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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2006, 12:10 AM CST for Fulton County, Illinois. It was in force for 55 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
- Mar 13, 2006, 12:10 AM CST (06:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2006, 1:05 AM CST
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Fulton County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:13 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 8:42 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 756 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1064 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KILX 130609
SVRILX
ILC057-130715-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0039.060313T0610Z-060313T0715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1210 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
* UNTIL 115 AM CST
* AT 1207 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
CUBA...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF LEWISTOWN...AND WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CANTON...
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...DUNFERMLINE...NORRIS AND ST.
DAVID.
REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4045 9044 4020 9043 4020 9023 4052 8997
4071 9001
$$
GOETSCH1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS53 KILX 130705
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
106 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
ILC057-130716-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-060313T0715Z/
FULTON-
106 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR FULTON COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
AT 101 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4045 9044 4020 9043 4020 9023 4052 8997
4071 9001
$$
GOETSCHWhat 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 Mar 12, 10:00 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 10:00 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 10 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .DISCUSSION... TORNADIC SUPERCELL CONTINUES TO TRACK EAST DEWITT COUNTY HEADING FOR CHAMPAIGN AND VERMILION COUNTIES. SUPERCELL TRACKING JUST SOUTH OF WARM FRONT...WHICH AT 900 PM WAS LOCATED FROM JUST SOUTH OF GALESBURG TO CHILLICOTHE. WL MAKE ONLY MINOR CHANGES TO CURRENT GRID SET WITH LAST TOR WATCH (#77) UPDATE SENT ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. WILL EXTEND THE FLOOD WATCH ACRS THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES UNTIL NOON ON MONDAY AS SYSTEM CONTINUES A SLOW EWD MARCH WITH STILL QUITE A BIT OF RAINFALL TO GET THRU. && .PREV DISCUSSION... MAIN CONCERN IS SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT. A MAJOR AIRMASS CHANGE IS COMING AFTER MONDAY/S COLD FRONT. AT 21Z...THE 998 MB SURFACE LOW WAS JUST ENTERING W KANSAS...WHILE THE WARM FRONT EXTENDING EAST OF THE LOW REACHED ACROSS C MISSOURI INTO C ILLINOIS. THE FRONT PLACEMENT WAS FROM JUST N OF ST LOUIS TO JUST SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD IL... TO JUST NORTH OF CHAMPAIGN IL. THE FRONT HAS BECOME ALMOST STATIONARY OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS. SHORT TERM....TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS IN PLACE FOR DAY ONE ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF OUR CWA. BASICALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM CHAMPAIGN COUNTY TO SHELBY COUNTY. THE EAST OF THERE IS IN A MODERATE RISK. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BEING THE THREAT FOR LONG TRACK F2 TO F5 TORNADOES WILL BE IN THE HIGH RISK AREA. ELEVATED INSTABILITY NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT HAS BEEN STRONG ENOUGH TO GENERATE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE HAVE BEEN RATHER ISOLATED IN NATURE...AND THE MAIN SEVERE EVENT WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL THE H5 SHORT WAVE EJECTS INTO OUR AREA...IN CONJUCTION WITH A VERY STRONG LLJ AT H85. HELICITY INDICES WILL INCREASE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WHEN THE LOWER AND UPPER JET MAXES COUPLE ACROSS C IL. THIS WILL AID IN PRODUCING INTENSE UPDRAFTS TO STRETCH THE HIGH HELICITY AIR AT LOWER LEVELS. SPC HAS HIGHLIGHTED THIS EVENT WITH A PDS TOR WATCH (PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION). MID EVENING APPEARS TO BE THE ONSET TIME OF THE MAIN ORGANIZED LINE OF CONVECTION...BASED ON TIMING THE SHORTWAVE AND THE INTENSIFICATION OF THE LLJ, AND THE APPROACH OF THE DRY LINE. WITH THE COLD FRONT LAGGING THE DRY LINE, ADDITIONAL STORMS MAY REGENERATE BETWEEN 3 AM AND 6 AM WHEN THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE CWA. DUE TO THE HIGH THREAT OF INTENSE TORNADOES, LARGE HAIL, AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TONIGHT...AN ADDITIONAL HIGH RISK CONFERENCE CALL WILL BE HELD AT 6 PM FOR THE EMS AND MEDIA WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION. PHONE INFORMATION WAS SENT VIA E-MAIL. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN OUR SE COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 AM...AND THE MAIN THREAT FOR STORMS SUBSIDES. THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT WILL SIGNIFY THE ONSET OF A MAJOR AIRMASS CHANGE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. ANY LINGERING SHOWERS ON MONDAY MAY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW...PRIMARILY IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE CWA. FLURRIES MAY CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT...BUT THAT SHOULD BE IT FOR PRECIP UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHEN THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES BY NORTH OF ILLINOIS. LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... THE MODELS HAVE BEEN TAKING THE TRACK OF THE WEDNESDAY LOW FARTHER NORTH WITH EACH RUN...AND HAVE SLOWED DOWN THE TIMING AS WELL. IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE CHC OF RAIN OR SNOW WILL BE MAINLY IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE CWA...WITH VERY LITTLE PRECIP ACCUM EXPECTED. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT LOW SYSTEM...AND AN ADDITIONAL SHOT OF COLD AND DRY AIR WILL FILTER INTO OUR AREA FOR FRIDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST TEMPS OF THE WEEK APPEAR ON TAP FOR SATURDAY MORNING...THE SECOND NIGHT OF HIGH PRESSURE. && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH (FOR FLASH FLOODING) EXTENDED THROUGH NOON MONDAY FOR AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SHELBYVILLE TO PARIS. && SMITH/SHIMON
