Tornado Warning 44, NWS Lincoln, IL

Issued

Jun 13, 1996, 4:57 PM CDT (21:57 UTC)

Expired

Jun 13, 1996, 5:30 PM CDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Lincoln, IL

Area

Whole counties

County Fulton County, IL

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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.

000 
TTAA00 KSPI 132158
TORSPI
ILC057-132230-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
457 PM CDT THU JUN 13 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  530 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
 
   ...NORTHERN FULTON COUNTY
 
DOPPLER RADAR AT 455 PM INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO IN NORTHEAST FULTON
COUNTY...NEAR BRERETON OR 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEORIA. FUNNEL CLOUDS
WERE SIGHTED IN THE AREA.
 
THE STORM IS MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM
INCLUDE CANTON..DUNFERMLINE...AND LITTLE AMERICA.
 
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IN A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FL"OOR. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER SHELTER.
ACT NOW TO SAVE YOUR LIFE!
$$
 
GEELHART
 
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NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jun 13, 2:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
200 PM CDT THU JUN 13 1996

OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LEFT OVER FROM EARLIER CONVECTION AND WK S/WV MOVING
ACROSS NRN SECT OF IL ATTM HAS LEAD TO RAPID DVPMNT OF TRWS ACROSS NRN
PARTS OF CWA.  SFC DWPTS IN THE UPR 60S AND GOOD MOIST CONV ALONG THE
BOUND HAS AIDED IN DVPMNT.  GOOD MOIST ALONG THIS BOUND SHOULD KEEP
TRWS GOING THIS EVE.  NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF DIRECTIONAL SHEAR SO MORE
OF A PULSE OR, MULTICELL TYPE STORM.  GOT TO GO FOR NOW...THINGS GETTING
INTERESTING.

PIA  61/88  +0
SPI  63/89  60
DEC  62/89  60
CMI  61/88  80
SEIL 62/90  30

KETCHAM

In the hours before

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-141100-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN ILLINOIS
1100 AM CDT THU JUN 13 1996

SYNOPSIS:  A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ILLINOIS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.  THE COLD FRONT WILL HELP TRIGGER SOME THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SEVERE
WEATHER...SO SPOTTER ACTIVATION LMAY BE REQUIRED IN THESE AREAS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING .

KETCHAM

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