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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 30, 2004Cumberland County, Effingham County, Jasper County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2004, 6:24 PM CDT for Cumberland County, Effingham County, Jasper County, Illinois. It was in force for 66 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 30, 2004, 6:24 PM CDT (23:24 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2004, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Cumberland County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 30, 1:05 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 107 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 12:00Z on 2004-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1629 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 12:00Z on 2004-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 201 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
1629 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-53 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
569 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
8.9

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KILX 302324
TORILX
ILC035-049-079-310030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
623 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 623 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG
  ROTATION OVER MONTROSE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOLEDO...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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 ALSO...ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG 
  ROTATION WERE NEAR HEARTVILLE AND TOLEDO. 

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  JEWETT
  ROSE HILL
  TOLEDO
  HIDALGO
  GREENUP
  HAZEL DELL
  JANESVILLE
  YALE

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THIS WARNING INCLUDE...DIETERICH...EFFINGHAM...
NEOGA...SHUMWAY...TEUTOPOLIS...WATSON...WHEELER...WOODBURY...
ELLIOTSTOWN...HEARTVILLE...GILA AND UNION CENTER.

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.

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 3921 8875 3895 8869 3906 8802 3938 8802
          3937 8846 3921 8847

$$

BYRD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 8:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Peoria, Tazewell39 min
May 30, 9:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXStark44 min
May 30, 9:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXKnox, Stark6 hr
May 30, 9:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford48 min
May 30, 9:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell6 hr
May 30, 9:46 AM CDTTornado WarningILXTazewell, Woodford59 min
May 30, 9:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXMarshall, Woodford6 hr
May 30, 10:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXMcLean6 hr
May 30, 11:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, McLean39 min
May 30, 11:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan, Macon50 min
May 30, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton, Knox60 min
May 30, 4:09 PM CDTTornado WarningILXSchuyler66 min
May 30, 4:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXKnox6 hr
May 30, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPeoria, Stark62 min
May 30, 4:29 PM CDTTornado WarningILXPeoria, Stark61 min
May 30, 4:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXFulton, Schuyler6 hr
May 30, 4:36 PM CDTTornado WarningILXTazewell, Woodford54 min
May 30, 4:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXPeoria, Stark6 hr
May 30, 4:43 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton, Knox62 min
May 30, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMenard56 min
May 30, 4:59 PM CDTTornado WarningILXCass, Mason61 min
May 30, 5:06 PM CDTTornado WarningILXShelby54 min
May 30, 5:10 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMarshall65 min
May 30, 5:19 PM CDTTornado WarningILXWoodford56 min
May 30, 5:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXMarshall, Woodford6 hr
May 30, 5:25 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClark, Crawford, Cumberland, Jasper65 min
May 30, 5:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXTazewell6 hr
May 30, 5:31 PM CDTTornado WarningILXEffingham, Logan, Shelby, Tazewell59 min
May 30, 5:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXEffingham, Shelby6 hr
May 30, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDouglas, Edgar65 min
May 30, 5:44 PM CDTTornado WarningILXLogan, Tazewell46 min
May 30, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Macon, Piatt51 min
May 30, 6:03 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean57 min
May 30, 6:09 PM CDTTornado WarningILXEdgar66 min
May 30, 6:12 PM CDTTornado WarningILXDeWitt63 min
May 30, 6:16 PM CDTTornado WarningILXColes59 min
May 30, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign69 min
May 30, 6:36 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClark54 min
May 30, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPiatt56 min
May 30, 6:57 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChampaign, Piatt63 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.