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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Feb 19, 2026, 1:51 PM CST for 26 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Feb 19, 2026, 10:00 PM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2026, 1:51 PM CST (19:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2026, 10:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2026, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
All 26 counties
Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Coles County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Knox 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, 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), 0 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 783 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
779 WWUS73 KILX 191951 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 151 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>056-061-201000- /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0003.260220T0400Z-260220T1500Z/ 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-Shelby- Including the cities of Havana, Jacksonville, Sullivan, Lincoln, Lacon, Charleston, Pekin, Toulon, Monticello, Clinton, Champaign, Danville, Mattoon, Canton, Shelbyville, Taylorville, Springfield, Petersburg, Peoria, Bloomington, Rushville, Beardstown, Urbana, Galesburg, Winchester, Decatur, Normal, Tuscola, and Eureka 151 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Everywhere north of the I-70 corridor. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Friday. * 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. && $$ Barnes
1 follow-up statement
979 WWUS73 KILX 200759 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 159 AM CST Fri Feb 20 2026 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>056-061-201500- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260220T1500Z/ Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean- Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass- Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas- Coles-Shelby- Including the cities of Decatur, Peoria, Shelbyville, Pekin, Danville, Toulon, Clinton, Galesburg, Canton, Normal, Charleston, Havana, Mattoon, Taylorville, Jacksonville, Champaign, Tuscola, Bloomington, Lacon, Springfield, Eureka, Monticello, Rushville, Beardstown, Winchester, Urbana, Lincoln, Sullivan, and Petersburg 159 AM CST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central Illinois. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MJA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 1:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 28 min |
| Feb 19, 1:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign | 8 min |
| Feb 19, 1:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 32 min |
| Feb 19, 1:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 15 min |
| Feb 19, 5:24 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Morgan and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham | 32 min |
| Feb 19, 3:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Effingham | 24 min |
| Feb 19, 3:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Moultrie, Shelby | 34 min |
| Feb 19, 3:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Effingham, Jasper | 52 min |
| Feb 19, 3:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Moultrie, Shelby | 33 min |
| Feb 19, 3:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles | 30 min |
| Feb 19, 3:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Cumberland | 29 min |
| Feb 19, 3:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Cumberland | 26 min |
| Feb 19, 3:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 48 min |
| Feb 19, 3:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Jasper | 31 min |
| Feb 19, 4:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Edgar | 41 min |
| Feb 19, 4:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford | 36 min |
| Feb 19, 4:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark | 50 min |
| Feb 19, 4:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford | 23 min |
| Feb 19, 4:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford | 12 min |
| Feb 19, 4:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford | 12 min |
| Feb 19, 4:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford | 17 min |
| Feb 19, 5:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 48 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.