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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Lincoln, IL

October 25, 20215 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Oct 25, 2021, 3:18 AM CDT for 5 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Oct 25, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 25, 2021, 3:18 AM CDT (08:18 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 25, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 25, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL

Counties Champaign County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, McLean County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Vermilion County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 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 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 14 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 2021-10-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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 2021-10-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 371 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-286 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
585 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
371 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
467 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.1

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The text

As transmitted.

599 
WWUS73 KILX 250818
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
318 AM CDT Mon Oct 25 2021

ILZ038-043>046-251800-
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0007.211025T1200Z-211025T1800Z/
McLean-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-
Including the cities of Bloomington, Normal, Clinton, Monticello,
Champaign, Urbana, and Danville
318 AM CDT Mon Oct 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Occasional wind gusts up 45 mph

* WHERE...Portions of eastern Illinois

* WHEN...Through early Monday afternoon


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of 45 mph are expected. 
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
099 
WWUS73 KILX 251805
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
105 PM CDT Mon Oct 25 2021

ILZ038-043>046-251915-
/O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211025T1800Z/
McLean-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-
Including the cities of Bloomington, Normal, Clinton, Monticello,
Champaign, Urbana, and Danville
105 PM CDT Mon Oct 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Windy conditions will continue for the next couple of hours, with
gusts occasionally reaching 30-35 mph. However, the winds will 
gradually decrease as the afternoon progresses.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Menard, Sangamon and 1 more41 min
Oct 24, 7:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell, Woodford3 hr
Oct 24, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXVermilion37 min
Oct 24, 7:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell3 hr
Oct 24, 7:58 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningILXFulton, Schuyler9 hr
Oct 24, 8:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXChampaign, Vermilion41 min
Oct 24, 8:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXDeWitt, Piatt39 min
Oct 24, 8:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXFulton36 min
Oct 24, 8:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXFulton, Knox71 hr
Oct 24, 8:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXFulton35 hr
Oct 24, 8:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell, Woodford14 hr
Oct 24, 9:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXChampaign, Vermilion65 min
Oct 24, 9:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXChristian24 min
Oct 24, 9:57 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChristian, Macon, Shelby21 min
Oct 24, 10:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay, Effingham33 min
Oct 25, 11:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXMarshall, Putnam47 hr
Oct 25, 11:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford12 days
Oct 25, 11:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXCass, Fulton, Mason21 days
Oct 25, 11:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXBrown, Cass, Morgan, Schuyler22 days

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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.