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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 25, 2023, 10:21 PM CDT for Edgar County, Illinois. It was in force for 24 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
- Aug 25, 2023, 10:21 PM CDT (03:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2023, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Edgar County, IL
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
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 Aug 25, 9:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 9:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 326 PM CDT Fri Aug 25 2023 ILZ028-030-262030- Stark-Marshall- 326 PM CDT Fri Aug 25 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible through this evening. There is a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) of severe storms with damaging winds and hail possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this evening. ILZ027-029-031-036>038-040>057-061>063-067-068-262030- Knox-Peoria-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler-Mason-Logan- De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon- Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark- Jasper-Crawford- 326 PM CDT Fri Aug 25 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois, east central Illinois, southeast Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Dangerous heat will continue into this evening with heat index readings of 110 to 115 degrees. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible through this evening. There is a slight risk (level 2 of 5) of severe storms with damaging winds and hail possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Isolated thunderstorms are possible south of I-74 Saturday morning. These are not expected to be severe. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this evening. ILZ066-071>073-262030- Effingham-Clay-Richland-Lawrence- 326 PM CDT Fri Aug 25 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Illinois. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Dangerous heat will continue into this evening with peak heat index readings of 110 to 120 degrees. Isolated thunderstorms are possible this evening and tonight over southeast IL. There is marginal risk (level 1 of 5) of severe storms this evening with damaging winds and hail possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Isolated thunderstorms are possible Saturday. These are not expected to be severe. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this evening. Deubelbeiss
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 25, 9:44 PM CDT, 37 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 |
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| Aug 25, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Logan, Mason, Menard | 44 min |
| Aug 25, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Tazewell | 53 min |
| Aug 25, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon | 25 min |
| Aug 25, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 50 min |
| Aug 25, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Tazewell | 64 min |
| Aug 25, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Coles, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt and 1 more | 61 min |
| Aug 25, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 53 min |
| Aug 25, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 45 min |
| Aug 25, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian | 28 min |
| Aug 26, 12:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Crawford | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper | 27 min |
| Aug 26, 12:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Scott | 20 min |
| Aug 26, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Shelby | 14 min |
| Aug 26, 2:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Shelby | 27 min |
| Aug 26, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 30 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.