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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Dec 18, 2025, 2:24 AM CST for 35 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 18, 2025, 10:02 AM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2025, 2:24 AM CST (08:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2025, 10:02 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2025, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 14 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 08:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 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
- 2360 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
124 WWUS73 KILX 180824 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 224 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-182100- /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0013.251218T2100Z-251219T0600Z/ Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-Schuyler- Mason- Including the cities of Rushville, Pekin, Havana, Lacon, Galesburg, Toulon, Canton, Eureka, and Peoria 224 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Marshall, Mason, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford, Fulton, Knox, and Schuyler Counties. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to midnight CST tonight. * 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. && $$ Erwin
2 follow-up statements
431 WWUS73 KILX 181602 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1002 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ILZ038-042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-190600- /O.EXB.KILX.WI.Y.0013.251218T1602Z-251219T0600Z/ McLean-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott- Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar- Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland- Lawrence- Including the cities of Urbana, Petersburg, Normal, Clinton, Lincoln, Greenup, Champaign, Tuscola, Olney, Beardstown, Winchester, Shelbyville, Sullivan, Decatur, Jacksonville, Taylorville, Springfield, Mattoon, Marshall, Lawrenceville, Flora, Monticello, Danville, Newton, Bloomington, Effingham, Charleston, Robinson, and Paris 1002 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-190600- /O.EXT.KILX.WI.Y.0013.251218T1602Z-251219T0600Z/ Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-Schuyler- Mason- Including the cities of Eureka, Lacon, Havana, Peoria, Toulon, Pekin, Rushville, Canton, and Galesburg 1002 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Marshall, Mason, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford, Fulton, Knox, and Schuyler Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * 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. && $$ Copple
701 WWUS73 KILX 190555 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1155 PM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-190700- /O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-251219T0600Z/ Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean- Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass- Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas- Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford- Clay-Richland-Lawrence- Including the cities of Champaign, Newton, Toulon, Paris, Greenup, Beardstown, Decatur, Effingham, Flora, Lawrenceville, Monticello, Canton, Bloomington, Jacksonville, Galesburg, Taylorville, Rushville, Petersburg, Sullivan, Danville, Urbana, Lacon, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Lincoln, Shelbyville, Marshall, Pekin, Peoria, Springfield, Olney, Clinton, Robinson, Havana, Winchester, Eureka, and Normal 1155 PM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... West to northwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 30 to 40 mph will prevail overnight across central and southeast IL. Winds should stay below wind advisory criteria rest of tonight, and slowly subside during Friday morning. $$ 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 9:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Knox, Morgan, Schuyler, Scott | 57 min |
| Dec 18, 10:42 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Cass, Marshall, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Peoria and 2 more | 33 min |
| Dec 18, 11:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Marshall, Menard, Sangamon, Tazewell, Woodford | 30 min |
| Dec 18, 11:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Logan, Sangamon, Woodford | 32 min |
| Dec 18, 12:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian, DeWitt, McLean | 35 min |
| Dec 18, 12:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian, DeWitt, Macon, Piatt | 28 min |
| Dec 18, 12:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 35 min |
| Dec 18, 1:22 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign, Moultrie, Shelby | 23 min |
| Dec 18, 1:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Effingham | 35 min |
| Dec 18, 2:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clay, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar, Jasper, Vermilion | 35 min |
| Dec 18, 2:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clark, Crawford, Richland | 35 min |
| Dec 18, 3:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Lawrence | 31 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.