Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 1999
Tornado Warning 18, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Apr 8, 1999, 11:30 PM CDT for Coles County, Edgar County, Illinois. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 1999, 11:30 PM CDT (04:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 1999, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Coles County, IL, Edgar County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 11:33 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Campbell, IL | A tornado touched down on the southwest side of Janesville (Cumberland County side of town). It hopped and skipped along a northeast path through town causing scattered damage. Three homes sustained moderate damage and an above ground pool was destroyed. A |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 859 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1075 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 344 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 449 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 8.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSPI 090429 RRA TORSPI ILC029-045-090500- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1130 PM CDT THU APR 8 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS * UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT * AT 1125 PM CDT... STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO JUST SOUTH OF MATTOON... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... CHARLESTON ASHMORE KANSAS PARIS IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. VEHICLES AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR A SAFER SHELTER. FRIEDERS& &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning 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 tornado warning went out at Apr 8, 2:00 PM CDT, 9 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 2:00 PM CDT, 9 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 200 PM CDT THU APR 8 1999 UPPER LOW IS NOW OVER SWRN NEBRASKA WITH SFC SYSTEM JUST EAST OVER SC NE. 88D SHOWING RWS/TRWS CONTINUING TO MOVE E ACROSS CWA ALONG AND AHEAD OF WF...BUT MAIN ACTIVITY TO ARRIVE THIS EVENING. STORMS FIRING UP NICELY ALONG DRYLINE OVER EASTERN KS/NE AND STILL PROJECTED TO RAPIDLY MOVE EAST INTO WRN SECTIONS OF C IL BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM. SPC HAS MOVED HIGH RISK AREA A LITTLE FURTHER W...WHICH IS A GOOD MOVE. SFC ACTIVITY WILL OUTRACE UPPER SYSTEM...THUS AS TRWS APPROACH CWA...MAY SEE SOME WEAKENING AS MAIN ENERGY WILL STILL BE TO THE W AND NW. HOWEVER...WILL STILL ENFORCE WORDING FOR TONIGHT/S ZONES ABOUT SVR POSSIBILITIES. SHOULD SEE AN END TO PCPN OVER MOST OF CWA WITH PASSAGE OF CF AS PLENTY OF DRY AIR MOVG INTO CWA. LOW CLDS AND SOME RW ACTIVITY STILL POSSIBLE OVER NRN SECTIONS DUE TO POSITION OF LOW. PIA 50/64 +3 SPI 52/67 +2 DEC 53/66 +2 CMI 55/65 +2 LWV 58/69 +2 BYRD
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 9:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
ILZ040-049-090240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 907 PM CDT THU APR 8 1999 ...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR SCHUYLER AND SCOTT COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT... AT 900 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR SCHUYLER AND SCOTT COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. FRIEDERS
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 9:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
ILZ040-049-090240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 907 PM CDT THU APR 8 1999 ...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR SCHUYLER AND SCOTT COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT... AT 900 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR SCHUYLER AND SCOTT COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. FRIEDERS
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 10:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
ILZ027>031-036-037-041-042-047-048-050-051-090425- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1025 PM CDT THU APR 8 1999 ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ...KNOX...STARK...MARSHALL...PEORIA...WOODFORD...FULTON... TAZEWELL...MASON...LOGAN...CASS...MENARD...MORGAN AND SANGAMON. MILLER
Local storm report, Apr 8, 11:16 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1116 PM CDT THU APR 08 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 PM 2 S AVON IL WIND DAMAGE
04/08/99 FULTON HORSE TRAILOR BLOWN
OVER 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF
AVON. FROM COUNTY ESDA.
0830 PM 6 N CANTON IL WIND DAMAGE
04/08/99 FULTON DAMAGE TO
SILOS...BARN...AND A
POLE BLOWN DOWN ON A
PROPANE TANK. OCCURRED
1 MILE EAST OF THE
NORRIS BLACKTOP ABOUT 6
MILES NORTH OF CANTON.
FROM COUNTY ESDA.
0835 PM LONDON MILLS IL WIND DAMAGE
04/08/99 FULTON SEMI-TRUCK BLOWN OVER
NEAR LONDON MILLS ON
ROUTE 116. FROM COUNTY
ESDA.
0853 PM ELMWOOD IL WIND DAMAGE
04/08/99 PEORIA POWER POLE SNAPPED.
FROM SHERIFF.
0857 PM ASHLAND IL TORNADO
04/08/99 CASS POSSIBLE TORNADO
TOUCHDOWN IN SOUTH
TRAILER PARK. 3 MOBILE
HOMES DAMAGED.
FROM ESDA.
0910 PM 8 ESE PLEASANT PLAINS IL WIND DAMAGE
04/08/99 SANGAMON TREES BLOWN DOWN
HALFWAY BETWEEN
PLEASANT PLAINS AND
SPRINGFIELD. FROM ESDA.
1044 PM MAHOMET IL 1 INCH HAIL
04/08/99 CHAMPAIGN FROM ESDA.
GOETSCH/MILLERLocal storm report, Apr 8, 11:16 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1116 PM CDT THU APR 08 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 PM 2 S AVON IL WIND DAMAGE
04/08/99 FULTON HORSE TRAILOR BLOWN
OVER 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF
AVON. FROM COUNTY ESDA.
0830 PM 6 N CANTON IL WIND DAMAGE
04/08/99 FULTON DAMAGE TO
SILOS...BARN...AND A
POLE BLOWN DOWN ON A
PROPANE TANK. OCCURRED
1 MILE EAST OF THE
NORRIS BLACKTOP ABOUT 6
MILES NORTH OF CANTON.
FROM COUNTY ESDA.
0835 PM LONDON MILLS IL WIND DAMAGE
04/08/99 FULTON SEMI-TRUCK BLOWN OVER
NEAR LONDON MILLS ON
ROUTE 116. FROM COUNTY
ESDA.
0853 PM ELMWOOD IL WIND DAMAGE
04/08/99 PEORIA POWER POLE SNAPPED.
FROM SHERIFF.
0857 PM ASHLAND IL TORNADO
04/08/99 CASS POSSIBLE TORNADO
TOUCHDOWN IN SOUTH
TRAILER PARK. 3 MOBILE
HOMES DAMAGED.
FROM ESDA.
0910 PM 8 ESE PLEASANT PLAINS IL WIND DAMAGE
04/08/99 SANGAMON TREES BLOWN DOWN
HALFWAY BETWEEN
PLEASANT PLAINS AND
SPRINGFIELD. FROM ESDA.
1044 PM MAHOMET IL 1 INCH HAIL
04/08/99 CHAMPAIGN FROM ESDA.
GOETSCH/MILLERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox | 46 min |
| Apr 8, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Scott | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 44 min |
| Apr 8, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria, Stark | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 64 min |
| Apr 8, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Woodford | 58 min |
| Apr 8, 9:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Menard | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Tazewell | 37 min |
| Apr 8, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon | 58 min |
| Apr 8, 10:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 10:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Shelby | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Moultrie, Piatt | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 10:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Piatt | 23 min |
| Apr 8, 10:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 10:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Effingham | 36 min |
| Apr 8, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cumberland | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 11:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Shelby | 15 min |
| Apr 8, 11:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 25 min |
| Apr 8, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper | 42 min |
| Apr 8, 11:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Cumberland | 30 min |
| Apr 8, 11:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 27 min |
| Apr 8, 11:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Edgar | 38 min |
| Apr 9, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford | 30 min |
| Apr 9, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford | 19 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.