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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Jul 16, 2022, 12:49 AM CDT for Shelby County, Illinois. It was in force for 26 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 16, 2022, 12:49 AM CDT (05:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2022, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 50
County Shelby County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -364 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 267 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 681 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
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NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 16, 12:15 AM CDT, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 12:15 AM CDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 411 PM CDT Fri Jul 15 2022 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>051-162115- Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler- Mason-Logan-De Witt-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon- 411 PM CDT Fri Jul 15 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Scattered thunderstorms are possible later Saturday through Sunday night. At this time, the threat for severe storms appears low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. ILZ044>046-052>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-162115- Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles- Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay- Richland-Lawrence- 411 PM CDT Fri Jul 15 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois, east central Illinois and southeast Illinois. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Scattered thunderstorms are possible later Saturday through Sunday night. At this time, the threat for severe storms appears low but locally heavy rainfall may pose a risk for flooding in urban areas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. MJA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 10:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1022 PM CDT Fri Jul 15 2022
ILZ043-044-053-054-160345-
Macon-Piatt-De Witt-Moultrie-
1022 PM CDT Fri Jul 15 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Moultrie, southern Piatt, south central De Witt and northeastern
Macon Counties through 1045 PM CDT...
At 1021 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Oreana, or 7 miles northeast of Decatur, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Argenta around 1025 PM CDT.
Cerro Gordo around 1035 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this storm include Bement and Hammond.
This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 139 and 158.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3998 8910 4011 8896 3995 8847 3965 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 302DEG 29KT 3996 8887
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
37Special weather statement, Jul 15, 10:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1044 PM CDT Fri Jul 15 2022
ILZ043>045-053>055-160415-
Douglas-Macon-Piatt-De Witt-Moultrie-Champaign-
1044 PM CDT Fri Jul 15 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Moultrie,
southern Piatt, south central De Witt, southwestern Champaign,
northwestern Douglas and eastern Macon Counties through 1115 PM
CDT...
At 1044 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cerro Gordo, or near Decatur, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Hammond and Lovington.
This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 136 and 159.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3991 8910 4007 8887 3994 8833 3956 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 309DEG 28KT 3987 8881
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
37Special weather statement, Jul 15, 11:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Macon | 23 min |
| Jul 15, 10:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Macon, Moultrie | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt | 23 min |
| Jul 15, 11:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Moultrie | 30 min |
| Jul 16, 12:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Shelby | 36 min |
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