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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 25, 2004Menard County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2004, 12:04 AM CDT for Menard County, Illinois. It was in force for 56 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 25, 2004, 12:04 AM CDT (05:04 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2004, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Menard County, IL

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 24, 10:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 106 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2004-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 150 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2004-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
150 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-246 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1872 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 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.

000 
WFUS53 KILX 250504
TORILX
ILC129-250600-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1204 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT

* AT 1204 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG
  ROTATION OVER TALLULA...OR ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF VIRGINIA...MOVING
  EAST AT 70 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...
  SWEETWATER
  FANCY PRAIRIE

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THIS WARNING INCLUDE...ATHENS...GREENVIEW...
OAKFORD...PETERSBURG AND ATTERBERRY.

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 4009 8999 3992 8995 3998 8960 4015 8965

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 10:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Morgan, Schuyler, Scott53 min
May 24, 10:31 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton59 min
May 24, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan54 min
May 24, 10:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXSchuyler6 hr
May 24, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMenard53 min
May 24, 11:02 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMason58 min
May 24, 11:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXScott42 min
May 24, 11:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan60 min
May 24, 11:32 PM CDTTornado WarningILXLogan58 min
May 24, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton41 min
May 24, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan, Sangamon56 min
May 24, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt53 min
May 24, 11:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXCass, Logan, Mason, Menard6 hr
May 24, 11:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXTazewell66 min
May 24, 11:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMenard46 min
May 24, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean59 min
May 24, 11:57 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMorgan, Sangamon48 min
May 24, 11:58 PM CDTTornado WarningILXTazewell62 min
May 25, 12:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian41 min
May 25, 12:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMacon55 min
May 25, 12:22 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXDeWitt6 hr
May 25, 12:28 AM CDTTornado WarningILXChristian32 min
May 25, 12:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan60 min
May 25, 12:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt59 min
May 25, 12:40 AM CDTTornado WarningILXMacon65 min
May 25, 12:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes, Cumberland, Moultrie, Shelby41 min
May 25, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland49 min
May 25, 1:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPiatt47 min
May 25, 1:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign56 min
May 25, 1:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes, Douglas65 min
May 25, 1:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCumberland57 min
May 25, 1:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXVermilion66 min
May 25, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXEdgar62 min
May 25, 2:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay, Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland57 min
May 25, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay, Jasper46 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.