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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Lincoln, IL

April 2, 2025Knox County, Peoria County, Stark County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 2, 2025, 11:57 AM CDT for Knox County, Peoria County, Stark County, Illinois. It was in force for 33 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 2, 2025, 11:57 AM CDT (16:57 UTC)
Expired: Apr 2, 2025, 12:30 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Knox County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Stark County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 90 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 572 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 82 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 883 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 1152 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.1

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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 Apr 2, 10:58 AM CDT, 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 10:58 AM CDT, 59 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 4:33 AM CDT, 7 hours 24 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
433 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>051-031200-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler-
Mason-Logan-De Witt-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-
433 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A line of thunderstorms will progress through the Illinois River
Valley to the I-55 corridor this morning. Scattered damaging wind
gusts and large hail will be possible. An isolated tornado cannot be
ruled out. While widely scattered thunderstorms may re-develop
behind the line this afternoon, the primary severe weather risk will
materialize further east...generally east of I-55.

In addition to the storms, southerly winds will gust 45-50mph today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed today...particularly between 9am and
2pm.

ILZ044>046-052>057-061-031200-
Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-
Edgar-Shelby-
433 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A significant severe weather event will unfold this afternoon.
Damaging wind gusts in excess of 70mph, hail larger than quarters,
and tornadoes will be possible. The latest SPC outlook suggests a
10% or greater chance for EF-2 or stronger tornadoes along and
southeast of a Champaign to Taylorville line.

In addition to the storms, southerly winds will gust 45-50mph today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed today...particularly between
noon and 6pm.

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-031200-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
433 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A significant severe weather event will unfold this afternoon into
the early evening. Damaging wind gusts in excess of 70mph, hail
larger than quarters, and tornadoes will be possible. The latest SPC
outlook suggests a 10% or greater chance for EF-2 or stronger
tornadoes along and southeast of a Champaign to Taylorville line.

In addition to the storms, southerly winds will gust 45-55mph today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms will produce potentially
5-8 inches of rain along and south of the I-70 corridor from
this afternoon through Saturday night. As a result, many area creeks
and streams will experience significant rises and may spill out of
their banks.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed today...particularly between
2pm and 8pm.

Barnes

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:09 AM CDT, 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:11 AM CDT, 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:16 AM CDT, 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:19 AM CDT, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:33 AM CDT, 24 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 1, 8:43 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Lawrence	12 days
Apr 2, 9:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Schuyler	24 min
Apr 2, 9:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Cass, Fulton, Mason, Morgan, Schuyler, Scott	27 min
Apr 2, 10:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Tazewell	36 min
Apr 2, 2:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Menard, Morgan, Sangamon	26 min
Apr 2, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Logan, Menard, Sangamon	31 min
Apr 2, 3:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Tazewell	34 min
Apr 2, 3:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	McLean	28 min
Apr 2, 3:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	DeWitt, Logan, McLean	35 min
Apr 2, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt, Sangamon	45 min
Apr 2, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon	34 min
Apr 2, 3:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	McLean	30 min
Apr 2, 4:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	DeWitt, McLean, Piatt	26 min
Apr 2, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt	26 min
Apr 2, 4:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Champaign	23 min
Apr 2, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Piatt, Sangamon	51 min
Apr 2, 4:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Macon	23 min
Apr 2, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt, Vermilion	40 min
Apr 2, 4:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Sangamon	2 hr
Apr 2, 4:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Champaign, DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt	3 hr
Apr 2, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Champaign, Piatt, Vermilion	46 min
Apr 2, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Vermilion	30 min
Apr 2, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Shelby	41 min
Apr 2, 5:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Effingham, Shelby	51 min
Apr 2, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Clay, Effingham	48 min
Apr 2, 6:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clay, Effingham	36 min
Apr 2, 6:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Effingham	32 min
Apr 2, 6:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Cumberland, Jasper	31 min
Apr 2, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Clark, Clay, Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper and 1 more	48 min
Apr 2, 6:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	Jasper, Richland	43 min
Apr 2, 6:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clark, Coles, Edgar	35 min
Apr 2, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar and 3 more	41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.