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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Lincoln, IL
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 8:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 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.
- 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
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 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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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 9:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox | 42 min |
| Mar 5, 9:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Stark | 36 min |
| Mar 5, 10:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason | 29 min |
| Mar 5, 10:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall | 24 min |
| Mar 5, 10:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Mason | 12 min |
| Mar 5, 10:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Tazewell | 34 min |
| Mar 5, 10:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Woodford | 24 min |
| Mar 5, 10:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 38 min |
| Mar 5, 10:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Sangamon, Shelby | 46 min |
| Mar 5, 11:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Macon, Piatt | 41 min |
| Mar 5, 11:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 44 min |
| Mar 5, 11:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Piatt, Vermilion | 67 min |
| Mar 5, 11:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Shelby | 41 min |
| Mar 5, 11:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Clark, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 64 min |
| Mar 6, 9:00 AM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 8 days |
| Mar 6, 2:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Mason, Peoria, Schuyler and 3 more | 20 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.