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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL

July 29, 2021Logan County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Jul 29, 2021, 3:17 PM CDT for Logan County, Illinois. It was in force for 28 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
Jul 29, 2021, 3:17 PM CDT (20:17 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2021, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL

County Logan County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 2021-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 989 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 2021-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
989 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-156 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1257 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

636 
WWUS83 KILX 292017
SPSILX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
317 PM CDT Thu Jul 29 2021
 
ILZ037-041-042-048-292045-
Logan-Tazewell-Mason-Menard-
317 PM CDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MENARD...
NORTHWESTERN LOGAN...SOUTH CENTRAL TAZEWELL AND NORTHEASTERN MASON
COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

At 317 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
San Jose, or 8 miles north of Mason City, moving southeast at 35 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Mason City, San Jose, Emden, Middletown, Hartsburg and New Holland. 

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 155 between mile markers 0 and 11.
 Interstate 55 near mile marker 127.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4028 8982 4041 8971 4028 8932 4005 8952
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 306DEG 31KT 4032 8970 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 7:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMarshall, Stark, Woodford62 min
Jul 29, 9:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXStark41 min
Jul 29, 9:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXPeoria28 min
Jul 29, 2:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford3 hr

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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.