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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Lincoln, IL

April 7, 2024Clay County, Effingham County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 7, 2024, 5:57 PM CDT for Clay County, Effingham County, Illinois. It was in force for 48 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
Apr 7, 2024, 5:57 PM CDT (22:57 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2024, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clay County, IL, Effingham County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 12:00Z on 2024-04-07Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2024-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 432 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
432 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
610 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 Apr 7, 1:52 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 1:52 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 3:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
342 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2024

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>051-053-055-057-081100-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler-
Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott-
Morgan-Sangamon-Macon-Douglas-Edgar-
342 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Isolated showers and storms are still possible across the area, but
severe weather is not expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Recent rains have led to rises on area rivers, some of which are
forecast to reach flood stage. For specific river forecasts, visit
water.weather.gov.

There are additional periodic chances for thunderstorms Tuesday
through Thursday. At this time, the severe threat appears low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.

ILZ052-054-056-061>063-066>068-071>073-081100-
Christian-Moultrie-Coles-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-
Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
342 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) for severe storms late this
afternoon and early this evening south of I-72. Hail up to 1 inch and
wind gusts up to 60 mph will be the main severe weather threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Recent rains have led to rises on area rivers, some of which are
forecast to reach flood stage. For specific river forecasts, visit
water.weather.gov.

There are additional periodic chances for thunderstorms Tuesday
through Thursday. At this time, the severe threat appears low with
any of these storms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXClay27 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.