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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Lincoln, IL

December 4, 202435 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Dec 4, 2024, 2:18 AM CST for 35 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 4, 2024, 2:00 PM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 4, 2024, 2:18 AM CST (08:18 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 4, 2024, 2:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 5, 2024, 1:12 AM CST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
All 35 counties

Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Knox County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Richland County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Woodford County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 46 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 2024-12-04Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2024-12-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 214 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1176 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
214 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
395 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

576 
WWUS73 KILX 040818
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
218 AM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-050600-
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0013.241204T2000Z-241205T0600Z/
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-Cumberland-Clark-
Including the cities of Eureka, Galesburg, Lacon, Springfield,
Clinton, Paris, Monticello, Mattoon, Champaign, Pekin, Marshall,
Beardstown, Tuscola, Rushville, Sullivan, Lincoln, Decatur,
Havana, Petersburg, Jacksonville, Taylorville, Danville, Urbana,
Charleston, Winchester, Greenup, Peoria, Bloomington, Normal,
Shelbyville, Toulon, and Canton
218 AM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST 
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central 
  Illinois.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to midnight CST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and cause 
  difficult driving conditions for high profile vehicles. Tree limbs 
  could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving.

&&

$$

Bumgardner
2 follow-up statements
739 
WWUS73 KILX 050344
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
944 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

ILZ066>068-071>073-050900-
/O.EXB.KILX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-241205T0900Z/
Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Lawrenceville, Flora, Olney, Robinson,
Effingham, and Newton
944 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, and Richland 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 3 AM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-050900-
/O.EXT.KILX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-241205T0900Z/
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-Cumberland-Clark-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Bloomington, Pekin, Havana,
Shelbyville, Taylorville, Toulon, Danville, Urbana, Normal,
Springfield, Decatur, Petersburg, Paris, Lacon, Clinton, Peoria,
Beardstown, Marshall, Monticello, Galesburg, Greenup,
Jacksonville, Charleston, Winchester, Tuscola, Sullivan, Eureka,
Champaign, Mattoon, Canton, and Rushville
944 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central 
  Illinois.

* WHEN...Until 3 AM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Barnes
248 
WWUS73 KILX 050712
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
112 AM CST Thu Dec 5 2024

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-050815-
/O.CAN.KILX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-241205T0900Z/
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-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-
Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Rushville, Clinton, Newton, Lacon,
Lincoln, Toulon, Taylorville, Marshall, Bloomington, Decatur,
Danville, Greenup, Robinson, Tuscola, Mattoon, Effingham,
Charleston, Jacksonville, Havana, Paris, Lawrenceville,
Galesburg, Flora, Olney, Peoria, Urbana, Winchester, Sullivan,
Champaign, Canton, Beardstown, Normal, Shelbyville, Pekin,
Petersburg, Monticello, Springfield, and Eureka
112 AM CST Thu Dec 5 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Latest observations indicate the strongest wind gusts have abated. 
Northwest winds will gradually ease throughout the morning.

$$

Bumgardner

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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.