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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2006, 9:38 PM CST for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 52 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2006, 9:38 PM CST (03:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 10:30 PM CST
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Champaign County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, McLean County, IL, Piatt County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:42 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 10:05 PM CST | HAIL 2.75 | Fisher, IL | POLICE MEASURED BASEBALL SIZED HAIL. RELAYED VIA CHAMPAIGN COUNTY ESDA. |
| Mar 12, 10:10 PM CST | TORNADO | Farmer City, IL | TORNADO REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTERS IN FARMER CITY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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, 11:49 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Mar 12, 8:42 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 15 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
- 730 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 286 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KILX 130338
TORILX
ILC019-039-113-147-130430-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0013.060313T0338Z-060313T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
938 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
NORTHERN PIATT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
EASTERN DE WITT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
NORTHWESTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 1030 PM CST
* AT 938 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A TORNADO 8 MILES WEST OF WELDON...OR ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DE WITT...
WELDON...
DE LAND...
FARMER CITY...
MANSFIELD...
BELLFLOWER...
MAHOMET...
LAKE OF THE WOODS...
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...FOOSLAND AND FISHER.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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 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 4029 8880 4003 8883 4026 8823 4041 8819
4041 8848
$$
MILLER4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KILX 130353
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
952 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
ILC019-039-113-147-130430-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060313T0430Z/
DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-MCLEAN-
952 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR EASTERN
DE WITT...NORTHERN PIATT...NORTHWESTERN CHAMPAIGN AND SOUTHEASTERN
MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AT 951 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DE WITT...OR ABOUT
10 MILES EAST OF CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
FARMER CITY.
MANSFIELD.
MAHOMET.
LAKE OF THE WOODS.
FISHER.
I-74 FROM MILE MARKER 152 TO 166.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BELLFLOWER AND FOOSLAND.
TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD
TO SEE. DO NOT REMAIN IN YOUR CAR OR MOBILE HOME. INSTEAD...TAKE
COVER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. GO TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR.
REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4029 8880 4003 8883 4026 8823 4041 8819
4041 8848
$$
MILLER000
WWUS53 KILX 130407
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1007 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
ILC019-039-113-147-130430-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060313T0430Z/
DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-MCLEAN-
1007 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN DE WITT...NORTHERN PIATT...NORTHWESTERN CHAMPAIGN
AND SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AT 1002 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FARMER CITY...OR
ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF MONTICELLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
FARMER CITY.
FISHER.
I-74 FROM MILE MARKER 159 TO 166.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BELLFLOWER AND FOOSLAND.
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 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 4031 8872 4016 8866 4026 8823 4041 8819
4041 8848
$$
MILLER000
WWUS53 KILX 130419
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1018 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
ILC039-147-130428-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060313T0430Z/
DE WITT-PIATT-
1018 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN DE WITT AND NORTHERN PIATT COUNTIES
HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
AT 1016 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF
THE AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST.
REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4035 8859 4029 8853 4033 8825 4041 8819
4041 8848
$$
ILC019-113-130430-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060313T0430Z/
CHAMPAIGN-MCLEAN-
1018 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN CHAMPAIGN AND SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AT 1016 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BELLFLOWER...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
GIBSON CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED
A TORNADO IN FARMER CITY AT 1010 PM.
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 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 4035 8859 4029 8853 4033 8825 4041 8819
4041 8848
$$
MILLER
&000
WWUS53 KILX 130433
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1033 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
ILC019-113-130443-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060313T0430Z/
CHAMPAIGN-MCLEAN-
1033 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHAMPAIGN AND SOUTHEASTERN
MCLEAN COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 1030 PM CST...
AT 1030 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF
THE AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST. REMAIN ALERT TO
THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE SEVERE WEATHER.
REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4035 8859 4029 8853 4033 8825 4041 8819
4041 8848
$$
MILLERThe 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, 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, 12:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton | 55 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 |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.