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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 212, NWS Lincoln, IL

October 24, 20014 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 24, 2001, 3:18 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 42 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Oct 24, 2001, 3:18 PM CDT (20:18 UTC)
Expired: Oct 24, 2001, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Clay County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Richland County, IL

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Oct 24, 3:20 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 50 E	Flora, IL	Several trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down. One tree fell onto a house in Flora causing minor damage.
Oct 24, 3:20 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 52 E	Falmouth, IL	An unoccupied mobile home was overturned and several trees were uprooted.
Oct 24, 3:30 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 50 E	Countywide, IL	Numerous power lines and tree limbs were blown down.
Oct 24, 3:41 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 50 E	Olney, IL	Several tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Also, a couple of grain bins were blown over in Calhoun.

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
Oct 24, 11:45 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 145 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1102 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 226 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

189 
WUUS53 KILX 242019
SVRSPI
ILC025-033-079-159-242100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
318 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
  RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 318 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF WILLOW HILL TO
  FLORA...OR FROM 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWTON TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST
  OF FLORA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WILLOW HILL
  CLAY CITY
  STE. MARIE
  NOBLE
  EATON
  OLNEY
  NEWTON
  ROBINSON


THIS LINE OF STORMS PRODUCES WIND DAMAGE IN PARTS OF MARION COUNTY.
THE LINE OF STORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. TAKE SHELTER IN A 
STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES AT ANY TIME.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR ANY STORM DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

LAT...LON 3919 8807 3891 8846 3860 8868 3860 8798
          3886 8792 3898 8756

$$

MILLER

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Oct 24, 2:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 2:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
205 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001

MAIN CONCERN THIS FCST PERIOD WILL BE TIMING OF ENDING PCPN THIS
EVENING AND WINDS BEHIND FRONT AND POTENTIAL FOR HEADLINES.

LINE OF SVR STORMS PROGRESSING EAST ACROSS CWA THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD
OF APPROACHING STRONG CF. 18Z SFC ANALYSIS INDICATING CF MOVG JUST
TO EAST OF I-55. WILL TIME THE ENDING OF TSRA ACROSS E CENT/SE AREAS
EARLY THIS EVENING. DRY SLOT WORKING IN BRIEFLY...BUT WRAP AROUND
MOISTURE SHOULD BRING LOW CLOUDS BACK TOWARD AREA. ILX CWA LOOKING
TO BE ON SW SIDE OF BEST MOISTURE...WILL KEEP MOST WIDESPREAD CLDS
ACROSS NERN SECTIONS OF CWA. WILL BE CONCERNED WITH POTENTIAL FOR
WINDS TO ADVISORY CRITERIA...ESPECIALLY DURING DAY ON THURS AS
GRADIENT CONTS TO TIGHTEN ACROSS IL AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS ACROSS
NRN GREAT LAKES. HAVE SEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF 30 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS
BEHIND SECONDARY FRNT ACROSS CENT IA. STRONGER WINDS IN LOW LEVELS
WILL LIKELY MIX DOWN WITH DAYTIME HEATING THURS BUT REMAIN BELOW
CRITERIA TNGT. WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE WIND ADVISORY FOR ENTIRE CWA
FOR THURS.

LOW LEVEL MOISTURE UNDER CYCLONIC FLOW TO PERSIST ACROSS THE NERN
SECTIONS OF CWA THRU FRI. WILL JUST LEAVE MENTION OF FLURRIES INTO
FRI FOR ONLY NE SECTIONS AS LAST S/W DIVES SE AROUND BASE OF UPPER
TROF. GOING TEMPS LOOK ON TARGET AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS IN
ACROSS AREA. LOOKS LIKE DRY CONDS TO PREVAIL MUCH OF NEXT WEEK WITH
A WARMING TREND.

THANKS FOR COORDINATION...DVN.

...PRELIMINARY CCF FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES ONLY...

SPI BB 036/048 029/048 027 36000
PIA BE 035/046 028/047 026 36000
DEC BB 036/048 029/048 027 36000
CMI BE 037/047 028/048 026 36000
MTO BB 039/050 029/050 027 36300
LWV BB 042/053 030/052 029 36300

.ILX...WIND ADVISORY ENTIRE ILX CWA FOR THURS.

