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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Lincoln, IL
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 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.
- 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
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.