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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lincoln, IL

July 3, 2026Marshall County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2026, 1:21 PM CDT for Marshall County, Illinois. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 3, 2026, 1:21 PM CDT (18:21 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2026, 2:00 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Hail: 0.50 in
Wind: 50

County Marshall County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 103 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: 2722 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 932 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 3, 12:39 PM CDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 12:39 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 3:48 AM CDT, 9 hours 33 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 1:21 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
121 PM CDT Fri Jul 3 2026

ILZ030-031-031900-
Marshall-Woodford-
121 PM CDT Fri Jul 3 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL AND NORTH
CENTRAL WOODFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM CDT...

At 121 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Washburn, or 8 miles southeast of Lacon, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Minonk, Toluca, Washburn, Wenona, Varna, and La Rose.

This includes Interstate 39 between mile markers 28 and 40.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Lincoln.

&&

LAT...LON 4093 8905 4092 8894 4087 8936 4100 8938
      4111 8914 4110 8905
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 246DEG 24KT 4093 8930

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Geelhart

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 11:44 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 26 more	43 hr
Jul 3, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Effingham	23 min
Jul 3, 6:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Clay	3 hr
Jul 3, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay	50 min

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