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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Lincoln, IL

March 30, 2025Clark County, Edgar County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2025, 2:59 PM CDT for Clark County, Edgar County, Illinois. It was in force for 31 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Mar 30, 2025, 2:59 PM CDT (19:59 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2025, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Clark County, IL, Edgar County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 30, 3:32 PM CDT	HAIL 0.75	10 Se Paris, IL	Pea to Dime size hail 10 miles southeast of Paris.
Mar 30, 3:32 PM CDT	HAIL 0.75	10 Se Paris, IL	Pea to Dime size hail 10 miles southeast of Paris.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 30, 12:02 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 121 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 217 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 796 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 297 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 279 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

902 
WUUS53 KILX 301959
SVRILX
ILC023-045-302030-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0049.250330T1959Z-250330T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
259 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Edgar County in east central Illinois...
  Clark County in east central Illinois...

* Until 330 PM CDT.

* At 258 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Vermilion to 6 miles south of Casey, moving
  northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Marshall, Vermilion, and Martinsville around 305 PM CDT.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 128 and 154.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for east central
Illinois.

&&

LAT...LON 3934 8756 3934 8758 3931 8760 3931 8762
      3930 8760 3928 8761 3925 8760 3923 8762
      3919 8801 3930 8801 3953 8783 3959 8753
      3936 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 232DEG 44KT 3952 8767 3921 8795 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Bumgardner

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 Mar 30, 2:10 PM CDT, 49 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

The severe storms are expected to be out of the area by 7pm this evening.
Overnight Tuesday into Wednesday bring the best chances for the next round of severe weather. Outlooks from the SPC have a slight risk (level 2 of 5) for Tuesday night's activity and an enhanced (level 3 of 5) for Wednesday.
Gusty winds return Wednesday, with gusts around 30-35 knots during the day.
Multiple round of precipitation are possible through the weekend for southeastern IL.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 2:10 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion...Updated
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
210 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- The severe storms are expected to be out of the area by 7pm this
  evening.

- Overnight Tuesday into Wednesday bring the best chances for the
  next round of severe weather. Outlooks from the SPC have a
  slight risk (level 2 of 5) for Tuesday night's activity and an
  enhanced (level 3 of 5) for Wednesday.

- Gusty winds return Wednesday, with gusts around 30-35 knots
  during the day.

- Multiple round of precipitation are possible through the
  weekend for southeastern IL.

&&

.MESOSCALE...
Issued at 204 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

Key Messages...
A line of storms will remain severe as they exit into Indiana over
the next hour or so. Additional storms over St Louis will move
into counties near and south of I-70 between 3 and 4 pm with an
ongoing severe threat with these storms.

Technical Discussion...
At 2 pm this afternoon, a line of severe storms continues to push
east across east central Illinois with the environment favorable
for storms to remain severe as they push into Indiana over the
next hour or so. Latest RAP continues to suggest moderate
instability around 1300-1500 J/kg located ahead of the line with
moderately strong deep layer shear around 40kt. The line of storms
begins to arc southwest near the I-70 corridor and have growing
concerns that the outflow boundary from this initial wave of
storms will have favorable orientation to interact with the next
cluster of storms currently lifting ENE across the St Louis metro
area. This next cluster of storms will be entering Effingham/Clay
counties between 3-4 pm and could have a localized enhanced
severe/tor threat if storms latch onto the boundary with
orientations favorable for a more prolonged residence time riding
the boundary. This will be the next area to keep a close eye on as
the initial line of severe storms pushes into Indiana out of the
forecast area.

Deubelbeiss

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 125 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

The line of storms we have been outlooking have fired and are moving
eastward across the southern half of IL this afternoon. We are
expecting these storms to be out of the CWA by 00z -- exiting out of
southeastern IL. All hazards are still expected throughout the event
and a Tornado Watch (#70) is in effect through 00z.

Monday will be a relaxed day compared to what has been going on.
Highs will be in the upper 40s to low 50s, with low temperatures
around 30 degrees. Temperatures will rebound by Wednesday back into
the 70s.

After today's severe weather, we are watching Tuesday night into
Wednesday for the next decent chance for severe weather. SPC has us
outlooked for a slight risk (level 2 of 5) Tuesday (Day 3) and an
enhanced risk (level 3 of 5) Wednesday (Day 4). Thinking is the
outlook for Tuesday is for overnight Tuesday into early Wednesday
morning, as there looks to potentially be two rounds of severe
weather. The overnight round (associated with a warm front)
currently doesn't look as impressive as the daytime convection
Wednesday. The second round will be firing along the passing cold
front and looks to be in the afternoon into the evening. Outside of
the storms, Wednesday looks to be another windy one (gusts around 30-
35 knots).

