$$

Deubelbeiss

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXCrawford30 min
Jun 18, 7:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMorgan23 min
Jun 18, 8:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXSangamon52 min
Jun 18, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXSangamon38 min
Jun 18, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Sangamon47 min
Jun 18, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXClark32 min
Jun 18, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Cumberland46 min
Jun 18, 10:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXKnox, Peoria36 min
Jun 18, 10:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Crawford25 min
Jun 18, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXKnox39 min
Jun 18, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark46 min
Jun 18, 11:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Knox, Peoria43 min
Jun 18, 11:57 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton, Knox33 min
Jun 19, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell47 min
Jun 19, 12:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClark6 hr
Jun 19, 12:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXFulton, Knox5 hr
Jun 19, 12:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan, McLean, Mason, Tazewell38 min
Jun 19, 1:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan, McLean, Tazewell41 min
Jun 19, 1:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean52 min
Jun 19, 1:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXColes, Douglas, Edgar5 hr
Jun 19, 1:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXEdgar46 min
Jun 19, 2:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean41 min
Jun 19, 3:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChampaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion3 hr
Jun 19, 7:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Sangamon24 min
Jun 19, 7:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Shelby31 min
Jun 19, 10:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan, Sangamon41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.