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Freeze Warning 3, NWS Lincoln, IL

April 11, 202516 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this freeze warning at Apr 11, 2025, 2:08 AM CDT for 16 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Apr 12, 2025, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr. 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 11, 2025, 2:08 AM CDT (07:08 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 12, 2025, 2:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 12, 2025, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL

Counties Champaign County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Richland County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Vermilion County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Apr 10, 6:00 PM CDT, 8 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 6:00 PM CDT, 8 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 2:14 PM CDT, 11 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
214 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

ILZ027>031-036-037-040>042-047>052-111915-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-Schuyler-Mason-
Logan-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-
214 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected this
afternoon and evening. Severe storms are unlikely.

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

Additional thunderstorms are possible on Monday. It is too soon to
determine the potential for severe storms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight.

ILZ061>063-066>068-071>073-111915-
Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-
Lawrence-
214 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Residual flooding will linger from recent heavy rain.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and
evening, a few of which could be strong to severe. The primary
severe hazards are large hail or damaging winds. Tornadoes are not
expected.

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

A number of area rivers and streams will remain in flood for several
days.

Low temperatures will fall to near freezing Friday night, which
could harm sensitive vegetation if left unprotected.

Additional thunderstorms are possible on Monday. It is too soon to
determine the potential for severe storms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed from 2pm to 10pm near and south of
I-70.

ILZ038-043>046-053>057-111915-
McLean-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-
Coles-Edgar-
214 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected this
afternoon and evening. Severe storms are unlikely.

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

Low temperatures will fall to near freezing Friday night, which
could harm sensitive vegetation if left unprotected.

Additional thunderstorms are possible on Monday. It is too soon to
determine the potential for severe storms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight.

Copple

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 11, 1:28 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryILXCass, Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Mason and 5 more20 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Illinois, 2025Every freeze warning in 2025

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.