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 2:55 PM CST, 9 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED FOR CONFERENCE CALL AT 6 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 255 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>055-131200- KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- 255 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ...HIGH RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTBREAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH A FEW STRONG LONG-TRACK TORNADOES POSSIBLE... VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN KANSAS WILL APPROACH THE AREA BY TONIGHT AND LIFT A WARM FRONT NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH A VERY WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ILLINOIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A HIGH RISK THAT THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEST OF ILLINOIS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE AREA AFTER 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS... DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH AND A FEW STRONG LONG-TRACK TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. A CONFERENCE CALL FOR ESDA DIRECTORS AND MEDIA WILL BE CONDUCTED AT 6 PM TODAY. ILZ056-057-061>063-066>068-071>073-131200- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- 255 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ...HIGH RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTBREAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH A FEW STRONG LONG-TRACK TORNADOES POSSIBLE... VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN KANSAS WILL APPROACH THE AREA BY TONIGHT...LIFTING A WARM FRONT NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH A VERY WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ILLINOIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK THAT THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEST OF ILLINOIS AND MOVE INTO THE AREA BY THIS EVENING AFTER 5 PM AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST 3 AM. THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS... DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH AND A FEW STRONG LONG-TRACK TORNADOES. THERE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE A FLASH FLOODING THREAT THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN LIKELY ON TOP OF THE 3 TO 6 INCHES THAT FELL SINCE TUESDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. A CONFERENCE CALL FOR ESDA DIRECTORS AND MEDIA WILL BE CONDUCTED AT 6 PM TODAY. AUTEN/HUETTL
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 12, 10:15 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1015 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 PM TORNADO FARMER CITY 40.24N 88.64W
03/12/2006 DE WITT IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTERS IN FARMER CITY.
&&
SCHAFFERLocal storm report, Mar 12, 10:43 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1043 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1037 PM HAIL COLFAX 40.57N 88.62W
03/12/2006 M0.88 INCH MCLEAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
SCHAFFERLocal storm report, Mar 12, 10:48 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1048 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1042 PM HAIL ANCHOR 40.57N 88.54W
03/12/2006 M0.75 INCH MCLEAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
SCHAFFERLocal storm report, Mar 12, 11:14 PM CST, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1114 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1005 PM HAIL FISHER 40.32N 88.35W
03/12/2006 M2.75 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
POLICE MEASURED BASEBALL SIZED HAIL. RELAYED VIA
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY ESDA.
&&
SCHAFFERLocal storm report, Mar 12, 11:34 PM CST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1134 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1128 PM HAIL LITTLETON 40.23N 90.62W
03/12/2006 M0.75 INCH SCHUYLER IL EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
SCHAFFERLocal storm report, Mar 12, 11:56 PM CST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1156 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM TORNADO SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
03/12/2006 SANGAMON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
*** 19 INJ *** 19 INJURIES REPORTED IN SPRINGFIELD.
SEVERAL HOUSES SEVERELY DAMAGED OR LEVELED... SEARCHES
UNDERWAY FOR OCCUPANTS. MUCH OF CITY WITHOUT POWER.
DAMAGE FROM EARLIER STORM... TIME IS ESTIMATED DUE TO THE
SCOPE OF SITUATION.
&&
SCHAFFERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 7:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 7:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 47 min |
| Mar 12, 8:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Sangamon | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 8:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Macon | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 9:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 10:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox | 55 min |
| Mar 12, 10:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 13 min |
| Mar 12, 10:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Stark | 64 min |
| Mar 12, 11:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox, Peoria | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 11:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Schuyler | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 11:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Woodford | 67 min |
| Mar 12, 11:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 29 min |
| Mar 13, 12:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 44 min |
| Mar 13, 12:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 1:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 39 min |
| Mar 13, 2:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 30 min |
| Mar 13, 2:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 24 min |
| Mar 13, 2:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan | 27 min |
| Mar 13, 2:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 33 min |
| Mar 13, 3:05 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas and 21 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 24 min |
| Mar 13, 3:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 3:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Moultrie, Shelby | 30 min |
| Mar 13, 3:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Piatt | 23 min |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Moultrie | 27 min |
| Mar 13, 5:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 42 min |
Nearby
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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.