Weather Alert in Illinois
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 16 at 2:43PM CDT until July 16 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
AREAS AFFECTED: De Witt, IL; Logan, IL; McLean, IL; Mason, IL; Menard, IL; Sangamon, IL; Tazewell, IL
DESCRIPTION: At 243 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near McLean to near Lincoln to near Williamsville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe storms will be near... Waynesville, Elkhart, and Beason around 250 PM CDT. Heyworth and Mount Pulaski around 255 PM CDT. Wapella, Kenney, and Chestnut around 300 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Lawndale, Lincolns New Salem, Midland City, Hallsville, Cantrall, Fancy Prairie, Broadwell, and Sweetwater. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 0 and 9. Interstate 55 between mile markers 106 and 152. Interstate 74 between mile markers 143 and 147.
INSTRUCTION: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.
When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area
of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical
gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific
to any geographic area.
Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole,
skypunch, and cloud hole.
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless,
smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud,
because it is thicker.
Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat
of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate
before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.
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