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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 13, 20244 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2024, 9:44 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 33 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
Jun 13, 2024, 9:44 PM CDT (02:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2024, 10:17 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Champaign County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Vermilion County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:43 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
Jun 13, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 58 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 2024-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2804 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2024-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2804 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1401 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
5.5

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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 Jun 13, 8:53 PM CDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 8:53 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 3:09 PM CDT, 6 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
309 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061-142015-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler-
Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott-
Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
309 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Severe thunderstorms are forecast to impact the area this evening.
Damaging winds gusts, large hail, and a few tornadoes are possible.
Heavy rain rates could result in localized rainfall amounts over 5",
which could lead to flash flooding, especially in urban areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Heat and humidity will increase again late this weekend and early
next week, with heat indices reaching the mid 90s to low 100 degree
range each day Sunday through Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed between 5 PM and 11 PM.

Expected storm motion is toward the southeast around 25 to 35 mph.

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-142015-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
309 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms tonight may produce gusty winds, though
organized severe weather is not expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Heat and humidity will increase again late this weekend and early
next week, with heat indices reaching the mid 90s to around 100
degrees each day Sunday through Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight.

Erwin

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 8:50 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 13, 9:19 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 7:00 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedILXFulton30 min
Jun 13, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon19 min
Jun 13, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell, Woodford31 min
Jun 13, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMarshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford48 min
Jun 13, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Marshall, Woodford43 min
Jun 13, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell, Woodford22 min
Jun 13, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean31 min
Jun 13, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, Douglas, McLean, Piatt, Vermilion44 min
Jun 13, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign6 min
Jun 13, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, Vermilion49 min
Jun 14, 12:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan, Tazewell34 min
Jun 14, 12:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXLogan29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.