Overall the extended will be an active and wet period and start to
April, especially for southeastern IL. Several rounds of
precipitation look possible for southeastern IL over the weekend,
including a slight risk for excessive rainfall on Wednesday and
Thursday. Highs will be in the 60s for the entire CWA through the
weekend.

Copple

&&

.AVIATION...  (For the 18z TAFs through 18z Monday Afternoon)
Issued at 1225 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

A line of storms are moving through central IL this afternoon,
primarily impacting DEC and CMI into the evening. PIA may see
some light showers this afternoon. Ceilings will drop tonight to
MVFR ~1-2kft. By late morning tomorrow, ceilings will rise back to
VFR for all sites. Winds will be gusty up to 30-35kt.
Southwesterly winds will rotate out of the northwest by this
evening behind the cold front.

Copple

&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 11:57 AM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1157 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-047>050-311700-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-Schuyler-Mason-
Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-
1157 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Light rain will move across the area this afternoon. An isolated
thunderstorm with small hail is possible, but severe weather is not
expected at this time.

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

Another strong storm system will impact the Midwest late Tuesday
night into Wednesday. Current projections from SPC suggest a 30%
probability of severe weather focused Wednesday afternoon and
evening. Stay tuned to later forecasts for additional details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight.

ILZ038-042>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-311700-
McLean-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Sangamon-Christian-
Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-
Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
1157 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A significant round of convection will develop east of I-55 then
quickly track eastward into Indiana by early evening. All severe
hazards are possible...including damaging wind gusts in excess of
70mph, hail larger than 2 inches in diameter, and a few tornadoes.

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

Another strong storm system will impact the Midwest late Tuesday
night into Wednesday. Current projections from SPC suggest a 30%
probability of severe weather focused Wednesday afternoon and
evening. Stay tuned to later forecasts for additional details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed this afternoon, through 7
pm.

Auten

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 30, 2:42 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
242 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0207 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Hoopeston               40.47N 87.67W
03/30/2025                   Vermilion          IL   CO-OP Observer

            Tree branches blown down on power lines.
            About 25 percent of Hoopeston without power.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 30, 2:44 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
244 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0210 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Danville                40.14N 87.63W
03/30/2025                   Vermilion          IL   Emergency Mngr

            Garage destroyed in Danville near Fairchild
            and Griffin streets.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 30, 2:46 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
246 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0150 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Ogden                   40.11N 87.96W
03/30/2025  M62 MPH          Champaign          IL   CO-OP Observer

&&

07

Local storm report, Mar 30, 2:50 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
250 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0135 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 W Charleston          39.48N 88.23W
03/30/2025                   Coles              IL   Emergency Mngr

            Several power poles and lines blown down
            west of 2.5 miles west of Charleston.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 30, 2:55 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
255 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 PM     Hail             Ashmore                 39.53N 88.02W
03/30/2025  M1.00 Inch       Coles              IL   Mesonet

            Photo sent with 1 inch hail next to a
            quarter. Hail lasted for about 15 minutes
            and ponding of water.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 30, 2:59 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
259 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Saint Joseph            40.11N 88.04W
03/30/2025                   Champaign          IL   Mesonet

            Semi truck on west bound I-74 blown over
            near St Joseph by high winds.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 12:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Coles, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt and 1 more	42 min
Mar 30, 1:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie and 2 more	49 min
Mar 30, 1:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt	30 min
Mar 30, 1:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Champaign, Douglas	21 min
Mar 30, 1:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper	35 min
Mar 30, 1:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion	31 min
Mar 30, 1:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar, Jasper	24 min
Mar 30, 2:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	ILX	Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion	35 min
Mar 30, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar	43 min
Mar 30, 2:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland	23 min
Mar 30, 3:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Jasper	24 min
Mar 30, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland	32 min
Mar 30, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Jasper	62 min
Mar 30, 3:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clay, Richland	27 min
Mar 30, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland	59 min
Mar 30, 4:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Clay, Jasper, Richland	3 hr
Mar 30, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clark, Crawford, Jasper	10 min
Mar 30, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Crawford, Lawrence, Richland	35 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.