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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this winter storm watch at Jan 29, 2021, 3:43 AM CST for Marshall County, Stark County, Illinois. It took effect at Jan 30, 2021, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2021, 3:43 AM CST (09:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2021, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2021, 2:48 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Marshall County, IL, Stark County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 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
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 99 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1547 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 404 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
743 WWUS43 KILX 290943 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 343 AM CST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...Heavy Snow Saturday Afternoon Through Sunday Morning... ILZ028-030-292200- /O.NEW.KILX.WS.A.0002.210130T2100Z-210131T1800Z/ Stark-Marshall- Including the cities of Toulon and Lacon 343 AM CST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Heavy wet snow. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 7 inches possible. * WHERE...Stark and Marshall Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could become very difficult due to low visibility and snow-covered roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ Barnes
1 follow-up statement
494 WWUS43 KILX 292048 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 248 PM CST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...Wet, Heavy Snow Expected Saturday Afternoon Through Sunday Morning... ILZ028-030-300500- /O.UPG.KILX.WS.A.0002.210130T2100Z-210131T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0006.210130T2100Z-210131T2100Z/ Stark-Marshall- Including the cities of Toulon and Lacon 248 PM CST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Wet snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches. Winds gusting as high as 30 mph. * WHERE...Stark and Marshall Counties. * WHEN...From 3 PM Saturday to 3 PM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Hazardous travel is expected. Be prepared for slippery roads and reduced visibilities. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for Illinois can be obtained on the Internet at www.gettingaroundillinois.com && $$ ILZ027-029-031-038-045-046-300500- /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0006.210130T2100Z-210131T2100Z/ Knox-Peoria-Woodford-McLean-Champaign-Vermilion- Including the cities of Galesburg, Peoria, Eureka, Bloomington, Normal, Champaign, Urbana, and Danville 248 PM CST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Wet snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central and west central Illinois. * WHEN...From 3 PM Saturday to 3 PM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Hazardous travel is expected. Be prepared for slippery roads and reduced visibilities. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for Illinois can be obtained on the Internet at www.gettingaroundillinois.com && $$ NMB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2:48 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria and 5 more | 48 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.