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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 9, 2003Christian County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2003, 8:47 PM CDT for Christian County, Illinois. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2003, 8:47 PM CDT (01:47 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2003, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Christian County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 9, 6:05 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 256 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2003-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2003-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1901 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

093 
WFUS53 KILX 100147
TORILX
ILC021-100230-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
846 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 846 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG
  ROTATION OVER MORRISONVILLE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  TAYLORVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE A
  TORNADO AT ANY TIME. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF A TORNADO...LARGE
  HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. GO TO A
  SAFE PLACE NOW

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  TAYLORVILLE
  ASSUMPTION
  CLARKSDALE
  OWANECO

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.

TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD TO
SEE. DO NOT REMAIN IN YOUR CAR OR MOBILE HOME. INSTEAD...TAKE COVER
IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. GO TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR.

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 3954 8953 3936 8948 3942 8903 3963 8906

$$

MILLER

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon64 min
May 9, 8:01 PM CDTTornado WarningILXSangamon29 min
May 9, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell, Woodford56 min
May 9, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian38 min
May 9, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell, Woodford51 min
May 9, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay60 min
May 9, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Schuyler61 min
May 9, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan, Scott53 min
May 9, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXJasper44 min
May 9, 9:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Shelby43 min
May 9, 9:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCrawford67 min
May 9, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay, Lawrence, Richland17 min
May 9, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLawrence46 min
May 9, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton66 min
May 9, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXKnox65 min
May 9, 10:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark34 min
May 9, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan, Sangamon49 min
May 9, 11:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell57 min
May 9, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLawrence24 min
May 9, 11:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMarshall, Woodford55 min
May 9, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt51 min
May 10, 12:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign54 min
May 10, 12:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXVermilion42 min
May 10, 1:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXTazewell50 min
May 10, 2:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Macon44 min
May 10, 2:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPiatt46 min
May 10, 6:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXScott48 min
May 10, 6:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan62 min
May 10, 7:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXMorgan, Scott4 hr
May 10, 7:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXSangamon58 min
May 10, 7:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMoultrie, Shelby35 min
May 10, 7:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMacon39 min
May 10, 7:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXSangamon4 hr
May 10, 7:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian64 min
May 10, 7:58 AM CDTTornado WarningILXChristian, Sangamon62 min
May 10, 8:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChristian4 hr
May 10, 8:26 AM CDTTornado WarningILXMacon, Shelby49 min
May 10, 8:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXMacon, Shelby4 hr
May 10, 8:52 AM CDTTornado WarningILXMoultrie38 min
May 10, 8:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPiatt34 min
May 10, 8:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXEdgar32 min
May 10, 8:58 AM CDTTornado WarningILXChristian47 min
May 10, 9:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXColes, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie4 hr
May 10, 9:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXShelby60 min
May 10, 9:21 AM CDTTornado WarningILXColes, Douglas54 min
May 10, 9:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChampaign, Vermilion4 hr
May 10, 10:06 AM CDTTornado WarningILXEdgar54 min
May 10, 10:18 AM CDTTornado WarningILXClark, Coles, Cumberland42 min
May 10, 10:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClark, Cumberland, Effingham4 hr
May 10, 10:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXEffingham, Moultrie, Shelby51 min
May 10, 11:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Jasper60 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.