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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Lincoln, IL

April 18, 2024Clay County, Effingham County, Shelby County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 18, 2024, 7:20 PM CDT for Clay County, Effingham County, Shelby County, Illinois. It was in force for 55 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 18, 2024, 7:20 PM CDT (00:20 UTC)
Expired
Apr 18, 2024, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clay County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Shelby County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 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
Apr 18, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 18, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Sangamon40 min
Apr 18, 7:26 PM CDTTornado WarningILXLogan, Macon34 min
Apr 18, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatILXDeWitt, Macon, Piatt44 min
Apr 18, 7:39 PM CDTTornado WarningILXEffingham, Jasper36 min
Apr 18, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Jasper65 min
Apr 18, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLawrence, Richland58 min
Apr 18, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLawrence21 min
Apr 18, 9:00 PM CDTTornado WarningILXLawrence15 min

Nearby

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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.