FRIEDERS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 24, 11:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-241800-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1124 AM CDT WED OCT 24 2001

...OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AND POSSIBLY A FEW TORNADOES
OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON...

A STRONG COLD FRONT...CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM JUST WEST OF CHICAGO
TO WEST OF SPRINGFIELD TO ST LOUIS...IS FORECAST TO PUSH ACROSS
CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. UNSEASONABLY WARM AND HUMID AIR WAS
PREVALENT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. AS THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY PLOWS INTO THE WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS...THUNDERSTORMS
WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY...THIS AFTERNOON.

THE PRIMARY THREAT TIME APPEARS TO BE FROM NOW UNTIL 600 PM THIS
EVENING. PRESENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A
BLOOMINGTON TO ST. LOUIS MISSOURI LINE HAVE THE GREATEST THREAT FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR
TORNADOES. AREAS WEST OF THIS LINE MAY SEE LARGE HAIL WITH SOME OF
THE STRONGER STORMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT ACROSS
CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY.

BYRD

Local storm report, Oct 24, 1:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL
125 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1205 PM    3 S CLINTON               IL   1.00 INCH HAIL
10/24/01   DE WITT                        REPORTED BY COUNTY ESDA.

1245 PM    2 W DELAVAN               IL   65 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
10/24/01   TAZEWELL                       FROM COUNTY ESDA.

1249 PM    1 W LINCOLN               IL   61 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
10/24/01   LOGAN                          MEASURED WIND GUST AT
                                          NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
                                          LINCOLN.

1210 PM    DECATUR                   IL   1.75 INCH HAIL
10/24/01   MACON                          FROM COUNTY ESDA.

FISHER

Special weather statement, Oct 24, 2:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

ILZ038-042>046-048-050>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-242000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
210 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001

...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 7
PM...

THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
MCLEAN...LOGAN...MENARD...MORGAN...SANGAMON...DEWITT...MACON AND
CHRISTIAN.

HOWEVER...THE TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 7 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...PIATT...CHAMPAIGN...VERMILION...MOULTRIE...DOUGLAS...
EDGAR...SHELBY...COLES...CUMBERLAND...CLARK...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...
CRAWFORD...CLAY...RICHLAND AND LAWRENCE.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR ANY STORM DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

BYRD

Local storm report, Oct 24, 3:14 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL
314 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0215 PM    MATTOON                   IL   WIND DAMAGE
10/24/01   COLES                          ROOF BLOWN OFF CAR WASH.
                                          FROM COOP OBSERVER.

0144 PM    1 NW MAHOMET              IL   70 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
10/24/01   CHAMPAIGN                      WIND GUST ESTIMATED IN
                                          EXCESS OF 70 MPH. FROM
                                          COUNTY ESDA.

0135 PM    3 S MONTICELLO            IL   TORNADO
10/24/01   PIATT                          REPORTED BETWEEN
                                          MONTICELLO AND BEMENT. FROM
                                          COUNTY SHERIFF.

0150 PM    5 NW CHAMPAIGN            IL   1.00 INCH HAIL
10/24/01   CHAMPAIGN                      FROM STATE TROOPER.

0155 PM    SULLIVAN                  IL   WIND DAMAGE
10/24/01   MOULTRIE                       TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN. FROM NWS COOP
                                          OBSERVER.

FISHER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 24, 11:54 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Sangamon	36 min
Oct 24, 11:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	DeWitt, Macon	50 min
Oct 24, 12:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Piatt	51 min
Oct 24, 12:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Christian, Macon, Sangamon	48 min
Oct 24, 12:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	McLean	31 min
Oct 24, 12:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Logan, Tazewell	26 min
Oct 24, 12:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Woodford	64 min
Oct 24, 12:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	DeWitt, McLean	65 min
Oct 24, 1:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Macon, Piatt	46 min
Oct 24, 1:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian	53 min
Oct 24, 1:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Shelby	45 min
Oct 24, 1:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Champaign	48 min
Oct 24, 2:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Vermilion	48 min
Oct 24, 2:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Coles, Cumberland	52 min
Oct 24, 2:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign	32 min
Oct 24, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Vermilion	15 min
Oct 24, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Edgar	32 min
Oct 24, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clark	37 min
Oct 24, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Lawrence	52 min
Oct 24, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Crawford	32 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.