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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Lincoln, IL

March 6, 2022Clark County, Coles County, Edgar County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 6, 2022, 1:00 AM CST for Clark County, Coles County, Edgar 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2022, 1:00 AM CST (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 6, 2022, 1:45 AM CST
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clark County, IL, Coles County, IL, Edgar County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 5, 8:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 92 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 2022-03-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2022-03-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 285 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1217 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
285 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
367 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 6, 12:04 AM CST, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 12:04 AM CST, 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 8:21 PM CST, 4 hours 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
821 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

ILZ038-042>057-061-061200-
Cass-Champaign-Christian-Coles-De Witt-Douglas-Edgar-Logan-Macon-
McLean-Menard-Morgan-Moultrie-Piatt-Sangamon-Scott-Shelby-
Vermilion-
821 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Illinois, east central Illinois and west central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

Thunderstorms will be possible tonight. Some storms could be severe.
Locally damaging wind gusts are the primary hazard expected. An
isolated tornado is also possible mainly northwest of I-55.

Strong south winds gusting up to 50 mph are expected this
evening, shifting to westerly late tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

Westerly winds gusting up to 40-45 mph will gradually decrease
into the early morning hours on Sunday.

Minor snow accumulations are possible Monday, and again Thursday
night and Friday. Amounts are uncertain at this time.

Minor flooding will continue along portions of the Illinois River
from Havana downstream.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible from 9 pm through 2 am.

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-061200-
Clark-Clay-Crawford-Cumberland-Effingham-Jasper-Lawrence-Richland-
821 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Illinois and southeast Illinois.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

Thunderstorms will be possible this evening. A few storms may be
strong with gusty winds to 50 mph possible.

Strong south winds gusting up to 40 mph are expected this
evening, shifting to westerly late tonight.

Minor flooding will continue along the Wabash River.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

Locally heavy rain is anticipated from Sunday night into Monday
morning, with flash flooding possible. Renewed rises on area
rivers and streams may be expected.

Thunderstorms will be possible, and could be strong to severe late
in the night. Locally damaging wind gusts are the primary
hazard expected. An isolated tornado or two is also possible.

Minor snow accumulations are possible Thursday night and Friday.
Amounts are uncertain at this time.

Minor flooding will continue on portions of the Wabash River.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight.

ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-061200-
Fulton-Knox-Marshall-Mason-Peoria-Schuyler-Stark-Tazewell-
Woodford-
821 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Illinois and west central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

Minor flooding will continue along portions of the Illinois River
from Havana downstream.

Thunderstorms will be possible tonight. Some storms could be severe.
Locally damaging wind gusts are the primary hazard expected.
However, an isolated tornado or two is possible mainly northwest
of the Illinois river.

Strong south winds gusting up to 50 mph are expected this
evening, shifting to westerly late tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

Westerly winds gusting up to 40-45 mph will gradually decrease
into the early morning hours on Sunday.

Minor snow accumulations are possible Monday, and again Thursday
night and Friday. Amounts are uncertain at this time.

Minor flooding will continue along portions of the Illinois River
from Havana downstream.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible from 9 pm to midnight.

Auten

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 5, 11:01 PM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1101 PM CST SAT MAR 5 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1043 PM     TSTM WND GST     SPRINGFIELD CAPITAL AIR 39.85N 89.68W
03/05/2022  M63 MPH          SANGAMON           IL   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KSPI SPRINGFIELD CAPITAL AP.

&&
Local storm report, Mar 5, 11:26 PM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1126 PM CST SAT MAR 5 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1115 PM     TSTM WND GST     TAYLORVILLE AIRPORT     39.53N 89.33W
03/05/2022  M60 MPH          CHRISTIAN          IL   AWOS

            AWOS STATION KTAZ TAYLORVILLE MUNI AP.

&&
Local storm report, Mar 5, 11:45 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1145 PM CST SAT MAR 5 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1138 PM     TSTM WND GST     DECATUR AIRPORT         39.83N 88.85W
03/05/2022  M68 MPH          MACON              IL   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KDEC DECATUR AP.

&&
Local storm report, Mar 6, 12:02 AM CST, 58 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 6, 12:49 AM CST, 11 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 9:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXKnox42 min
Mar 5, 9:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMarshall, Peoria, Stark36 min
Mar 5, 10:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMason29 min
Mar 5, 10:06 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMarshall24 min
Mar 5, 10:18 PM CSTTornado WarningILXMason12 min
Mar 5, 10:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan, Tazewell34 min
Mar 5, 10:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Woodford24 min
Mar 5, 10:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon38 min
Mar 5, 10:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Sangamon, Shelby46 min
Mar 5, 11:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Macon, Piatt41 min
Mar 5, 11:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMacon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby44 min
Mar 5, 11:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, Piatt, Vermilion67 min
Mar 5, 11:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatILXShelby41 min
Mar 5, 11:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatILXChampaign, Clark, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion64 min
Mar 6, 9:00 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningILXClay, Richland8 days
Mar 6, 2:28 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryILXFulton, Knox, Marshall, Mason, Peoria, Schuyler and 3 more20 hr

Nearby

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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.