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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Mar 14, 2026, 11:32 AM CDT for 35 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Mar 15, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2026, 11:32 AM CDT (16:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 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 16:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 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
- 1502 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
121 WWUS73 KILX 141632 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1132 AM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-151015- /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0005.260315T1500Z-260316T1200Z/ 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 Marshall, Olney, Clinton, Paris, Flora, Mattoon, Toulon, Decatur, Canton, Danville, Lacon, Charleston, Lawrenceville, Tuscola, Beardstown, Havana, Winchester, Greenup, Shelbyville, Springfield, Peoria, Eureka, Taylorville, Petersburg, Rushville, Urbana, Pekin, Jacksonville, Newton, Normal, Lincoln, Bloomington, Robinson, Galesburg, Monticello, Effingham, Sullivan, and Champaign 1132 AM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South to southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. * WHEN...From 10 AM Sunday to 7 AM CDT Monday. * 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. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ NMA
6 follow-up statements
148 WWUS73 KILX 141913 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 213 PM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-151000- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.260315T1500Z-260316T1200Z/ Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean- Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass- Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas- Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford- Clay-Richland-Lawrence- Including the cities of Marshall, Olney, Clinton, Paris, Flora, Mattoon, Toulon, Decatur, Canton, Danville, Lacon, Charleston, Lawrenceville, Tuscola, Beardstown, Havana, Winchester, Greenup, Shelbyville, Springfield, Peoria, Eureka, Taylorville, Petersburg, Rushville, Urbana, Pekin, Jacksonville, Newton, Normal, Lincoln, Bloomington, Robinson, Galesburg, Monticello, Effingham, Sullivan, and Champaign 213 PM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South-southwest winds on Sunday shifting to the west-northwest behind a cold front Sunday night. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. * WHEN...From 10 AM Sunday to 7 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ NMA
872 WWUS73 KILX 150713 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 213 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-152000- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.260315T1500Z-260316T1200Z/ 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 Winchester, Eureka, Taylorville, Sullivan, Pekin, Mattoon, Paris, Springfield, Newton, Beardstown, Galesburg, Effingham, Marshall, Clinton, Lacon, Lawrenceville, Havana, Rushville, Urbana, Normal, Danville, Toulon, Greenup, Flora, Monticello, Robinson, Bloomington, Lincoln, Tuscola, Charleston, Olney, Decatur, Canton, Champaign, Shelbyville, Jacksonville, Petersburg, and Peoria 213 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph expected late this morning and afternoon and switching west to northwest during tonight. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 AM CDT Monday. * 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. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ 07
188 WWUS73 KILX 151501 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1001 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-161000- /O.EXT.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T1500Z/ Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean- Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass- Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas- Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford- Clay-Richland-Lawrence- Including the cities of Effingham, Mattoon, Lawrenceville, Lacon, Paris, Robinson, Urbana, Champaign, Shelbyville, Decatur, Taylorville, Charleston, Petersburg, Peoria, Winchester, Canton, Eureka, Newton, Toulon, Galesburg, Rushville, Clinton, Flora, Pekin, Sullivan, Danville, Springfield, Normal, Lincoln, Havana, Beardstown, Monticello, Tuscola, Greenup, Marshall, Jacksonville, Olney, and Bloomington 1001 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph expected today. Then switching directions to west-northwest tonight. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Copple
980 WWUS73 KILX 160745 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 245 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-161500- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T1500Z/ 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 Pekin, Galesburg, Bloomington, Olney, Charleston, Mattoon, Urbana, Rushville, Newton, Havana, Beardstown, Flora, Canton, Normal, Springfield, Peoria, Tuscola, Toulon, Champaign, Sullivan, Lincoln, Paris, Marshall, Clinton, Taylorville, Shelbyville, Lawrenceville, Danville, Greenup, Robinson, Petersburg, Decatur, Lacon, Eureka, Jacksonville, Winchester, Effingham, and Monticello 245 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...West to northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT 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 and secure outdoor objects. && $$ 07
248 WWUS73 KILX 161439 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 939 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-161700- /O.EXT.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T1700Z/ Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean- Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass- Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas- Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford- Clay-Richland-Lawrence- Including the cities of Taylorville, Rushville, Jacksonville, Normal, Tuscola, Decatur, Monticello, Peoria, Olney, Charleston, Eureka, Champaign, Robinson, Greenup, Winchester, Bloomington, Shelbyville, Petersburg, Toulon, Danville, Mattoon, Lacon, Lincoln, Urbana, Pekin, Galesburg, Canton, Clinton, Sullivan, Lawrenceville, Havana, Springfield, Paris, Marshall, Effingham, Flora, Newton, and Beardstown 939 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. * WHEN...Until noon CDT today. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. In addition, blowing and drifting snow will result in snow covered and slippery roads as well as visibility under a mile at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution and secure outdoor objects. && $$ Deubelbeiss
808 WWUS73 KILX 161652 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1152 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-161800- /O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T1700Z/ 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 Taylorville, Rushville, Jacksonville, Normal, Tuscola, Decatur, Monticello, Peoria, Olney, Charleston, Eureka, Champaign, Robinson, Greenup, Winchester, Bloomington, Shelbyville, Petersburg, Toulon, Danville, Mattoon, Lacon, Lincoln, Urbana, Pekin, Galesburg, Canton, Clinton, Sullivan, Lawrenceville, Havana, Springfield, Paris, Marshall, Effingham, Flora, Newton, and Beardstown 1152 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CDT TODAY... Winds have diminished below advisory criteria (gusts in excess of 45 mph); however, northwest winds will continue to gust as high as 30 to 40 mph at times through the remainder of the afternoon. For areas that saw accumulating snow, this may cause blowing and drifting snow in open areas. $$ Deubelbeiss
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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.